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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Assessments (8 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will enquire of the Revenue Commissioners if they have made a decision regarding the a repayment request by a person (details supplied) in County Cork, further to an overpayment by that person of local property tax, which overpayment was based on an incorrect valuation of the person's house by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (8 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of investment his Department is making in horticulture; if his Department liaises with local authorities to foster a greater appreciation of horticulture, especially in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27932/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Incidence (8 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age with cancer as of 30 June 2015; the number of these who had a medical card; and the number who had a general practitioner card, at that time. [27767/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (8 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 184. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for the end of June 2015, for each local health area, the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme; and the length of time they are waiting. [27930/15]

Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Government has abandoned its policy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan, given that a determination on a local authority house will be made within a week, and this is dependent on the person being in receipt of a social welfare payment. [27719/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 300. To ask the Minister for Health with regards to his comments in Dáil Éireann on 1 July 2015 that the Economic and Social Research Institute report on the costs of introducing universal health insurance was a draft report, if the institute submitted the report as a draft or if it submitted it as a final estimate of what it had been commissioned to report on; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 391. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that the Economic and Social Research Institute has estimated the additional cost of universal health insurance at between 3.5% and 10.7% more than the current system, or €666 million and €2.05 billion in current prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27490/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 392. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Insurance Authority has presented a report to him that estimates the cost of universal health insurance between €2,197 and €3,201 for every adult per year, with an additional 15% cost for children and students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27491/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sexual Offences Data (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of sexual abuse allegations reported from 1990 to date in 2015; the number that have been investigated; and that have gone before the criminal courts; the number of health care employees convicted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27099/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 323. To ask the Minister for Health when the embargo will be lifted on the hiring of speech and language therapists; the number of jobs currently vacant in this field; of those, the number that are permanent positions or contract positions; in respect of speech and language courses that are run in our universities, the number of this year's graduates who will be employed by the Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Early Childhood Care Education (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 328. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the personal assistant service for children with special needs to allow them to attend preschool is not filling the hours awarded in the North Lee in Cork, while in the South Lee in Cork personal assistant hours are being fully filled, leaving children in the North Lee unable to attend their full early childhood care and education preschool year;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Early Childhood Care Education (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 329. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have her full personal assistant hours filled to allow the child to attend the early childhood care and education preschool year, as is the child's entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27182/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 331. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is currently no child psychologist in County Meath, leaving children and families without the necessary assessments they require; the action that will be taken to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27189/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 368. To ask the Minister for Health his views on proposals by Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9 to close a taxi rank at the hospital; and if he will put any measures in place to address the concerns of the customers and drivers who currently use the rank. [27380/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (2 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 153. To ask the Minister for Health the action the Government will take to halt the online trade in illegal medicines, in view of a recent fatality. [26728/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (2 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if media reports of a €3,000 average cost per adult for universal health insurance are correct; if he has received the results of the costing exercise; if he will publish same; his plans to confine any such scheme to hospital services only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (2 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 169. To ask the Minister for Health when the new cystic fibrosis ward at Cork University Hospital will open; the reason previous targets for the opening have not been met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26777/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 182. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the current staffing crisis being experienced within Listowel Community Hospital in County Kerry poses a real threat to the viability of the hospital; if he is aware that the staffing complement in the hospital has decreased from 1,068 nursing hours per week in 2008 to 563.5 hours per week in June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (1 Jul 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I would reiterate everything previous Deputies have said. Catherine Shanahan's article in the Irish Examiner, her correspondence with Joe Browne and Build4Life and the correspondence of Mr. Browne, Catherine Shanahan and the HSE all go to show that the HSE is footdragging at the very least, and that is being polite. At worst it is incompetent. Since 2012 it knew this building would be...