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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 614. To ask the Minister for Health why Sativex is still not available for multiple sclerosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46866/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional respite beds that will be available following the allocation of an additional €1 million for this in the 2016 Health Service Executive service plan. [46879/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 634. To ask the Minister for Health his response to the master of the Rotunda Hospital setting down conditions for its relocation to Connolly Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1073/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 635. To ask the Minister for Health if it is expected that the name and brand of the Rotunda Hospital will be preserved in its proposed relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1074/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 636. To ask the Minister for Health if the Rotunda Hospital will retain its own board following its proposed relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1075/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 637. To ask the Minister for Health if the relocation of the Rotunda Hospital is conditional on the upgrading of services at Connolly Hospital akin to what is currently available at the Mater Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1076/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 675. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the €703.3 million available funding for older persons as outlined in the Health Service Executive's service plan, by the amount allocated for home care packages, by the number of these packages, by the number of persons who will benefit from these packages, by the amount allocated for home help, by the number of home help hours...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 679. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to each local and regional drugs task force in each of the years 2011 to 2015, the projection for 2016 and the combined total from his Department and the Health Service Executive in 2014 to date in tabular form. [1361/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 769. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the impact of the changes to the primary school transport scheme on Newcestown Central School (details supplied) in County Cork is fair; if she will intervene to resolve the difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46799/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 855. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government why a two-year exclusion exists for businesses who miss tendering deadlines for local government contracts, if there are exemptions to this rule, if he will abolish this penalty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46800/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Plant Species (13 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 948. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to eradicate or control Japanese knotweed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1343/16]

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: No, but I will take possession if the Leas-Cheann Comhairle so wishes. When the Minister came to the House it was quite obvious he bypassed the Department of Health and went straight to the Fine Gael press office. He more or less read a Fine Gael press release into the record of the House. Time and time again health services and emergency department overcrowding have been debated in this...

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: All of these commitments were made by Fine Gael-----

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: -----but nothing has happened. We must accept that our health services are in crisis. There is a deficiency of funding and a lack of capacity. We must increase the number of front-line staff. That will require additional resources and funding. There are also the other failures in dealing with the problems that manifest themselves in the emergency departments. There are simply not...

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister of State's party vehemently opposed them when it was in opposition.

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (19 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: I note that were the north ring road and the M20 to be built, the Minister and I could meet a lot quicker to address other concerns. At the outset, I raise this issue because it is a national priority and more importantly, in the context of the development of Cork, progress must be seen in respect of the north ring road itself, which will link the M8 to the proposed M20. When one...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (19 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister's honesty in the reply disappoints the object of my raising this particular issue. We have to emphasise that this is not a regional or local issue. It is a strategic issue in terms of the development of the second city. We talk about access to the port, which it is proposed to move further down the harbour in Ringaskiddy, the opening up of the north side of the city for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (19 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of BreastCheck for women of 65 to 69 years of age; how many women availed of this service in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1875/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (19 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have received a medical card on the basis of a cancer diagnosis since 1 July 2015. [2253/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Products Regulatory Authority: Chairman Designate (21 Jan 2016)

Billy Kelleher: I wish Ms Horan well. Debate on the issue of service on boards is ongoing but I will not ask her to comment on that matter. We certainly need people of quality to put their names forward. Sometimes we play too much politics in this area and place too much emphasis on how people are selected. However, we need individuals of a high quality and calibre, although I accept that such persons...