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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health when funding to ensure that residential services for persons with disabilities are independently inspected by the Health Information and Quality Authority will be made available; his plans to progress same; the date on which the inspections regime will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45881/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the measures taken to ensure the Time to Move On report is implemented in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45882/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants' Remuneration (23 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the accountability and oversight mechanism for the full implementation of consultants contracts, in relation to the public private mix of their work and the location of same; the frequency of inspection and reporting; if he is satisfied that consultants at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin and elsewhere are fulfilling their public service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will receive an appointment for Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 [46083/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (23 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to debt collection practices employed at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24; if patients may expect to receive a letter from Intrum Justitia if bills are not paid within six weeks of discharge; the terms of the agreement between Tallaght Hospital and Intrum Justitia including the level of payment; if similar arrangements are in place...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Standards (23 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that Safefood will be afforded the opportunity to fully participate, along with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Health Service Executive, in the current review of the role of Safefood, in line with the approach taken in Northern Ireland; if he will outline the details of Safefood's involvement in the review; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (23 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the funding options open to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow for batteries and a remote control for their hearing implant. [46271/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (23 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for speech therapy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow including whether and when one to one speech therapy will be provided to address the difficulties they have arising from the failure to diagnose their profound deafness at an early age. [46272/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Expenditure (23 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health , the amount spent by the Health Service Executive for each of the past three years in making submissions to local and county development plans; the cost of making submissions to any other statutory bodies or Government Departments; the amount of this figure that was paid to consultants employed by the HSE for this purpose; if he will list the consultants...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (23 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give assurances that operating theatre two in Wexford General Hospital, which has been closed for eleven weeks, will reopen before years end and in view the fact that St Aidan's Ward in Wexford General was closed in a similar circumstances two years ago and remains closed, if he will specify the date on which operating theatre 2 will open; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Detention Centres (24 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children under 18 years who were residing within St. Patrick’s Institution, Dublin on 20 September, 2012. [40711/12]

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Fine Gael-Labour Party Government is wedded to its futile economic strategy of austerity. This strategy, inherited from Fianna Fáil and the Green Party, is being pursued with gusto. It is not working, yet the Government persists with it. It has not learned the lesson that if one tries something and repeat it year on year and it fails again, one must try something else. Austerity...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying of Children (25 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has or will engage with the Department of Health and the Department of Education and Skills on the issue of school bullying of children by children and the grave implications of this targeted abuse on the mental health of young persons in their youth years and in later life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46903/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying of Children (25 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Minister for her reply. I wish to clarify one point in respect of the strategy. Did the Minister state that it obliges schools? Sadly, the evidence suggests that the address of this issue is most often down to the individual penchant of the school principal. We need something a good deal stronger to provide for where there is not sufficient or worthwhile compliance to what...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying of Children (25 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: However, there are also community examples addressing this particular concern. I highlight the Erris community development project in County Mayo which launched an important, worthwhile and successful initiative earlier this year.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bullying of Children (25 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: We appreciate the Chair's discretion.

Other Questions: Departmental Staff Recruitment (25 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have listened to the series of discussions on this matter between the Minister and the Fianna Fáil spokespersons on children, Deputy Troy and, previously, Deputy McConalogue. It is difficult at times to discern the exact number of social workers in situ. At the end of the day, my core concern is not the fencing over the numbers but whether we will have sufficient support services,...

Other Questions: Youth Health Issues (25 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I agree with the education for life approach in schools. The issue addressed in these questions has a direct link with the issues of youth mental health and school bullying addressed in my priority question. The high and increasing incidence of eating disorders is a related issue. Are there particular initiatives being undertaken by the Minister? The Minister mentioned a joint approach...

Other Questions: Retail Guidelines (25 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Given that Question No. 9 relates particularly to "inappropriate marketing targeted on children", I welcome the fact that the Minister has spoken about programming in general. Television programmes themselves, quite apart from television advertisements, can have a significant influence on young people. They often present young people in a particular way. One set of views might be regarded...

Other Questions: Children's Rights Referendum (25 Oct 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I would like us to stay on this question to facilitate those of us who were not able to ask supplementary questions earlier because Question No. 1 was a Priority Question.