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General Medical Services Scheme. (26 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: I thank the Minister for her reply. I assure her the Labour Party will be keen to support her in any move towards the use of generic drugs, so long as it is reasonable. Is it not possible for the Minister to ensure that generic drugs are prescribed more often by GPs to those patients who are not GMS patients? The GMS scheme currently encourages the use of generic drugs. What is stopping the...

General Medical Services Scheme. (26 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: When will we get a chief pharmacist? Issues have arisen from time to time regarding scarcity of drugs and the unavailability of certain drugs through pharmacies. This matter has been raised with the Tánaiste. In recent months, drugs which I suspect are more expensive but are not licensed in the same way as the original drug, have been substituted because drugs are not available on the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that when a care assistant is out ill and cannot provide the service there is no system whereby a replacement can be provided, she will have a substitute network set up in order that this unacceptable situation will not continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14592/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 218: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) of the Health Service Executive received a letter dated 16 March 2006 from a person regarding home services for the elderly and disabled; the reason for the lack of response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14884/06]

Written Answers — Sale of Tobacco Products: Sale of Tobacco Products (25 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 234: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of compliance tests carried out on retail premises by the Office of Tobacco Control, the number of offences detected, the number of prosecutions initiated against retail premises for the sale of tobacco to minors in respect of each county for the latest year for which figures are available; and if she will make...

Leaders' Questions. (25 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Why does he not answer it?

Leaders' Questions. (25 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: The Taoiseach knows nothing.

Leaders' Questions. (25 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: That is not true. Professor Brendan Drumm does not support that.

Leaders' Questions. (25 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Will the Ceann Comhairle ask the Taoiseach to be factually accurate? What he has said is simply not accurate. Maybe somebody should brief him on health as well.

Leaders' Questions. (25 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: They are entitled to an accurate answer.

Leaders' Questions. (25 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Whether it is true or not.

Order of Business. (6 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: The Tánaiste said she was not familiar with the Dalton report. However, since last year she has been sitting on a report on neurosurgery. For some inexplicable reason, it has not been published. Will the Tánaiste ensure the publication of the report which has major implications for many seriously ill people?

Order of Business. (6 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: When will the Tánaiste publish the report?

Order of Business. (6 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: This is the national Parliament.

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (6 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has reviewed the submission from Engineers Ireland on the National Development Plan 2007-2013; his views on increasing on-shore oil reserves from 45 to 90 days and above 15 days for natural gas as the submission recommends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13620/06]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (6 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if directions will be given to ComReg on the prediction that An Post will have suffered losses of up to €70 million in four years time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13619/06]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (5 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether the abolition of tuition fees has been a positive factor in the significant increase in participation across all socio-economic groups in higher education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13509/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will change the rule whereby a principal teacher in a national school who resigns as principal reverts to the status of the newest teacher in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13506/06]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (5 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a consultancy company (details supplied) has been brought in to look at the organisation of acute services in Dublin including accident and emergency services; if this company is a sister company of another company in the UK which runs private clinics such as VHI swiftcare clinics; if she has commissioned a report from...

Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Liz McManus: There has been much delay on the medical practitioners Bill. The Government has been subject to criticism for not publishing the Bill. What is the situation now? The heads of the Bill were agreed by Cabinet but changes were made subsequent to the Neary scandal. Have the amended heads been agreed and when will they be published?