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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Legal and Services Context: Dr. Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute and Ms Leah Hoctor, Center for Reproductive Rights (8 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: Yes
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Legal and Services Context: Dr. Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute and Ms Leah Hoctor, Center for Reproductive Rights (8 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: Are there any more brief comments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Legal and Services Context: Dr. Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute and Ms Leah Hoctor, Center for Reproductive Rights (8 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: Are they to be asked here or in the Dáil?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: International Legal and Services Context: Dr. Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute and Ms Leah Hoctor, Center for Reproductive Rights (8 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: The Deputy should save the agriculture questions for the Dáil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: I welcome the witnesses. I wish to make a few brief points on two issues that are very much to the fore at present. First, there is the new drug called Respreeza, which was developed by CSL Behring, and the reimbursement of same. There has been an extension to the compassionate programme. I hope that I have misread the situation because it is hard to believe that the HSE will not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: Is it something I said? Is it a fire alarm?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: I will continue along the same path. I was referring to the national rare diseases plan for Ireland, launched by the Minister in July 2014. The witnesses are aware of it. I tabled a parliamentary question recently which highlighted that quite a number of areas have not been fully implemented. These include recommendations Nos. 30 to 39, inclusive. Quite a number are in their infancy....
- Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: Yesterday the waiting lists were published and, unfortunately, it was like Groundhog Day all over again. Ten years ago there were 21,000 people on waiting lists for surgical and medical treatments and day-case or diagnostic treatments. Yesterday the list showed that there were 684,800 patients waiting on lists of various types: outpatient, 494,530; inpatient day-case, 80,894; endoscopy -...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: If the Tánaiste wanted any evidence that our health services are in crisis, all she need do is go over to the Oireachtas print shop and see the number of Fine Gael Ministers and Deputies dispensing leaflets pointing out that one can get EU cross-border treatment and avail of treatment abroad schemes. Deputy Michael Collins from west Cork raised a case quite recently of a 91 year old man...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: Could we just accept for one moment that there are huge pressures on the health services? All this spin has to stop because people across the country are waiting inordinate periods of time in agony. Recently, a case was brought to me by Deputy Dooley of a very elderly man waiting over two years for an appointment even though it was marked urgent and he was in chronic pain and in need of a...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: Seven hundred thousand.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: It was the Goverment's only answer.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: It is, but it is the Government's only answer.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: Our evidence is of providing leaflets rather than interest in the health service.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: Is there a war in Thailand as well?
- Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: There are actors on both sides of the House.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has announced a number of measures to tackle sexual harassment and abuse of power in the workplace in the arts and cultural sector because of recent pronouncements. The organisations only recently co-signed a statement condemning sexual harassment and abuses of power in theatres. To say the least, it is bizarre that it took so long for...
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: I went to the Joint Committee on Health with an open mind. We facilitated pre-legislative scrutiny when we discussed the Bill in the Dáil previously. We intend to look at the option of allowing it to go to Committee Stage again. However, there is no point in saying otherwise. The Bill, as drafted, is seriously flawed. This was highlighted in the discussions during pre-legislative...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47359/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (9 Nov 2017)
Billy Kelleher: 235. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address the issues facing a centre (details supplied) with regard to funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47346/17]