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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Legal Costs (3 Mar 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 617. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or State bodies or agencies under the aegis of his Department use solicitors' firms (details supplied); the amount paid to these solicitors each year from 2011 to 2014 by his Department or State bodies or agencies under the aegis of his Department; the date until which his Department or State bodies or agencies under...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Legal Costs (3 Mar 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 624. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department or State bodies or agencies under the aegis of her Department use solicitors' firms (details supplied); the amount paid to these solicitors each year from 2011 to 2014 by her Department or State bodies or agencies under the aegis of her Department; the date until which her Department or State bodies or agencies...

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (26 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: In commending the Bill to the House, I commend the Minister on his personal efforts in bringing this legislation to the House. I know he has had a very strong personal commitment to the reduction of tobacco use in this State. The Government is resolute. The Government, Parliament and people should be resolute and stay the course in the face of threats, intimidation and bullying tactics...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of National Rare Disease Plan 2014-18: Discussion (26 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: On foot of reading the rare diseases report it is evident we have a lot to do as we are starting from a very low base. What is needed is a commitment that it should be done and resourcing of same to ensure it is done. That in itself will be a huge undertaking but it should not deter us from doing what we need to do and what is right. A few issues arise from the report and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of National Rare Disease Plan 2014-18: Discussion (26 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: Am I to take it that we will have a national centre for medical genetics, regardless of the location? The purpose is to conduct genetic testing in both paediatrics and for adults. Is it going to be specifically designated a national centre? Why does where it is located make a difference as long as it does what it is meant to do?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting for spinal surgery at Cappagh Hospital, Dublin 11; the measures being taken to combat the waiting time at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8489/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 159. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Limerick will be provided with a date for spinal surgery at Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin 12. [8491/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 165. To ask the Minister for Health further to his comment in Dáil Éireann on 18 February 2015 that it is inappropriate for any section or Department in a hospital to declare itself a national centre, if it is not the case that the National Centre for Medical Genetics, based at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, was established in 1995 following the 1990 Tierney...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 166. To ask the Minister for Health further to his comments in Dáil Éireann on 18 February 2015 with regard to the National Centre for Medical Genetics (details supplied), if it is not the case that, at present, a person can self-refer only if that person is the child of a person who had been diagnosed with a genetic disorder, and that there is by no means a free-for-all for persons...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (26 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the funding being provided to the Irish Stammering Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8522/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (26 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 182. To ask the Minister for Health following the decision of An Bord Pleanála to reject an application for permission to build a primary care centre at the Mellows Road site in Finglas, Dublin 11, the total amount spent, to date, on the Finglas primary care centre; if he will confirm that the Finglas community remains a priority for the provision of such a service, and if he will commit...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (26 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 183. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland 2014-2018; the progress which has been made regarding the key recommendations in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8575/15]

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the publication of this Bill. As other speakers have said, it is a substantial, detailed and intricate piece of legislation. It would take some time for any Member of the House to fully digest it. The legislation will be a fundamental building block in how we acknowledge family formation in the years ahead and the diverse make-up of families in modern Irish society. The Bill was...

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: Is the Minister confirming he is a neoconservative?

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: Is this Question Time or just some sort of general circus?

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: He made enough of them previously to keep him going.

Other Questions: Drugs-related Deaths (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 11. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deaths caused by drugs; and if he will provide a specific figure for those involving methadone in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8033/15]

Other Questions: Drugs-related Deaths (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: What is the number of deaths caused by drugs? Specifically how many people have been using methadone in each of the past five years? Will the Minister make a statement on the matter? Could we have a broader discussion in the context of the methadone treatment programme itself?

Other Questions: Drugs-related Deaths (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Minister for his reply and welcome the fact that there is a commitment to carry out a review of our drug treatment programmes and the national drugs strategy. Let us be very clear: this has fallen off the political agenda. That is many people's fault but the key issue is that there is a major problem of drug abuse in the State. It is escalating continually. With regard to...

Other Questions: Drugs-related Deaths (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I do not expect the Minister to answer my next question if he does not know the details. In the context of rolling out the naloxone programme, will Garda stations and other places in areas of high drug use have naloxone available? It seems that while we make some efforts in the treatment of heroin and opiate addicts, in particular, we seem to be happy enough just to give them methadone and...