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Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Services (30 Apr 2013)

Micheál Martin: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will present a report on official visits to Tallaght Community Drug Projects by Minister of State Alex White T.D., if any positive actions are proposed in respect of issues raised with the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19793/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Services (30 Apr 2013)

Micheál Martin: 523. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the implications for community drug and alcohol services in the Tallaght area following the review of the drugs task force. [19794/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (30 Apr 2013)

Micheál Martin: 584. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to their application for receipt of incremental payments due to them after 20 years' service in employment; if he will outline the eligibility criteria for receipt of incremental payments to long term employees in their situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20369/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (1 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: 55. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the time frame for the roll out and completion of metering across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20452/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (1 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: 189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the commitment made in the Programme for Government on amending the Official Secrets Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12332/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (1 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: 267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application by the Slane Bypass Action Group; when he will allow the application for the Slane Bypass to return to planning stage in view of the safety concerns held by local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20726/13]

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: We read today that those who have health insurance are facing a further 15% hike in premiums from 1 July. This means that the average premium for two adults and two children will have doubled in the past three years, to €2,500. The hike about to come in is the result of legislation that is coming in July. The Government wants to raise €60 million and wants to charge the full...

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: The public hospitals have always charged health insurance companies. What is proposed now is that it will be the full cost. The problem is that it is being done in a vacuum and without any overall solution coming forward in terms of the issues that face the funding of the overall health service. People pay their taxes. The average health insurance subscribers are taxpayers. They are not...

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: Some 6,000 subscribers are leaving a month. Some 90,000 will leave between now and 2014 and 68,000 left in 2012.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: With respect to the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, it is Leaders' Questions. He was leader once, he is not now. I would appreciate that I would be allowed to ask the Tánaiste the question.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: The people were promised that there would be a universal health model introduced. They were promised the Dutch model. There has not even been a White Paper in that regard. People were promised the sun, the moon and the stars and that this would be a painless approach to accessing health services and funding health services. The Dutch model was held out as the great solution to all our...

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: In the meantime the point I am making is the centre cannot hold. I am not alone in saying this. The Health Insurance Authority has warned that the sustainability of the market is at risk.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: Other analysts are saying that the market is heading into a death spiral because of adverse selection risks. Essentially, younger people are leaving in their droves and are not there to cross-subsidise older members of the health insurance market and we are heading into a significant downward cycle that needs to be addressed. All we have been told is that it will be 2016 or 2017 before we...

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: That is not the White Paper.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: That is not the White Paper.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: The Minister, Deputy Reilly, said a White Paper - he has been promising it for two years.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: The Tánaiste's defence of the Minister, Deputy Reilly, is as consistent as ever.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: A long one.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: It will never happen.

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Micheál Martin: The deal was done before the Government came in to office.