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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 277. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total drugs bill for the State in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of same by on-patent, off-patent branded and generic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31426/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 278. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the most recent Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association and Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's of Ireland agreements in relation to the supply of drugs to the State; the savings expected from these deals in 2013 and subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31427/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 279. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in the work undertaken by the National Task Force on prescribing and dispensing; the savings expected to be delivered by this approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31428/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 280. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012; if the bill has been enacted; the impact it has had or is expected to have on prescribing practices; the cost savings expected from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31429/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 288. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to introduce competitive tendering for high volume off-patent drugs; the savings such a move would deliver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31437/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 281. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of home help hours and home care packages delivered in each of the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 and the cost of same; the expected total for same for the full year of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31430/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 282. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of general practitioners in this State at 31 May 2011, 2012 and 2013; the total State remuneration of same; if he will provide a breakdown of same by capitation and other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31431/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 289. To ask the Minister for Health in terms of state contribution, the lowest, highest and median pay of general practitioners here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31438/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 283. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a comparative analysis of the cost of employing a permanent staff nurse versus an agency staff nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31432/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Data (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 284. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of agency staff employed by the Health Service Executive in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of same by grade and cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31433/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 285. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the diagnostic related groupings system is employed in the health service here; if there is scope to extend this system; the expected efficiencies and savings which could be expected from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31434/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childhood Obesity (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 286. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to tackle childhood obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31435/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract Issues (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 287. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the consultants agreement made in September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31436/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 290. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that due to a range of factors including protracted pay negotiations and increased service demand that there will be a budget overrun in health in 2013; if there will be a supplementary budget required; the expected cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31439/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 291. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of hospital consultants in this State at 31 May 2011, 2012 and 2013; the total state remuneration of same; if he will provide a breakdown of same by speciality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31440/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Chairman and join him in welcoming the delegation. I thank Ms O'Dowd and Mr. Hennessy who led the delivery of the presentations and who are very welcome. Most of us, in one capacity or another, have had experience of the public health nurse service. As a father of five children, I had a very happy experience of it many years ago. A friendship developed from it which remains...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It does not come under the nurse's remit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is okay.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (2 Jul 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 243. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised regarding the proposed introduction of anti-money laundering requirements to prize bonds purchases over €25 in value; if he will consider raising this threshold to €100; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31843/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Stability Mechanism (2 Jul 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on the Eurogroup summit of June focussing on the negotiations on the retroactive use of the European Stability Mechanism to recapitalise Ireland’s pillar banks. [31868/13]