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Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason wholesale cost of medicines here are higher than the over the counter or retail cost of medicines in Spain; her proposals to obtain a better and more realistic price for such medicines here from manufacturers in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44723/08]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the issue of doctors receiving capitation grants and fees for patients who are deceased more than three months; the system her Department or the Health Service Executive has in place to mitigate against this occurring; if she is satisfied that this is not occurring in practice; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details on the new computer system planned to replace PPARS; the cost to implement this system; the annual running cost of the new system; the way this system will be funded; when it will become operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44743/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and length of time patients have been waiting on outpatient waiting lists in hospital for orthopaedics, cardiology, ophthalmology, dermatology, neurology and oncology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44744/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she and the chief executive of the Health Service Executive received a letter from a group (details supplied) criticising the proposal to withdraw or limit access to oral nutritional medicines that protect against malnutrition; if she and the chief executive accept that this will have a detrimental effect on patient outcomes; and...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received the Dr. Michael Barry report; when she will publish the report; the amount of money expected to be saved if the recommendations of the report are implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44746/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultants who have signed up to a new contract; the number of consultants who remain on the old contract; the number of consultants engaged in a process of arbitration in respect of the new contract; the reason for this arbitration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44855/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 9 October 2008, the number of new consultants appointed of the 108 new consultant posts approved since the Programme for Government commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44856/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new hospital and primary, community and continuing care consultants posts approved for 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44857/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of existing hospital consultants as per speciality and location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44858/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of existing primary, community and continuing care consultants as per speciality and location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44859/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (9 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has hired a recruitment agency to recruit consultants; the agency to whom the tender was awarded; the duration of this process; the amount the recruitment agency will be paid for the work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44864/08]

Health Bill 2008: Order for Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: I support Deputy O'Sullivan. Fine Gael is utterly opposed to this Bill. It is detrimental to the elderly and to the economy because the measure it seeks to rescind has been shown to bring social and health gains to the persons concerned. The longitudinal study at St. James's Hospital has proven that beyond doubt. The paltry sum of money that will be saved — €16 million in general...

Health Bill 2008: Order for Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Nor do I.

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: I propose to share time with Deputy Noonan.

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: This Bill has been opposed by this side of the House and for good reason. I want to discuss some of the facts. There are 350,000 people over the age of 70 in Ireland and approximately 215,000, or 60%, have a medical card based on assessment. The other 40%, or 140,000, have a medical card on the basis of their age. On 14 October the Minister announced that from 1 January the automatic...

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: Yes. Is that likely?

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: I doubt it very much. Inflation for the current medical card system has been positive, but it has not changed in the last couple of years. We need to find out how we have arrived at a situation where the threshold has been set at little over half the minimum wage for the other medical card. If one has the temerity in this country to work, one does not get a medical card. The Minister has...

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: We would like to be absolutely assured of that. It would help, because otherwise it would represent another blow to the elderly. As this fair deal fund is capped, many people will not be able to avail of it. There will be a queue to get into nursing homes, but many will not be able to afford it. A third of people currently in nursing homes would not satisfy the criteria of high dependency...

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (10 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: I am talking about the terminally ill.