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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As we will all be, I expect, wishing the legislation a fair wind, I hope that in 12 to 18 months we will be able to identify the difference outlined by the delegation that has been shown elsewhere. It is all about effectiveness. Any reticence is not about the goal but how we achieve it. I hope that it will be all that the delegation has argued for.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 367. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State for all medications provided under community drugs schemes, the general medical services scheme and the long-term illness scheme for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9902/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of posts yet to be filled under A Vision for Change. [9911/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 370. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers on waiting lists for counselling in primary care for longer than one week, two weeks, two months and three months. [9912/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 372. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the allocation of incontinence pads has been cut or the quality downgraded; if there is a different method of calculating allowance at present; if changing circumstances of disease might be taken into account in allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9957/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 390. To ask the Minister for Health if a home care package in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has been applied for; if it will be granted so that the person might leave hospital and return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10059/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Responsibilities (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 392. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have a Minister with responsibility for tackling illegal drug abuse in view of the effect this abuse has on communities across the State; if a Minister will be appointed in view of the fact that such a role has existed for the past 20 years; the measures planned and in place to tackle these problems; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if an investigation is under way into the case of poor care being provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; if recommendations will be made arising out of this investigation; the way these recommendations will be followed up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10104/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 430. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in County Monaghan, with amelia of the arm will have funding provided to have a prosthetic arm fitted as suitable for the child's needs and after, as necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10392/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 435. To ask the Minister for Health if Sativex® will be included, under the community drugs scheme’s high technical arrangements, in view of fact that the medication has been licensed for the treatment of spasticity in persons with multiple sclerosis where other treatments have failed to provide adequate benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10433/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (10 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of application to be included on a panel for special needs assistants; the way a person may apply to become a full-time special needs assessment; and if a position on a panel is a prerequisite. [10009/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (4 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the revenue accrued from PRSI contributions, both employer and employee, in each year since 2007. [9499/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Yield (4 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue accrued to the Exchequer via the universal social charge in each year since its introduction. [9498/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (4 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax foregone by the Exchequer as a result of taxation deductions in respect of private health insurance in each year since 2007. [9500/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (4 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue generated for the Exchequer in each of the past five years through taxes and duties on alcohol and tobacco; and if he will provide a detailed breakdown of both income streams. [9502/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (4 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 123. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons incarcerated in psychiatric institutions here in the 1950s; if any investigations have taken place to investigate the reason this occurred or any specific cases; if there are any reviews planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (4 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 140. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors by specialty, including consultants, non-consultant hospital doctors and general practitioners currently registered and practising in the State; if any studies or assessments have been carried out to ascertain the number of said doctors required in the State to cover all capacity constraints that can and do arise. [9497/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (4 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 141. To ask the Minister for Health in view of recent statistics from the OECD which indicate that only 67% of health spending in the State is funded by Government revenue, if he will provide a detailed breakdown as to the proportion of the remaining 33% provided by out of pocket payments by persons and the proportion by private health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (4 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 142. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of the introduction of free general practitioner care for all citizens. [9503/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (4 Mar 2015)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 143. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of the introduction of free allied health professional care for all citizens, specifically for physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy. [9504/15]