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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (4 Jul 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 352. To ask the Minister for Health the number of section 39 agencies in receipt of annual State funding in excess of €100,000; and the cumulative total of this funding. [30932/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (4 Jul 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of section 39 agencies in receipt of annual State funding that is less €100,000; and the cumulative total of this funding. [30933/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 406. To ask the Minister for Health if recognition and support will be given to a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31290/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 407. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to establish a national support phone service for a group (details supplied) to ensure it has access to an independent confidential and listening service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31291/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Products Contamination (4 Jul 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 408. To ask the Minister for Health the date by which he will amend the statutory instrument regarding membership of the consultative council on hepatitis C to allow for women who have been infected with hepatitis C through the contaminated blood product anti-d immunoglobulin to be represented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Products Contamination (4 Jul 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 409. To ask the Minister for Health the date by which he will advertise the vacant positions on the consultative council on hepatitis C to be filled by a group (details supplied); his views on whether the exclusion of the largest infected group among those recognised as State infected to appointments made to the consultative council on hepatitis C is unfair and undemocratic; and if he will...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. It is disappointing that we are not speaking in a more unified voice on this legislation, which in a way is important, because we are talking about appointments to the Judiciary and given that an earlier Bill, published by Deputy O'Callaghan, addressed many of the issues that were of concern regarding the appointment of judges. Two issues are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (29 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in April 2017, in tabular form; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; and the number that waited longer than 40, 60, 90, 120, 180 and more than 180 minutes for same. [30685/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (29 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds and wards in all public and voluntary acute hospitals that were closed on 23 June 2017, in tabular form. [30686/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (29 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; the number of persons currently awaiting placement under the scheme for each local health area, in tabular form; and the length of time waiting [30687/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The Taoiseach and the Minister do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I collectively congratulate the Minister and Ministers of State on their appointments and wish them the best of luck. The Minister said in his opening statement:I am pleased on more than one level to be here again. I have said on a number of occasions that our health service needs stability in its political leadership and direction. One has political stability and direction in North Korea...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: It is a long one, though, is it not? I wish to raise the Herity report and the very tragic circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Thomas Power. He died last Sunday week outside Dungarvan while he was being transferred to Cork. He drove to Waterford hospital as he did not feel well and he was subsequently transferred to Cork, but he died on the way there. I know there will be a full...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Is the HSE doing a detailed analysis of why this is the case?

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I would like to ask about the potential amendment of the nursing home support scheme legislation to address the assessment of the assets of small businesses and family farms. It seems that forensic accountants could be brought in to assess the disparities in the cost of the provision of nursing home care across the State. The issue of overcharging in nursing homes, or services not being...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Sinn Féin is good at throwing stones all right.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The Deputy is filibustering again.

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: He was late for Donald Trump and he is late for the Dáil.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (27 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 341. To ask the Minister for Health to set down the number of drugs in the past two years and to date in 2017 that have been referred from the HSE to the Department of Health for further consideration after being passed for reimbursement; the names of these drugs; the reason each was referred to his Department; if this was outside the industry agreement and-or the statutory process; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (27 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 342. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason that Brintellix was referred to his Department for further consideration for reimbursement after being approved; the length of time this process takes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29557/17]