Results 12,861-12,880 of 21,514 for speaker:Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive National Service Plan (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he expects to receive the Health Service Executive National Service Plan 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56172/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he received the Higgins Report; the date on which he will publish it;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56173/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the announcement in Budget 2013 the number of medical card recipients aged over 70 years who will have their full cards replaced with general practitioner only cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56174/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide detail of the home help/home care package budget for 2013; the estimated number of home help hours funded; and the way these figures compare to 2012 and 2011 [56175/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the way the ring fenced €35m for mental health was spent in 2012; the way the 2013 allocation will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56176/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health the way the ring fenced €20 million for primary care was spent in 2012; the way the 2013 allocation will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56177/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health his plans regarding illness oriented prescribing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56178/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the announcement in Budget 2013, if he will provide the full detail of the proposed implementation of free general practitioner care; when the necessary legislation will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56180/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the proposed staffing reduction in the Health Service Executive in 2013 in terms of total number, staff grade, location, and so on; the way that this reduction will be achieved; the timeline and cost saving of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56181/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cystic Fibrosis Unit: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the delegates. One of the very encouraging aspects of this engagement is the evident cohesion across all of the interests represented this morning. This is to the credit not only of Professor Gallagher and his team but also of Mr. O'Dwyer and his colleagues from the Health Service Executive. It is not always the case that there is a clear, united and determined approach to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cystic Fibrosis Unit: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Could I get some clarification in respect of the follow-up meeting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cystic Fibrosis Unit: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Popularity is not the issue as we in this room know because very often we are not popular, whether in government or opposition. I welcome what Professor Gallagher has rightly said. It is the shared view that the required capacity should be available. While against the backdrop of the recent crisis this meeting could have had a negative disposition we must take encouragement from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cystic Fibrosis Unit: Discussion (13 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Would the secretary please put into the diary a reminder to correspond in three months' time to seek an update at that point in time? What we are saying to all those representing their respective roles and responsibilities with regard to cystic fibrosis is that we hope they will be able to give us a very positive report at that point in time with regard to the matters raised here today.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children's Rights Referendum (18 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason, despite the recorded concerns of the Referendum Commission chairman in the previous referendum (details supplied), the Government proceeded with the publication of a parallel information guide to that prepared and distributed by the Referendum Commission in the Children's Referendum, running the risk of confusion; and if she will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children's Rights Referendum (18 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I do not doubt the Minister's intent, and that is clear from the question I tabled. My concern is that if we have not already done so, we must learn from the lessons of the past. Last August, Mr. Justice Kevin Feeney, the former chairman of the Referendum Commission for the fiscal or austerity treaty referendum, depending on one's point of view, cautioned against this approach on the basis...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Children's Rights Referendum (18 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the Minister's response, which I take as a positive indication that the Government is taking the decision on board. It cannot be more clear and, no pun intended, it is crystal following the recent judgment. I hope we will arrive at a space where the Referendum Commission is seen as the independent voice for the dissemination of that independent view to the wider public, and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency (18 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide the position in relation to theintroduction of the necessary legislation to facilitate the establishment of the Child and Family Support Agency; when she expects to publish this legislation; the date from which she expects the new agency to be functioning under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency (18 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The purpose of my question is not to trip up the Minister or her Department. I am anxious to see the new agency established as quickly as possible. The hope and expectation of all we have achieved in the course of this year rests largely on the made for purpose Child and Family Support Agency and the hope that it will be properly resourced to give effect to the people's wishes as expressed,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child and Family Support Agency (18 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the Minister's acceptance of the reasonableness of my request. The Minister will understand that in the absence of this information, people, be they political voices or from the non-governmental sector, will have real concerns and these will be fuelled by the absence of critical information. I commend to the Minister at the earliest possible time in the new year to furnish elected...

Other Questions: Departmental Budgets (18 Dec 2012)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I can appreciate that the Minister would be concerned but I wonder if she is in a position to give the House any assurance on the funding that will follow in the advent of the Child and Family Support Agency. We know from the supplementary budget secured by the Department of Health that there was an element of the €360 million allocation that impinged on identified needs to get to the...