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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (15 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: 424. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application submitted by Monaghan County Council in respect of a housing project (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17709/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (15 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: 526. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there have been any further developments regarding the ban by Russia on all imports of pig meat from the EU; if he raised this issue at the most recent meeting of the European Union Council of Agriculture Ministers; if he has had any direct contact with the Russian authorities regarding the need to lift this ban; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (15 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: 558. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide capital funding for community and not for profit child care services which have not availed of grant assistance to date; the timescale for the introduction of such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18068/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Syria: Dr. Thomas Pierret (16 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: I welcome Dr. Pierret and thank him for his contribution. He has outlined a picture that is remarkably difficult, complex and horrendous for Syria and the neighbouring regions. I understand there have been more than 140,000 fatalities, over 9 million people within Syria are in need of immediate life-saving support and 2.6 million Syrian refugees require assistance in neighbouring countries....

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: Deputy Jim Daly referred to the establishment of hospital trusts. I am amazed in regard to the specific trust concerning the Cavan-Monaghan hospital group that we are not linked with the Mater hospital. The Minister, Deputy Reilly, knows as a medical doctor and a politician that there is a huge affinity, working relationship and pattern of Cavan people accessing tertiary health services at...

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: No.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: It is not a named Minister and unfortunately he or she did not refer to Deputy Reilly by his proper ministerial title either. I do not like that.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: I did not say they were not. There are parliamentary procedures which are quite common to parliaments throughout the world.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: The Minister's White Paper falls a long way short of the programme for Government commitment which stated that a White Paper on financing universal health insurance would be published early in the Government's first term. We were told it would review cost-effective pricing and funding mechanisms for care and set out the care to be covered under UHI. We are now in the fourth year of the...

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: I am not suggesting that. I suggest that at times people are concerned about a change in the particular drug they take. The 2010 Dutch Health Care Performance Report discusses the fact that insurance companies mainly compete to limit the cost of health care services, with quality of care being of limited influence. This is a worrying feature of an insurance company-dominated health...

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: We are discussing the Minister's White Paper, and from some commentary it appears to be the Minister's White Paper rather than the Government's White Paper.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: That is not true. We are discussing the Minister's White Paper. Why, in his fourth year in office, could he not provide costings based on 2014 prices and tax rates? It is very clear from the contents of the White Paper the practicalities of universal health insurance have yet to be clearly established. It is clear the Government does not know the balance of funding for universal health...

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: There were serious difficulties in many areas-----

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: There were many improvements.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: Many improvements were made and the Minister railed against some of them with regard to cancer reorganisation. I hear some of the Minister's party speak laudably about the cancer treatment services available throughout the country, and they are right to laud them, but many members of the Minister's party opposed the changes when they were made.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: The Minister is selective.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: I could give him figures also.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: People cannot get on the waiting list now because they cannot get an assessment done.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: The Minister should speak to the people waiting for an orthopaedic assessment in the north east.

White Paper on Universal Health Insurance: Statements (Resumed) (17 Apr 2014)

Brendan Smith: We table parliamentary questions but we do not receive answers. People are not even called for an assessment.