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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Licensing of Abortion Medication: Health Products Regulatory Authority (19 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: No.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (19 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 112. To ask the Minister for Health the financial situation of the HSE; the extent to which spending is ahead of profile; the likely overrun for the year; the way in which HSE income for the year is also comparing to forecasts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38032/18]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: People have been waiting for a very long time for the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. Our understanding as of around 10 a.m. this morning was that it would be heard and hopefully would pass Report Stage in the House tomorrow night. At about 11.30 a.m., we received word that it had been pulled from the schedule.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes. While I hope this is merely a scheduling issue, my concern is that this has also happened several times in the Seanad. Senators were told it was an administrative issue and that the Government would return with the Bill the following week, but then the legislation disappeared for months. The Bill will, I hope, will save many lives. The Government pulled it from the schedule this...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: No.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 578. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assisted living facilities in operation by county and community healthcare organisation; the number of beds available in each county; the occupancy level as a percentage; if there are additional facilities planned; if so, the location of these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35470/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for assisted living facilities for those diagnosed with dementia and or Alzheimer's; the number of applications granted; the number of applications by persons that have not been diagnosed with dementia and or Alzheimer's; and the number of applications granted in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018. [35471/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Expenditure (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 729. To ask the Minister for Health the capital and annual operational cost of establishing five new publicly owned dementia specific units with a capacity of 20 places for dementia patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35919/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 730. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of extending the nursing home support scheme to all dementia sufferers requiring long-stay care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35920/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 731. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the nursing home support scheme maximum agreed prices for private and voluntary nursing homes by 5% for all places in dementia specific units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35921/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 778. To ask the Minister for Health if all national clinical leads for the HSE national clinical programmes are freed from conflicts of interest by ensuring that they declare whether they are in receipt of pharmaceutical funding for advisory or other work. [36078/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 779. To ask the Minister for Health the planned tenure of each hospital clinical director post; and if post holders have exceeded that tenure. [36079/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 780. To ask the Minister for Health if an annual commissioning plan for additional hospital beds will be brought forward with regard to the national development plan and the health service capacity review. [36080/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domiciliary Care Allowance (12 Jul 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the extension of a general practitioner card to persons in receipt of domiciliary care allowance but that do not receive a carer's allowance or carer's benefit. [31735/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 354. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of the roll-out of a training scheme in palliative care for carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31736/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (12 Jul 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 355. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of licences granted under the compassionate access programme for medical cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31737/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 414. To ask the Minister for Health the services to be provided by the modular cath lab at University Hospital Waterford; the timeline for this service to be in place; the hours in which this lab will operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31899/18]

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: The amendment is well intentioned and I share the proposers' view that the delay of three years has been unacceptable. Some of it was reasonable because the infrastructure needed to be put in place. The legislation made some significant changes. I share the frustration over how long this has taken and I acknowledge that it is not all-encompassing - Parts 1 and 2. I also share the desire...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2018: Second Stage (11 Jul 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: The 2015 Act was one of the most important reforms in child and family law since the Adoption Act in 2010. Critically, it made the best interests of the child the central consideration in Irish family law where decisions regarding the child were being made. It addressed issues of guardianship, custody, access, maintenance, adoption, parentage and some elements of assisted human...

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: On a point of order, I want to speak on Committee Stage. It sounds like the Acting Chairman is skipping Committee Stage.