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Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: That is factually incorrect.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: It only affected new entrants to the labour market.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Tánaiste should ask the Fine Gael Deputies behind her.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: Zero hours.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Order of Business under this Government could be described at the very best as an oxymoron, because on a fairly regular basis we have looked at our screens to find that the Dáil has suspended after running out of business.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Deputy knows how it works around here. He has been around here a long time.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: Despite the fact that the Government consistently takes credit for extra sitting days, many of the days are quite unproductive because we simply do not have business before the House. Could we have a commitment from the Tánaiste that in future the ordering of business will be done in such a way as to run seamlessly from one item to another, as opposed to having adjournments and suspensions?

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I remind the Deputy that he is the deputy Whip.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Deputy will have to have a chat with his deputy Whip because he seems to be incapable of organising the business of the House.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I refer to the Tánaiste's intervention today on the commitment to bring forward legislation very quickly on collective bargaining. Will employers be obliged to enter into collective bargaining discussions? In the context of discussions today on zero-hour contracts and the current strike by Dunne Stores workers, will there be separate legislation to deal with such contracts? When does...

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I remind the Tánaiste that the Labour Party has more Deputies than we have. They might make an effort.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: We are back to where we were.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 154. To ask the Minister for Health if he has further extended the date by which the board of the Voluntary Health Insurance must acquire the necessary capital reserves to make an application for authorisation by the Central Bank of Ireland. [13659/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 157. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for 1 March 2014 and 1 March 2015, for each local health area, the number of medical cards in circulation generally, and also for those over 70 years of age; and for each of these the number of which were issued on a discretionary basis. [13664/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 158. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular format, for March 2014 and March 2015 and for each local health area, the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; and the length of time waiting. [13665/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (2 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 159. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13666/15]

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015: Second Stage (15 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill and about broader issues pertaining to the health service in general. We will not oppose the Bill. We believe in the concept of universal access to primary care. It is an aspiration of all parties and all empirical evidence shows it is the right way to prevent people from attending acute hospital settings by ensuring they are treated in a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (15 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 454. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the investigation into the case of a person (details supplied) who was a patient at Redwood in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13888/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (15 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 549. To ask the Minister for Health the date that the community-based paediatric palliative care nurse will begin in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal. [14350/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (15 Apr 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 550. To ask the Minister for Health the status-steps taken to implement the proposal, as discussed with him during a meeting with Our Children's Voice representatives on 4 February 2015, for an agreement to allow children with life-limiting and terminal conditions to access cross-Border care in hospitals in Enniskillen, Derry and Belfast, and to allow them to receive respite and end-of-life...