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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services: Quarterly Update (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I wanted to raise a point on the Gardasil vaccine for HPV. Some concerns have been expressed by parents of children who have received the vaccine and some 860 cases have been referred to the HPRA. Can a meeting be facilitated with the parents of children who have been adversely affected by the vaccine, given that there is genuine concern? While I would always advocate vaccination in terms...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 467. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position in relation to sick leave for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34499/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 484. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards, in tabular form, in circulation generally; for persons over 70 years of age, in each local health area for 31 July 2014 and for 31 July 2015 and of each of these, the number that were issued on a discretionary basis. [34037/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 488. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; the average waiting time; if he will provide, in tabular form, by local health area, the numbers of persons awaiting placement under the scheme on 30 September 2015; and the length of time waiting. [34060/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 497. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, by local health office or county, the number of persons with disabilities currently being provided with a personal assistant service. [34101/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 499. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, by local health office or county, the number of persons with disabilities that have applied for a personal assistant service and are currently waiting to be provided with one; and the numbers that are waiting up to six; from six plus to12; and 12 plus months. [34103/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 498. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, by local health office or county, the number of persons with disabilities currently being provided with a home help service. [34102/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 500. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, by local health office or county, the number of persons with disabilities who have applied for a home health service and who are currently waiting to be provided with one; the numbers that are waiting up to six; six plus to 12; and 12 plus months. [34104/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 524. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.456 of 29 September 2015, if he will provide details of the two investigations and reports; and the implementation measures being undertaken. [34325/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive has paid to private home care providers in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34493/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 548. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours the Health Service Executive has provided to private home care providers to make up its shortfall in each year since 2011; if the executive charges the private companies for these hours; if so, the amount paid to the executive in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34494/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 549. To ask the Minister for Health the total reduction in hours for the Health Service Executive home helps in each year since 2011; the amount in hours that have been given to private care companies; the number of these hours that have been completely taken out of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34495/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 571. To ask the Minister for Health for details of the 80 new primary care facilities that will be provided under the new capital plan, by county; the overall Exchequer investment involved; the number that will be provided through, direct build by the State; public private partnership; and operational leasing [34591/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long Stay Residential Units (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 572. To ask the Minister for Health for details of the €300 million investment in the new capital plan that is to be provided for the replacement, upgrade and refurbishment of long-term care facilities for older persons and persons with disabilities, by name; by county; and when he expects these works, as required for each facility, to commence; and to be completed [34592/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 604. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form by local health area, the number of persons who are on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list; within that number, those waiting for up to four, four plus to 12 and 12 plus months; the number, by category, waiting who are aged up to four, from five to 17, 18 to 64 and 65 years upwards. [34723/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 605. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, by local health area, the number of persons who are on the occupational therapy treatment waiting list; the number who are waiting up to four, four plus to 12 and 12 plus months; and if he will indicate for each category the number waiting who are aged up to four, five to 17, 18 to 64 and 65 years upwards. [34724/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form by local health area, the number of persons who are on the physiotherapy waiting list; within that the numbers waiting up to one, one to four, four to eight, eight to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and 52 plus weeks. [34725/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (6 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 752. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the upgrading of the Cork-to-Limerick N20 road will be facilitated in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34151/15]

Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: We had quite a comical scene in recent days with Government Deputies from the two political parties fighting over microphones in radio studios throughout the country trying to take credit for the capital investment programme that was announced. It would be important to have a debate on that capital investment programme in the House. In that context we should have enough time to talk about...

Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Billy Kelleher: At the start of the Government's term, it claimed it would knock 10,000 or 11,000 houses because there were too many in the country. So it is a fair legacy to have after four and a half years. Could we have a debate on the capital investment programme to allow all parties to discuss the ambition or lack of it in that and the inherent difficulty in terms of homelessness and the need to deal...