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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Mental Health Services: Mental Health Reform (23 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I thank Dr. McDaid for her presentation. She has outlined it as it is. There are clearly grave challenges in terms of funding. We must accept that governments need to work within certain parameters. For many years mental health was described as the Cinderella of health services. There was clearly insufficient commitment in any programme for government to ensure there was enough funding....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (23 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance in the context of the Finance Bill if he will include the graduate entry medicine loan relief scheme (details supplied) to assist with the financial pressure place on our medical students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40712/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Standards Regulation (23 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 137. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recent World Health Organization study which indicates that energy drinks will become a significant public health problem if their use among young persons is not addressed through a cap on caffeine levels and restrictions on their sale and marketing. [40736/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Data (23 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 138. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed nights public hospital privately insured patients have used to date in 2014; the amount of extra income these charges bring to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40742/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (22 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 195. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of engineers employed by Irish Water; of those, the number who work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40489/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (21 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 374. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 will be moved from a private hospital to the public system for long-term intensive care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39882/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (21 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 410. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of assessment of needs that have been carried out by county, on a yearly basis over the past three years; of those, the number who were diagnosed with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40005/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 427. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of psychologists by service areas in the Health Service Executive; the catchment for said service areas; the number of psychologists currently on leave in the service areas; the number of temporary posts that have been filled in each of the service areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40065/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 428. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to a centre (details supplied) in County Longford which caters for persons with mental, physical and intellectual disabilities to allow it to continue to provide its services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40067/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (21 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 437. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 will receive an appointment date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40191/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (21 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 440. To ask the Minister for Health if money will be granted to a centre (details supplied) in County Cork through lottery funding for fire safety works that need to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40213/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Preparedness for Ebola Virus in Ireland: Discussion (16 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I wish to ask a brief question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Preparedness for Ebola Virus in Ireland: Discussion (16 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: A person who suspects that he or she may have Ebola is supposed to contact his or her GP. Then the GP runs an algorithm which assesses the risk and if a person is found to be high risk, he or she is referred to a hospital. Is that not weak link? Should the GP go to the residence of the person in the first place to conduct a full assessment as opposed to referring a person to a hospital?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Preparedness for Ebola Virus in Ireland: Discussion (16 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: That is what Dr. Flanagan said, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Preparedness for Ebola Virus in Ireland: Discussion (16 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I wish to reiterate a question I asked earlier. Have we any other isolation unit equivalent to that in the Mater hospital in any other region or could one be prepared in short time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Preparedness for Ebola Virus in Ireland: Discussion (16 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the Minister for outlining-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Preparedness for Ebola Virus in Ireland: Discussion (16 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I will stick to questions. Has the task force met at ministerial level to discuss this issue and outline the contingency plans that would be in place in the event of a suspected case or a live case arriving on our shores? Have there been any suspected cases of Ebola to date in this country? If so, did the response follow through as if it was an actual case? Concerns have been raised by...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: This week alone, I received representations in my office from a person whose child cannot get speech and language therapy, a family facing homelessness and a woman who was told that she had been placed on the urgent waiting list for an outpatient hospital appointment and that she would be called in two years' time. Those are just three cases. I am quite sure every Deputy in this House who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (15 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 67. To ask the Minister for Health when the review the of the fair deal scheme will be completed; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39316/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Indemnity Cover (15 Oct 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 75. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a full third party investigation is carried out in relation to the case of an independent midwife (details supplied) to ensure that due diligence was executed in this case; if necessary corrective actions will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39416/14]