Results 861-880 of 12,403 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I want to ask the Taoiseach about the assisted human reproduction Bill. I want to know when the general scheme of legislative provisions dealing with assisted human reproduction will be published. I have asked quite a number of parliamentary questions about this and the Minister has advised that officials in the Department were drafting the general scheme of legislative provisions....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 400. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of international public funding models for fertility treatment; when the general scheme of legislative provisions dealing with assisted human reproduction, AHR, will be published; the timeframe for the legislation dealing with AHR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 471. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to extend the meningitis B vaccine beyond those babies born after October 2016; if he has received any submissions on this vaccine; if any reimbursement has been made to those who paid if their babies were born before that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2874/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Correspondence (24 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 494. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1147 of 17 January 2017, when the newly appointed director of the HSE national women and infants health programme will meet with a person (details supplied) on the issue of foetal anomaly scanning; if contact has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3147/17]

Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services Provision (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I am not sure if the Minister of State is aware of the issue involving over-capacity difficulties regarding children under six for GP care. The reality would have been lost in a lot of the hoopla, backslapping and self-congratulation that went on around the granting of medical cards to children under the age of six. The unfortunate reality is that the failure to plan on the part of this...

Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services Provision (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: The short answer is that it has not really helped. It does not solve the problem this morning, this afternoon, this evening or tonight when people are going to need to see their GPs. It is all very well to say there are X number of children in the system who are eligible for access to this scheme but it is actually completely useless to those people who simply cannot access it. I wonder if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 209. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide a room to the IBTS for its services in the new Balbriggan primary care centre when it opens; if he or the HSE will engage with the IBTS on the way in which the new primary care centres can be used for this purpose to avoid having to use hotels and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3338/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 232. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on eligibility criteria and guidelines for pre-exposure prophylaxis to be defined by the national sexual health strategy, either listed criteria or a release date for when the criteria will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3448/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 233. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the implementation group for the national sexual health strategy specifically pertaining to making pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) available; the persons on the implementation group; the frequency they meet; the timeframe to their objective regarding PrEP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3449/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 234. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the demonstration project testing pre-exposure prophylaxis; the timeframe for same; the number of participants that will be involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3450/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 235. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the State’s spend on HIV prevention since 2005, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3451/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 236. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the State’s subsidy to the gay men’s health service since 2005, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3452/17]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank Dr. Turner for his presentation. In the course of his presentation Dr. Turner states that he does not believe an entirely single-tier system for all health services is achievable but I would be interested to learn if he thinks we should aspire to a single-tier system, if nothing else. I understand that we are the only country, bar the US, that does not have a single-tier system....

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Dr. Turner has outlined the embedded nature of privatisation and private health care in the health service. As the Chairman has correctly pointed out, we cannot prevent people from purchasing private health insurance. The biggest single incentive to not purchase private health insurance is getting what one needs from the public system. Should we not aspire to that situation,...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Yes.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Dr. Brian Turner referred to the possibility of medical staff giving back after their education and training. It is an issue with which I have a problem. This is never suggested for architects or anyone else who has the capacity to avail of a good education system. Can we find a way to incentivise our health professionals? It is not that long ago when nurses left college, went abroad for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I will be as brief as I can, but this is an expansive subject. My questions are directed at all of the delegates. The programme for Government gives a commitment to the establishment of a performance management unit. What are the delegates' views in that regard? Do they think it would have a chance of working or would it just be like the special delivery unit and not deliver anything...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: While the witness is on that subject, is he saying that the request for agencies is only being met about 60% of the time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Does he think that is because the 40% that are absent and not available to turn up for a shift have been converted into direct labour?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Thank you.