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Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (31 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of adult community mental health teams that have been established to date in respect of the Vision for Change strategy; the number that are fully staffed as recommended in Vision for Change; the composition of these teams; the number of positions that remain to be filled; the geographic area covered by these teams; the...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 413: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction an extension at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26021/07]

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (31 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: We must consider two aspects to this motion on the Supplementary Estimate 2007, Vote 41, the early child care payment and the equal opportunities programme. The early child care supplement was announced by the Government in 2005 and was intended to help parents to meet the costs of child care in Ireland because everybody acknowledged that in this country child care was becoming a significant...

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (31 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: I asked the Minister of State questions earlier so perhaps he will be good enough to answer them now.

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (31 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: I did not ask the reason, I said that the scheme was to address the rising cost of child care which was prohibitively high at the time. Why was it not ring-fenced within the country? The mistake was to link it to child benefit. That money is going out of the country. I find it difficult to believe that only 1,100 people are involved. There are 60,000 births per annum which amounts to...

Estimates for Public Services 2007 (31 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Does the Minister of State not accept that this scheme, like the medical card scheme, with its ludicrously low income threshold of just over half the minimum wage, will cause people to stay away from work? Will he not abandon the income limit changes for at least one year to allow for a full debate and to put in place a fairer system?

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the nursing home refund scheme for the repayment of illegal nursing home charges; the number of claims received and completed to date; the amount refunded to date; the number of applications that have been rejected; the reason they have been rejected; the cost of the scheme; the cost of administering the scheme; the...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of catchment area teams that have been established in relation to the vision for change strategy; the number that are fully staffed; the geographic area covered by these catchment areas; the population of each of the catchment areas; the name of the person with managerial responsibility for mental health services in each of...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of acute hospital beds, both public and private, in each of the hospitals for 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25705/07]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing home beds, both public and private, for each of the years 2001 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25706/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds closed as a result of the cutbacks and recruitment ban; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25707/07]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full medical cards issued as at year end 2006; the number issued to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25708/07]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of general practitioner visit medical cards issued as at year end 2006; the number issued to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25709/07]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the income thresholds for qualification for a full medical card and for a general practitioner visit card indicating the thresholds for single persons, married couples and single parents; the way in which they vary between age categories and the category of married couples, one of whom is over 70 years and one whom is not, and that of...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of high dependency patients in acute hospital care in hospitals (details supplied) who need to be transferred to more appropriate nursing home care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25711/07]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in receipt of home care packages as per Health Service Executive area for each of the years 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25712/07]

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department is in negotiation with groups to form out of hours general practitioner services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25713/07]

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she has taken to enhance direct access of general practitioners to diagnostic services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25714/07]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she has taken to improve cleaning services and enhance security measures for accident and emergency departments as outlined in her accident and emergency ten point plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25715/07]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (24 Oct 2007)

James Reilly: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of the 32 local health office areas of the Health Service Executive that have an elder abuse officer who has been appointed to that position in a permanent capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25716/07]