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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: To clarify, if one has a public water supply but no wastewater treatment, one will pay a lower charge than someone with both services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: That was always my understanding, but I have been told by the Minister and the Minister of State that it will not be the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: And whether the water is fit for human consumption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Standards of Service in Water Supply: Irish Water and CER (11 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: Would the witnesses not agree that it acts as an incentive to ensure that water supplies are upgraded to an acceptable standard? The best way to reassure the public in this regard is to avoid making them pay through the nose for an inadequate water supply, be it unsafe to drink or inadequate for meeting basic needs, for example, use in their appliances.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: I acknowledge the presence in the Chamber of the Acting Chairman, Deputy Feighan, and of the Minister of State, Deputy Cannon. I am calling for a stay to be put on the reconfiguration of mental health services in the Galway-Roscommon area, pending a review of the services available in the wider catchment area, which comprises the west and midlands regions. The initial evaluation of the...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: In her response, I had hoped the Minister of State could address some of the questions I have raised. She made the point that very few patients come directly to the psychiatric services via an emergency department. I can tell her that is not the case in Portiuncula Hospital where a substantial number of people have come through the emergency department, as the Minister of State, Deputy...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: They are living in County Weatmeath - that is the problem.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: For the acute phase.

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: I am also sharing my time with Deputy Timmins.

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: My heart goes out to those who have had their homes flooded. I have been in similar houses in my down through the years. It is devastating for any family to have their house flooded, particularly when there is the potential risk of it happening a second and third time. During the past few days numerous families in my constituency have not been able to sleep at night because of the risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 27. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the discussions she has had with other Departments on foot of the publication of the audit report on neglect cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6495/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 38. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional steps she will take to address the availability and affordability of regulated child care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6494/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Governance (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 209. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the way claims for private patients are processed by hospitals in view of the recent audit at the Galway-Roscommon university hospitals group; the steps he is taking to address other deficiencies uncovered by the audit relating to credit cards, failure to record staff leave and giving doctors allowances they were not entitled to and so...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Governance (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 210. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown for each hospital in the Galway-Roscommon university hospitals group of unpaid patient bills from 2010 to date in 2014; the amount that has been written off by each hospital for the same period; the amount which is being sought by debt recovery agencies; the amount currently awaiting sign-off by a consultant; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (13 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 20. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recommendations contained in the patient safety investigation report into services at University Hospital Galway and as reflected in the care provided to Savita Halappanavar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6701/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 69. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the plans for the provision of acute mental health facilities nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6700/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (13 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a local authority can include as part of its agreement with a contractor a formal requirement for the company or developer to recruit a percentage of its staff within the local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7280/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (13 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a public body can as part of its procurement process include a formal requirement for the company or developer to commit to try and recruit and procure services within a local area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7281/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the two year wait to see a cardiology consultant at Temple Street University Children's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7355/14]

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: On the Order Paper is No. 143, a motion regarding acute psychiatric services in the west of Ireland. Can the Taoiseach facilitate a debate on this issue and will he agree to putting a stay on plans to spend €13 million at University Hospital Galway to replace a state-of-the-art acute psychiatric facility already commissioned in Ballinasloe, which is costing €3.1 million?