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Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I assure the Taoiseach-----

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and Deputy Buttimer that the committee-----

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----is quite prepared to engage with the Minister in respect of the national service plan.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: One should be clear in this regard. The Minister gave an extension of ten days to the Health Service Executive, HSE, to publish the service plan. Then he gave a further ten days to the HSE to complete its deliberations. I have asked the Taoiseach important questions. I have asked him whether he is aware of a letter from the director general of the HSE in respect of the service plan, quite...

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and that it is €133 million.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is the Taoiseach aware of this letter? Is he aware it is indicated strongly and clearly that the HSE and the Department of Health are opposed to the extent of cuts being sought in respect of medical card provision? Is he aware they also make the case that €666 million, which might not be the total sum involved, is impossible to extract from a health budget that has been decimated...

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----to arrest the sum being provided in order to give them the certainty, comfort and assurance of a medical card, be they people in advanced years over 70 or, as in many cases in families across the country, children dealing with issues of grave sickness?

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach claimed not to be aware. Is it not past time that he made it his business to be aware?

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The committee will have a chance to discuss it with the Minister before the Christmas recess.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the committee have that chance in the coming week?

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is that what will happen?

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am not asking Deputy Buttimer; I am asking the Taoiseach and the Deputy is not in his seat yet.

Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: While one would wonder if there was anything left on the list of legislation in regard to the Department of Health, I wish to ask about two Bills. In doing so I will not deny others the opportunity to participate in the limited time afforded to us at this juncture. The first Bill is to establish a statutory financial governance framework for the HSE, namely, the Health Service Executive...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the publication of this Bill, which has been awaited for some considerable time. I wish to reflect on the position on the legislation taken by the Mental Health Reform organisation. During preparation of the Bill, Mental Health Reform, MHR, made a submission to the Department of Justice and Equality in regard to a number of concerns which it believes should be addressed during...

Bethany Home: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to share time with Deputies Brian Stanley, Seán Crowe, Jonathan O'Brien and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn.

Bethany Home: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I wish to begin by commending the Bethany Home survivors and campaigners who have worked hard for years to highlight the grave injustice to the women and children who were held there between 1922 and 1972. I commend in particular Derek Leinster and Niall Meehan who have done a huge amount to give the survivors and the deceased a voice, to carry out detailed research on what really occurred...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a person's jobseeker's allowance appeal (details provided). [53167/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to delays in the development of a group home for women with physical and sensory disabilities at Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, which is to be developed by Respond Housing Association; if he will ensure these delays are minimised; if his Department will release additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the care of a person (details provided) in County Donegal; if contact has been made with Wellington Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53168/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (11 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 180. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total number of beds in the three paediatric hospitals, broken down by hospital site and by speciality; the projected total number of beds when the new national children's hospital is completed and for same by speciality; the method used to calculate the projected demand and the consideration which is given to...