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Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Statements. (16 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Before Christmas, the Taoiseach indicated that there would be no retrospective element. Now it is stated that the Statute of Limitations may be invoked. The core point in this debate is whether that statute will be applied and whether everyone involved will be repaid the money they are expecting. The Tánaiste pointed out that if the Statute of Limitations is invoked, anybody wishing to make...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (15 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason recent media reports of Government orders for new railcars excluded the Dublin to Rosslare Europort route even though new carriages were expected to replace the current commuter trains on this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4859/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (15 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Transport if he intends increasing the frequency of trains on the Dublin to Rosslare Europort line in line with what is expected to happen on other important railway lines in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4865/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (15 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the Greystones to Rosslare Europort line is expected to be the last for the new Iarnród Éireann mini-CTC programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4866/05]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (15 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason Iarnród Éireann suddenly raised its container freight charges by 25% and placed undue pressure on exporters who use this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4867/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (15 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Transport if there are plans to purchase more locomotives for the 2005 sugar beet season in the south east given that the number of journeys will increase to 42 per week (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4868/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Executive: Health Service Executive (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount spent by the HSE on developing its logo; and the cost incurred by all areas under the control of the HSE for stationery and other changes demanded to implement its new logo policy. [4283/05]

Written Answers — Health Reform Programme: Health Reform Programme (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the Hanly report on medical reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4271/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the health board has withdrawn a significant amount of home help that had been supplied to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and the further help which may be given to this person. [4416/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the State supports which are available in the case of a person (details supplied). [4417/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the help which is available in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Wexford. [4419/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the recent changes by An Bord Altranais (details supplied) in regard to the necessary qualifications required for entry into education for public health nurses; and the reason they were considered necessary. [4418/05]

Nursing Home Subventions. (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Will the Minister of State confirm that no consideration has been given to existing patients under the Tánaiste's ten point plan outlined in respect of the accident and emergency crisis? Will he also agree that the average cost of nursing homes has doubled in the past four years? Will he agree that the current rate of subvention payments he outlined are derisory for the patients involved?...

Nursing Home Subventions. (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State said nothing about the patients who have gone broke and have no funding. These supplementary payments have not increased since 2001, even though I pointed out all the other developments that have happened since that time. We have been waiting for a policy on the long-term care of the elderly for four years. Under the circumstances and with what is happening in acute...

Hospital Staff. (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: It is important we move on that because that time of year, especially 1 January, is an incredibly dangerous time. January sees the maximum number of patients on trolleys. It is also when doctors and nurses experience the greatest chance of being sick themselves. We should move the changeover date to 1 February, as was done in the UK. I hope the Minister succeeds in moving on that fairly...

Hospital Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: A number of local and national issues arise in regard to this question. The Minister stated that so far 50 people have been treated. How many people will be treated in this private clinic next year when the public clinic is up and running? I presume the Minister is aware that the average number of patients receiving radiation within one month of diagnosis in the west is at 3% and this...

Hospital Services. (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: It seems the Minister is going against the recommendations of the Hollywood report and going with the oncologists' recommendations.

Hospital Waiting Lists. (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Question 1: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the national treatment purchase fund is in a position to take responsibility for outpatients department waiting lists for individual hospitals to streamline access to secondary care for patients in primary care. [4415/05]

Hospital Waiting Lists. (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: The circumstances that obtain when trying to see a consultant are a mess. Is there any role for the NTPF in reducing the size of waiting lists? Could it take letters of referral from GPs and give patients a realistic idea as to when they will be seen by a consultant? There is a number of problems in this area. Sometimes when one refers patients to orthopaedic or ENT units in the south east,...

Hospital Waiting Lists. (10 Feb 2005)

Liam Twomey: Will the Tánaiste answer some of my questions?