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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: They cannot recruit unless they are given additional funding.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: That is not fair. The Minister knows as well as I do that additional funding is required for the health services. This is not an election issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: I do not like cutting across the Minister.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: The Minister should not be making inaccurate statements. He is out of touch with what is happening.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: The Minister is out of touch with what is happening at Waterford hospital. That is not an election issue, it is a fact.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 3. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the overcrowding in the emergency Department and wards of University Hospital Waterford during the busy winter months; the number of the recently announced 440 additional beds that will be allocated to the hospital to increase its capacity; when these beds will open; the other measures, specific to the hospital, he has planned, to address...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: What are the Minister's plans to address the overcrowding in the emergency department and wards of University Hospital Waterford during the busy winter months? How many of the recently announced 440 additional beds will be allocated to University Hospital Waterford to increase capacity and when will these beds will open? What measures specific to University Hospital Waterford has he planned...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: I try not to be critical but the Government is failing to deal with the most basic need of a human being when he or she reports ill to a hospital. This is giving them the dignity of a bed in which to receive treatment. As the main hospital in the south-east region, University Hospital Waterford serves a population of about 500,000. Going on figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 5. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels at the dermatology department of University Hospital Waterford; if the unit is fully staffed and operating to its full potential; when the full dermatology services at the hospital will be restored; the plans the Health Service Executive has to make this happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36668/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 26. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the new labour unit in County Waterford; when it is due to open; if funding has been allocated to provide equipment for it; if staff have been allocated to work in it; the reason for the delay in opening it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36367/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 32. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting for a full diagnostic assessment for autism in University Hospital Waterford; the composition of the team; if all the positions are covered; the number of psychologists on the autism team who will provide a full diagnostic assessment; the length of time it will take to recruit staff; the Health Service Executive plan...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 44. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced from University Hospital Waterford to private hospitals for outpatient appointments in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the average cost per consultation for these appointments; the number of such appointments that required follow-up care; the number of these care requirements that will be facilitated at University Hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 55. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unfilled consultant positions at University Hospital Waterford by Department; the measures the hospital has taken to fill these posts to date; the average salary being offered; how this compares with similar positions in other hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36370/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (22 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 74. To ask the Minister for Health the proposed use of the three top floors of the new regional specialist inpatient unit and day service in palliative medicine building on the grounds of University Hospital Waterford; if a designated private wing is being considered for these floors; when construction will commence on the building; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Tuarascáil Bhliantúil an Choimisinéara Teanga: Díospóireacht (21 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: Tá brón orm nach bhfuil Gaeilge agam. I will put my questions in English. Will the commissioner clarify the complaints that do not come within the scope of the Act? The commissioner mentioned 115 complaints last year, 35 of which related to the Road Safety Authority. The commissioner spoke about teachers with fluent Irish in Gaeltacht schools. Do those teachers not have fluent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Country-Specific Recommendations of the European Semester: Better Europe Alliance (21 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: I imagine there is a more detailed analysis than we have seen but I accept many of the points the report makes. I disagree with Deputy O'Reilly on the subject of primary care and help outside the hospital system, which is way below the European average. It is also hugely expensive and out of the reach of people who can otherwise go to an accident and emergency unit. It means very little to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (21 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to review the residency condition which must be satisfied by applicants for Student Universal Support Ireland grants with respect to Irish nationals returning home to Ireland after an extended period abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36682/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Investigations (20 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance further to previous parliamentary questions on the issue of the mis-selling of payment protection insurance policies, if he will confirm the current status of the investigation being held by the Central Bank of Ireland; the progress that has been made in the ongoing negotiations with small entities, including credit unions, which sold this insurance; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (20 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 485. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting for an appointment with the Waterford child and adolescent mental health services; the composition of the services team; if all the positions are covered; if the services are taking new referrals; the number of children who were admitted to adult mental health services in County Waterford in 2014 and in 2015 to date;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (20 Oct 2015)

John Halligan: 486. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals or re-referrals to the Waterford child and adolescent mental health services who were offered a first appointment and seen within three months in 2014 and in 2015 to date, in tabular form; the number who were waiting six months, nine months and 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36399/15]