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Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Will the Minister outline the Government's policy on health? Is it still talking about disbanding the HSE? Is it talking about establishing hospital trusts? While we criticise the HSE, we, and everybody else, are unsure as to the Government's stated policy on the HSE, whether it is to be reformed or abolished, and how we underpin our health services. While we criticise management, there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (9 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 181. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that funds are released to provide immediate respite care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6440/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (9 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-planned list for each month in 2016 and for January 2017; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [6517/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (9 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-planned list for the end of each year 2011 to 2015 inclusive in tabular form; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months, in tabular form. [6518/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (9 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-admit list for each month in 2016 and for January 2017 in tabular form; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months. [6519/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (9 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the National Treatment Purchase Fund pre-admit list for the end of each year 2011 to 2015, inclusive, in tabular form; and the number waiting on the list for up to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 15 months, 15 to 18 months, and more than 18 months. [6520/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (9 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the €560 million estimate to build the new children's hospital provided by his predecessor to Dáil Éireann in 2012 has been at such variance from the final tender; if it is correct that a €1 billion cost has now been agreed for the building of the project; the estimates for the costs of information technology and for other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (9 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost per bed in the new children's hospital; and the reason it varies so much from the normal €1 million capital cost per bed previously provided in HSE estimates. [6564/17]

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The Deputy will be here quite a while so.

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: My question is to the Minister for Health. The HSE statement of last Saturday states: "The HSE wishes to confirm that there was an administrative error by a staff member of the HSE National Counselling Service in the referral made at the time", which was August 2013. It goes on to state that the administrative error was brought to the attention of the National Counselling Service in May...

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Could what was not read into the record be circulated?

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: What is the position on section 9 of the Health Act 2007?

Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: They are like vultures over there. They are circling around him already.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the heads of the general scheme of the Bail Bill published in July 2015 that have not been incorporated in the Bail (Amendment) Bill 2016, in tabular form; and the reason for their exclusion. [7076/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are incentives for landowners to lease their grounds to sports clubs on a long-term basis; if not, his plans to introduce such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6802/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 361. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 30 November 2016, the details of the HSE disbursement of the financial allocation by CHO between not-for-profit, for-profit and HSE-managed services. [6700/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 362. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who transferred from HSE acute hospitals to private nursing homes under the transitional care initiative during 2016 and under the winter initiative 2016-17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6703/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 363. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that nursing homes are providing specialised care on a 24/7 basis in dedicated health care settings that are equipped with specialist equipment and highly skilled staff; his further views on whether nursing home care and home care have very different care elements and simplistic comparisons comparing them as like for like are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 364. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the 23,000 plus persons funded by the nursing home support scheme have undertaken the common summary assessment report, as required for every applicant applying for the scheme, and by consequence have all been assessed by a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals as requiring nursing home care; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (14 Feb 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 365. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that persons being transferred to nursing home care are presenting with increasingly complex and high dependency care requirements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6706/17]