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Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 9. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects an improvement in both the numbers on waiting lists and the numbers on trolleys in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8031/15]

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: When does the Minister for Health expect to see an improvement in the numbers on the waiting lists and the numbers on trolleys in emergency departments and will he make a statement on the matter?

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: We have referred to the fair deal scheme problem in detail in a previous question. When one adds all the waiting lists together, there are 76,666 patients waiting for inpatient, day case or gastro-intestinal procedures, according to the most recent report from the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF. The Minister is as aware of the figures as I am. We cannot just acknowledge that it...

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I accept that.

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister’s party outlined a roadmap in advance of the election and in the programme for Government. We can travel that road for a long time but it did make many promises and campaigned on many issues, none of which has been implemented, including free GP care for everybody, Roscommon, Mallow and Bantry hospitals etc. - name them and the Minister’s party campaigned on them....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister said his first aim was to draw up a realistic budget in the context of last year's Estimates and on the basis of negotiations with his Cabinet colleagues, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Already, however, on 24 February, it is clear we do not have a realistic budget. The Minister repeatedly tells us things will get worse before they...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister's response does not give us much comfort. He says we have a realistic budget which is on course and on target. If that is so, then my concern is that the Minister is saying that having 550 people on trolleys in emergency departments on a daily basis and people waiting 12 and 14 weeks for a bed under the fair deal scheme is acceptable. Surely these numbers do not represent a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 4. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the financial position of the Health Service Executive; his views on whether the executive has sufficient funding to deliver its 2015 service plan without recourse to a Supplementary Estimate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8306/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I am requesting an update on the HSE's financial position and asking whether the Minister is confident that the HSE has sufficient funding to deliver its 2015 service plan without recourse to a Supplementary Estimate.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 1. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the introduction of free general practitioner care; when the scheme will commence for children under six years of age; when the Bill to provide free GP care to those over 70 years of age will be introduced; how he will address concerns that sick children who are older than six years will not see any benefit from this; if he...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I ask the Minister for Health for an update on the introduction of free general practitioner care. When does he expect the scheme to commence for children under six years? When will the Bill to provide for those over 70 years of age be introduced? How will he address the concerns that sick children who are older than six years will not see any benefit from this, and will he widen medical...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. We could have this debate until we see the roll-out of universal free general practitioner care, but there is an interim period. As the Minister of State has limited resources and limited opportunity to introduce the various policies, she has to prioritise and make decisions in the context of what cohorts get the various resources. The Central...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: We do accept, in terms of the provision of medical care, that there is always an element of universality in some decisions, but when the Minister of State is making a decision to rule out further additional universality, this has an impact in other areas. There is no point in saying otherwise. We should be clear. There has been a change in how the Department is assessing discretionary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 24. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8029/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 27. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the Voluntary Health Insurance being authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8032/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 51. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the introduction of free general practitioner care; when the scheme will commence for children under six years of age; the way he will address the concerns that extremely sick children, who are older, will not see any benefit from this; if he will widen medical card eligibility to help these children; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 115. To ask the Minister for Health the specific thresholds, parameters or guidelines in place to gauge and measure the cost effectiveness of new drugs and medications. [8321/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Residential Institutions Data (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 128. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014, the number of women expected to avail of the enhanced medical benefits under the Bill; the estimated cost of the provision of these enhanced medical benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8418/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Residential Institutions Data (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 129. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014, and the statement the Minister for Justice and Equality made in Dáil Éireann regarding the designation of a card for the women under this Bill, if he has made a decision on whether a specific card will be issued, to allow the women to demonstrate their eligibility to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Billy Kelleher: 133. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase funding to the Irish Osteoporosis Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8439/15]