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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Hospitals Patronage (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Yes.

Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister should not ensnare me in his policies.

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: What is the status of the health services' preparations for Brexit? We have discussed this issue in the committee, but I seek clarity on the Minister's thinking on the issue of Ireland's preparations for the impact it could have on our health services here given that Article 50 has been triggered. I instance the treatment abroad scheme and the cross-border health care directive given the...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I wish the Minister good luck in his campaign to relocate the EMA to Dublin, or to Ireland at the very least.

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Obviously, decentralisation would be very much appreciated in other parts of the country. We wish him well with that. However, there are potential downsides to the whole issue. We cannot accept that the relocation of the EMA will resolve all our problems.

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I am not saying he is. For example, I refer to vaccination programmes on an all-island basis; co-operation on rare diseases, particularly in paediatrics; and transplanting where we do not have the capacity on our own, but with the Republic, the North and Britain we would have critical mass. A considerable amount of work needs to be done on those areas. The negotiations by the UK Prime...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Reference has been made to the many discussions on these issues. A person can be busy but equally needs to have a strategic plan in place to address them. I urge the Minister not to be sidetracked by the big prize of the European Medicines Agency but to ensure that there is this monitoring across all areas of health to do with cross-Border activity. It could have profound impacts, even in...

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I will take seven or eight minutes or thereabouts. We welcome the opportunity to speak on the proposed move of the national maternity hospital to the St. Vincent's health care group in Elm Park, which has been generating headlines for the last couple of weeks. This has stimulated a broader debate our society must have about the ownership of our health facilities and the ethos within them....

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The bus.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 40. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to see a real and substantial improvement in hospital waiting lists. [20743/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 79. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the fair deal scheme with regard to its impact on farming families will be completed. [20746/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 85. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the ongoing difficulties in emergency departments in the south/south west hospital group. [20742/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 87. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE will undertake a comprehensive review of the use of the drug valproate by pregnant women here. [20745/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 91. To ask the Minister for Health if Respreeza will be approved for persons with alpha-1 lung disorder. [20744/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (3 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a leeway given to persons that apply for student grant applications that have disabilities when applying for education grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20958/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (4 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 175. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the independent clinical review of scoliosis services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21206/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (4 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 176. To ask the Minister for Health when the action plan on scoliosis will be released; if there has been engagement with surgeons as part of the development of this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21207/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (4 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 192. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns raised by groups (details supplied) in respect of the delays with reporting decisions relating to a drug; if he has examined these issues; the action being taken to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21256/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the assessment process for Respreeza (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21359/17]

Proposed Sale of AIB Shares: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. It is a timely one as it highlights certain issues that this House has failed to address in recent months. These issues are infrastructure, capital investment and the review of the national development or capital plan which is taking place. Reference has been made to the need for further capital investment in the economy to ensure that it...