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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 353. To ask the Minister for Health if occupational therapy care will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 who requires it due to mental and physical special needs. [43552/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 355. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive an appointment for a procedure at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown and when the person will receive respite care. [43566/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Training (8 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 427. To ask the Minister for Health if and what changes have been made to the Health Service Executive medical training and intern programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44064/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the representatives from REGRET and the other health professionals who make up the panel. I would like to ask a number of questions about the patient information leaflet that comes with Gardasil when accessed across the counter. Is it still the practice that the same detail is not provided to parents in advance of their signing the consent form for their daughters to be vaccinated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask Dr. Bonner or any of the rest of the professional panel how many years before evidence presents in Ireland as to its effectiveness. As for the 70% signalled expectation of prevention, when the vaccine is applied to those aged 12 it will take some period of time before the evidence presents. I wonder are we still at too early a point in time in order for that. I presume the European...

Other Questions: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 8. To ask the Minister for Health if he acknowledges the level of uncertainty and the lack of clarity pertaining to the practice of general practitioners charging medical card holders for blood tests; if he is aware that General Medical Service patients are being charged, despite the fact that under the Health Act 1970, it is stated a general practitioner may not charge the patient if the...

Other Questions: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I seek to establish the level of the Minister of State's awareness of the uncertainty and the lack of clarity surrounding general practitioners charging medical card holders for blood tests. What steps are being taken to eliminate the ambiguity in this matter?

Other Questions: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I concur and believe it is quite clear and specific under the Health Act 1970, as amended, that GPs should not be charging general medical scheme card holders for blood tests. However, the evidence is not just anecdotal that we know that this is happening. This notification is now appearing-----

Other Questions: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ----in general practices-----

Other Questions: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----that reads very clearly, "Important notification". I will read it. It states that from 1 January 2016-----

Other Questions: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I beg your pardon. I am reading it.

Other Questions: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am reading something as I am quite entitled to do. It has been a belligerent morning and most odd. The notice reads: "From January 1st 2016 it will be necessary to charge all patients who have medical cards a fee of €15 for blood tests".

Other Questions: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Minister of State to note that this is now appearing in general practices as a notification of intent.

Other Questions: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It confirms what we know already.

Other Questions: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask the Minister of State to note that I have highlighted the fact that there are a number of general practices which intend to make this policy as and from 1 January 20016, a short number of weeks away. It is imperative that we deal with the matter because we will see an escalation as a consequence of that statement of intent. The people who have to deal with it are the Minister and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Industrial Disputes (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 5. To ask the Minister for Health given the decision by members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation to initiate industrial action on 15 December 2015, the steps he is taking to address the real crisis across our hospital network, specifically through the recruitment of additional staff, including consultants, nurses and midwives, and the provision of additional bed capacity through...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Industrial Disputes (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am mindful of the decision of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, membership to initiate industrial action later this month. I want to establish what steps the Minister is taking to address the real crisis in our hospital network. It presents in particular in the context of accident and emergency departments but is not confined to those units in terms of staff recruitment,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Industrial Disputes (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Whatever about the proposed action of the INMO, the crisis continues and is likely to continue until such time as we properly resource our acute hospital network. I refer to the Supplementary Estimate the Minister is bringing forward and which, I understand, will be brought before the Joint Committee on Health and Children in the coming week. Has the Minister built into that Supplementary...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Industrial Disputes (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In terms of the Supplementary Estimate, could the Minister indicate the breakdown in terms of how the overspend will be addressed, as he would regard it, up to this point in 2015, and the additional moneys he has secured? I presume that is the case in order to address the deficiencies, in terms of resourcing, in the numbers of consultants doctors, nurses, midwives and other professional...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Industrial Disputes (3 Dec 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What about engagement with the INMO?