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Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (8 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 212. To ask the Minister for Health if changes to EU VAT Directive 132 to allow for a zero VAT rate to be placed on defibrillators was promoted by him during the Irish Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20695/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 215. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have a dedicated multiple sclerosis nurse in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20710/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Report (8 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 217. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recent article (details supplied) in relation to proposed redress for symphysiotomy patients which has caused a lot of confusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20722/14]

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the party next to me for tabling the motion which gives me an opportunity to speak on the issue. At the outset of his speech the Minister of State said:It is not the first time it falls to me to put on the record of the House that with regard to medical cards allocated on the basis of discretion, there is no policy to abolish such cards; there is no deliberate "targeting" in order to...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister of State said there is no such entity as a discretionary medical card.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: The point is that more than 80,000 people had such an entity for a number of years and had been granted a medical card on discretionary grounds based on their illness. Deputies who have already spoken on this Sinn Féin motion have outlined some terrible examples and every Deputy in the House has come across it. Time and again people's discretionary medical cards are being withdrawn...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: Year on year the budget has gone down. It is an accounting exercise and that is the difficulty. The Government has transferred €37 million from one paragraph to another subhead.

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: That is what is happening. It is highlighted in the Government's budgetary arithmetic. It has highlighted the fact it will target €113 million in medical card probity. That is a stealth word for reducing the number of discretionary medical cards. The reason discretionary medical cards are being targeted for a cost-saving exercise is that they are being used all the time because...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: -----and that is that I see no reason a person who contracted motor neurone disease four or five years ago and was granted a discretionary medical card should be contacted again. It is beyond belief that such a person would be asked to furnish new medical information. If there are clinicians on that clinical panel, they should know full well that the disease is incurable but we have a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (13 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 381. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of special needs clients in receipt of disability allowance who are attending special needs schools and facilities throughout the country (details supplied) who currently have their payment under review; the number who have had their payment cut off in the past six months following the review; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 609. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21223/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (13 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 627. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an appointment to be seen by the child and adolescent mental health service [21340/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (14 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 1. To ask the Minister for Health the consultations he has had with the Departments of Public Expenditure and Reform, and Children and Youth Affairs with regard to the recruitment embargo in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21598/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (14 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: The purpose of the question is to elicit information about discussions the Minister has had with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs with regard to the recruitment embargo and its impact on front-line services. We all accept that when the downturn of the economy came upon us abruptly, there was a necessity to try to stabilise the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (14 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: We all accept that the health sector must make its contribution to national recovery but we should not expect those who rely on our health services to make sacrifices over and above what would be considered reasonable. The impact this is having on the broader provision of services is now at a critical stage. The INMO has indicated that current staff to patient ratios in maternity units...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (14 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: The issue of maternity services must be addressed. We all accept that the national review is ongoing but in the meantime we are reduced here to arguing about whether the ratio is 1:48 or 1:55 in the Midlands Regional Hospital. The bottom line is that whether the ratio is 1:48 or 1:55, it is still too high. That issue must be addressed. I do not mind being slightly inaccurate but the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Medical Card Reviews (14 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: It is the Government that is concerned about the elections.

Other Questions: Medical Card Eligibility (14 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 6. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the action he is taking to address the persistent fall in the numbers of discretionary medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21249/14]

Other Questions: Medical Card Eligibility (14 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 7. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the Health Service Executive to take water charges into account when considering whether to award a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21253/14]

Other Questions: Medical Card Eligibility (14 May 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 12. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the consultations he has had with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to charges for persons with high water usage owing to certain medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21250/14]