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Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Hospital Sector (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations that have been cancelled or postponed in each voluntary hospital to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51192/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures the HSE procured from private and independent hospitals to date in 2017; the amount spent by the HSE on these procedures in private and independent hospitals to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51193/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff at national director level, assistant national director level, general manager level and grade VIII level in the HSE on 1 November 2017 or latest date available. [51194/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out MRI scans, in tabular form; the number of persons waiting as of 1 November 2017 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods, less than three months, three months to six months, six months to nine months, nine months to 12 months and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out CT scans, in tabular form; the number of persons waiting as of 1 November 2017 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods, less than three months, three months to six months, six months to nine months, nine months to 12 months and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 358. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out bone scans, in tabular form; the number of persons waiting as of 1 November 2017 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods, less than three months, three months to six months, six months to nine months, nine months to 12 months and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out angiograms, in tabular form; the number of persons waiting as of 1 November 2017 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods, less than three months, three months to six months, six months to nine months, nine months to 12 months and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out electroencephalograms, in tabular form; the number of persons waiting as of 1 November 2017 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods, less than three months, three months to six months, six months to nine months, nine months to 12...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public or voluntary hospitals that carry out endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, in tabular form; the number of persons waiting as of 1 November 2017 or the nearest available date for such a procedure at each of the hospitals in the following waiting periods, less than three months, three months to six months, six months to nine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 362. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards for persons over 70 years of age in circulation as of 31 October 2017 for each local health area, in tabular form. [51201/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 363. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards in circulation as of 31 October 2017 for each local health area, in tabular form. [51202/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Yes, I might share my time later today and members can avail of my remaining time if I am not here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Will Mr. Thompson elaborate on the observations and statements he made towards the end of his contribution urging us not to itemise the conditions that could be reasons for a termination. Is he saying that it is clinically impossible to diagnose and differentiate between a fatal condition and a very severe foetal condition?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Clause C was amended by the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990. Mr. Thompson said it is important to note that only clauses C and D are gestation dependent. Is it correct that clause E is not gestation dependent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Is it correct that when Mr. Thompson, as an obstetrician, is diagnosing a foetal abnormality, the 20-week anomaly scan will identify most of these abnormalities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: What is the latest point of gestation at which all potential foetal abnormalities can be diagnosed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Am I right in saying that the NHS gives free anomaly scans to all women?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: At what stage of gestation does that anomaly scan take place? Is it at 12 weeks or 20 weeks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Is Mr. Thompson saying that, in his clinical experience, it would be pointless to have a cut-off period of 12 weeks' gestation for foetal abnormalities in view of the fact they cannot be diagnosed definitively until at least up until 22 or 24 weeks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Primary Care Expansion: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the delegates, with whom we have had discussions on a previous occasion regarding the Sláintecare report. We were very conscious in examining proposals for a ten-year strategy for the health service that primary care must be at the heart of it. All the experts who came before the committee spoke about the need for an increased and enhanced capacity in primary care. An...