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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 235. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the serious risk posed to patients from 1 January 2017, due to HSE primary care dentists in counties Cork and Kerry being denied direct and timely access to patient clinical notes and histories recorded prior to July 2016, before seeing patients [39129/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 166. To ask the Minister for Health when a cognitive assessment will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in order to assist with selecting a secondary school that will best meet their needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39164/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (8 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the level of savings generated in each of the years 2014 to date in 2016 from the additional, unpaid, hours which nurses have been required to work each week under the terms of the original Haddington Road Agreement introduced in 2013, in tabular form . [39180/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (8 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the level of savings generated in each of the years 2014 to date in 2016 from the additional, unpaid, hours which non-nursing staff in the health service have been required to work each week under the terms of the Haddington Road Agreement in tabular form [39181/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Service Pay Commission (8 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 171. To ask the Minister for Health if his department or the HSE has made a submission to the new Public Service Pay Commission; if so, if he will publish these documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39182/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2015: Discussion (8 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the delegates and thank them for their presentations. I think everybody agrees that we must introduce a duty of candour or open disclosure in such a way as to ensure confidence in the system on the part of those availing of and providing the service. It must be fair and equitable and defend the integrity and rights of individuals providing the service. Clinicians have a right to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2015: Discussion (8 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: What if they had not done their best?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2015: Discussion (8 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: Is it the case that if a manager of a hospital is a nurse or a doctor, he or she is governed by his or her professional body?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2015: Discussion (8 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: Whereas an administrator is not ultimately accountable to any entity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2015: Discussion (8 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: I accept that the issue is not related to the purpose of this meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (13 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the DEIS programme is under review by his Department; if so, the details of the review; the length of time it will take; the measures he expects to implement on its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39957/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (13 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 444. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in each local health area as of 30 November 2016; and the equivalent figures for the same date in 2014 and 2015. [39648/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crop Losses (13 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his plans to introduce a compensation scheme for costal grain growers following the problems with the 2016 harvest (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39455/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (14 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: 153. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Developing a Policy on a Trauma Network for Ireland document which was originally due before the end of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40227/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Mr. O'Connor for his presentation. I would raise two issues, those of clinical governance and accountability. The general scheme of the Bill states that "The Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance creates a framework for better patient safety and quality in Irish health service". It also states, "However, the Commission recognises that fear of litigation and damage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: Yes, but Muiris, or Mr. O'Connor - I was addressing Mr. O'Connor by his first name, like the Taoiseach and Deputy Adams did yesterday - the clinicians have professional bodies that hold them to account. If an administrator who is obliged to do all that is required on HIQA's recommendations does not do that, what accounting procedure for that purpose is provided for in the Bill? Is there any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: An audit is being done as we speak on what the public system will have to do to comply with the legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. I am getting a little more confused. Am I talking about two different Bills, the Bill as we discussed an hour and a half ago as opposed to the Bill now? At the outset I wish to raise the role of HIQA as set out in this Bill. I asked questions on the licensing of hospitals and there was discussion around the issue of public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: Did discussions take place between the office or its predecessor and the Department of Health? Did discussions take place on an ad hoc basis? Is there a formal basis for discussion? Was it done via the Department of Justice and Equality?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Billy Kelleher: The licensing Bill is for public hospitals.