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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yes, I am.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the panellists who have been here since this morning. We collectively apologise for all the delays today. I refer to the quote from the WHO which Ms Leonard cited which describes dementia as one of the most serious challenges facing the world today. I agree with that opinion and I know only too well the truth of it. I welcome all the delegates. I do not have a raft of questions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I must interrupt Dr. Crowe. Functioning from what setting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Dr. Crowe has indeed. I thank her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Services for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have a brief question regarding the fair deal scheme and the question I posed about someone being unable to access nursing home support within their immediate community because it is outside the jurisdiction. It is a problem, and I am sure it is not unique to north Monaghan. It probably goes along the Border's length, but I am most familiar with a particular case in regard to two homes in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 480. To ask the Minister for Health when a bed will be made available for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in County Limerick; the person's current position on the waiting list; the priority level that has been given to this person; if he will ensure that such a referral will be fulfilled, as deemed necessary by medical staff; his plans...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 499. To ask the Minister for Health the amount his Department estimates is currently received for each episode of care for private patients in public hospitals at present; the average shortfall per episode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29849/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 500. To ask the Minister for Health the amount received from persons who opt to be treated on a private basis on admission to a public hospital in each of the past four years; the amount envisaged to be collected for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29850/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 501. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will charge the full economic cost for the provision of private acute inpatient services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29851/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 571. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional annual cost of offering an ultrasound scan at 20 weeks gestation to every pregnant woman. [30174/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the hospitals engaged in the provision of maternity services that do, and those that do not, offer a community midwifery domino service, similar to that offered by the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street in Dublin 2. [30175/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 573. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of expanding community midwifery domino services to cater for an additional 1,000 women. [30176/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 574. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of converting 200 currently non-training non-consultant hospital doctors posts into training posts. [30177/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Policy (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 575. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the total budget and staff assigned to the healthy Ireland programme. [30178/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 576. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated start-up and operating costs of a motion analysis laboratory service for Cork. [30179/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (15 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year saving if the State was to set the ex-factory price of new pharmaceuticals based on the lowest, as opposed to the average, price in the nine European Union member states that comprise the current basket, that is Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, Finland, and Austria; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (15 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated yearly saving if the State was to update the ex-factory price of new pharmaceuticals every six months, as compared to between one and three years at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29527/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (15 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 221. To ask the Minister for Health if a pharmacist is currently able to dispense a pharmaceutical product which is interchangeable with that prescribed by a medical practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29528/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (15 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if a pharmacist is currently obliged to inform patients of a pharmacist's dispensing fees, pharmacy services and mark-ups, through in-store displays using a standard template; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29529/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (15 Jul 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the overall yearly spend on pharmaceuticals, in comparison to other European countries, on a per capita basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29530/15]