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Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: He is wasting time for Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 199. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the legislation to give effect to Directive 2014/56/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council will be finalised, if it will require public interest entities to rotate their auditors or to re-tender for audit services every ten years, as provided for in the directive; if a very strict interpretation of the directive will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 446. To ask the Minister for Health why the flight cost for only one parent and not for two is covered under the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45157/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 447. To ask the Minister for Health why transportation fees other than airfare, for example, trains and taxis required to get to and from Kings College Hospital in London in England are not included in the reimbursement policy under the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45158/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if the lengthy process of reimbursement for flights by the treatment abroad scheme will be substituted with a policy that would allow the Health Service Executive to make the initial payment for qualified flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45159/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 449. To ask the Minister for Health why the referring consultant here cannot provide proof of attendance at Kings College Hospital in London in England for an expedited reimbursement system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45160/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 450. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that reimbursement for families under the Treatment Abroad Scheme will be completed in a timely manner, that is, not up to nine months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45161/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive the correct level of increment, given that other colleagues who the person taught with in Tripoli in Libya have received their increments according to their service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44949/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (15 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an incremental form for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin which was signed by a school in Tripoli in Libya as a result of the outbreak of political unrest there which resulted in the person having to flee that country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44950/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 159. To ask the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) has been informed that there is a two-year waiting time to access the Health Service Executive's support services, by which time the person will be in mainstream school and will fall to the end of the executive's waiting list and will not have access to the vital supports needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cards: Health Service Executive (9 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: On page 2 of the presentation there is a reference to 86% of applicants being successful and not needing help. People coming to my office need help. The most common complaint I get is that the application is sent back and they have to start all over again within three months, getting bank statements and so on. They find that very difficult. It always surprises me to read that 1.729...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (9 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the support systems in place to assist a person (details supplied). [44305/15]

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Will the Minister clarify why there is an increase in the miscellaneous legal fees? The Minister said there was an overall increase of 310%. Could the Minister say if the HSE's own legal service could be better utilised to try to reduce the fees paid to other legal firms?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Is that the HSE's own legal teams or outside legal services?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: We have seen where there is an acceptance and an apology much earlier it is better than waiting ten years and dragging good people through the courts.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: This is not a criticism in any way of the Minister, but if a child is born with a disability and needs help it is in the early ages that the people, the parents and family need the money. They do not need to be dragged through the courts fighting day in and day out. These parents have appeared before this committee and members have heard terrible cases. Parents need that money early on to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am not sure if BreastCheck comes within subhead J1 or subhead I1.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Is BreastCheck a primary care service?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: BreastCheck was to be extended to include women from 65 to 69 years of age. Is there provision for it in the Supplementary Estimates? We have done cochlear implants in Beaumont Hospital very well in the past two or three years.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Good. It is a very good, top-class service.