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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 419. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Thyrogen injections are not available to cancer patients at Cork University Hospital; his plans to introduce these injections for patients; the date on which this will come on stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29991/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (9 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 439. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 3 July 2014, in view of the fact that the waiting list data in the Health Service Executive management data reports is sourced from the National Treatment Purchase Fund figures, there should be no difficulty in ensuring simultaneous publication of both reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30303/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason when upskilling from dental nursing to dental hygienist, students are not eligible for a grant even though dental hygienist is level 7 while most of the nursing courses are level 6 and therefore most students are going up a level; if the fact that dental hygienists are solely responsible for the procedures carried out on their...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 466. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will he ensure that the area of Courtbrack and Foxes Bridge, County Cork, will be included in the recently announced outline broadband roll-out scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29006/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 532. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he proposes to change dog control laws in view of the apparent increase in attacks by dogs; if so, if he will detail same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29536/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 710. To ask the Minister for Health the progress he is making regarding a proposal to allocate medical cards on the basis of medical need; if public consultation in this regard will take place; if the establishment of consultative forums and focus groups will be part of this consultative process; the timescale for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29255/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 711. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners are required to provide a home visit service to private patients on their list or in their catchment area; if GPs participating in the GMS scheme are required to provide such a service to their medical card or GP visit card list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29256/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 712. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of GPs in the Dublin 3, 5, 9 and 13 areas who provide a home visit service to private patients who are too ill to attend their surgeries; if he will provide a list of those who provide such a service to medical card patients and a list of those who provide such a service to GP-only card patients. [29257/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 713. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the average waiting time for a North Doc home visit in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the shortest and longest waiting times in the same years; the service's target waiting time in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29258/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 792. To ask the Minister for Health if the prescription charges being incurred by clients who transferred from the long-term illness cards to medical cards have been resolved; if refunds will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29944/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 745. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be seen by a cardiologist at Kerry General Hospital; the timeframe for the current waiting list; the measures being taken to ease the pressure on the cardiology service in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29531/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 763. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the proposed Health Service Executive primary health care centre planned for lands in a location (details supplied) Dublin 22, the current status of the development; the timeframe for commencement of the development; and if he will keep local residents many of whom border the lands updated on all aspects of the development. [29706/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 778. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene and secure an urgent residential placement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois whose quality of life is being diminished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29814/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 791. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add iports to the category of approved products under the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29919/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 857. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a programme (details supplied) in County Cork will experience a cut to its budget for the next school year; if so the amount of same; the way this programme is expected to continue with its invaluable service to students with reduced resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29384/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 180. To ask the Minister for Health when the ophthalmology theatre will be reopened in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28753/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Charges Exemptions (3 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements he has had with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the exempting or capping of water charges for certain medical conditions; the medical conditions that should be taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28769/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (3 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national treatment purchase fund monthly waiting list report for April 2014 was not published at the same time as the Health Service Executive performance report for that month in view of his statement in a response to a Parliamentary Question on 26 November last that both sets of reports will be published at the same time in future [28883/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (3 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay with providing funding for the support of lobe dementia patients (details supplied). [28896/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 Jul 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 68. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on his plans to set up a commission of investigation into mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28014/14]