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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have a question on the primary care reimbursement service and the position in respect of medical cards. I have been addressing some of the fallout of what I regard as a system that is not really running as it should in terms of tight performance. I have further evidence of wholly unacceptable and contradictory emissions coming from the PCRS in respect of a case I recently brought to the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Minister not respond?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I was somewhat surprised at the level of Supplementary Estimate being sought as announced towards the end of last week in that it is only €680 million rather than the amount speculated. I have no issue in agreeing to the Supplementary Estimate but I do have some specific questions for the Minister. First, the Minister in his concluding remarks accepted that this Supplementary Estimate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Data (9 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 207. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current status of Irish trade with Iran; the extent of Irish Government and its agencies' efforts to explore and promote Irish goods and services in contacts with the Iranian authorities; his plans to establish a trade mission to Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47250/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (9 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of Irish trade with Iran; the extent of Irish Government and its agencies' efforts to explore and promote Irish goods and services in contacts with the Iranian authorities; his plans to establish a trade mission to Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47251/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (9 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the details of general maintenance and upkeep of hospitals; if there is a specific budget provided for this; if he will provide details of this spend in paediatric hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46852/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (9 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the respite care available to families caring for older persons in County Monaghan; if those availing of the service must travel to County Cavan in any cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (9 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills where families had previously relied on the medical card for school transportation purposes for children; if these families will be in a position to avail of the free service if a parent has been granted a medical card but a child has not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47145/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Today we see the Water Services Bill 2014, An Bille um Sheirbhísí Uisce 2014, sponsored by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government before the House. That the Government is still struggling to accept the reality that the people have rejected the proposed water charges and the current model of Uisce Éireann almost beggars belief. The hundreds of...

Order of Business (4 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The proposition is very flawed for a Bill that has such import in terms of how it will impact on families and individuals throughout the length and breadth of this State. We are talking about providing for speaking time tomorrow. This is huge legislation and people are watching this with great interest. It is a fact of life that the Friday sittings will only apply to those who are actually...

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am grateful that the Tánaiste is willing to raise it with the Minister, Deputy Noonan. The critical point is that there is no difference in our collective intent of seeking to ensure that agriculture and productive land are in the hands of young active farmers. However, there has been a distinctive situation in the past decade, particularly with regard to smaller holdings in rural...

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I want to raise a matter to ask for the Tánaiste's support and intervention in respect of it. The matter pertains to the Finance Bill 2014 and was brought to my attention subsequent to that Bill's passage through this Chamber. The Bill is currently before the Seanad and my constituency colleague, Senator Reilly, will address the matter in her contribution to today's debate on Second...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Deep Brain Tissue Treatment: Health Service Executive (4 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is very important that the health services are at least on the same page - which I accept is the case - but I would also appreciate if they were at the same pace, because not only are we most certainly committed to co-operation in this regard, but we see all-island co-operation on health care delivery as a hugely important area which is under-explored in so many ways. This is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Deep Brain Tissue Treatment: Health Service Executive (4 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank Dr. O'Connell for his responses and for the indication of a positive disposition to the whole project. In relation to the additional personnel needed, the number really is very small. What was identified by the team in Belfast was a single nurse there, a deep brain stimulation, DBS, nurse specialist and one here. The remark was made that the money is not there. I would not expect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Deep Brain Tissue Treatment: Health Service Executive (4 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome Dr. O'Connell, Ms Fitzgerald and Dr. Carroll. We recall that they were unable to join us at this happy committee event because only a short number of weeks ago they were summoned by a less happy committee of this institution - just to clarify, I am referring to the Committee of Public Accounts. We are glad that they are able to join us here today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Deep Brain Tissue Treatment: Health Service Executive (4 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As Deputy Byrne noted when she was in the Chair, we had a very useful and informative engagement with representatives North and South and indeed with a sufferer with Parkinson's disease who has had DBS and whose testimony was powerful. Dr. O'Connell speaks of the costs of providing the service in Ireland. My head works in an all-island dimension and I was saying, "No, that can't be right...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I would like to speak to the amendment. A decision on it has not been taken yet. As the Minister and Deputy Kelleher would know, this is an area for which I do not have any great passion, but the Deputy makes a compelling case. I can understand the logic of the case he makes. I would not buy the Minister's view that this is either retrospective, arrears or back payments. People did not...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yesterday the Joint Committee on Health and Children met representatives of the national pediatric hospital development board in the course of a visit to the St. James's hospital site. I note from the promised legislation that a national pediatric hospital development board (amendment) Bill is scheduled. I ask the purpose of that Bill and when it is expected to be published.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (3 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 95. To ask the Minister for Health when there will be a full 24 hour cover for all four ambulance stations in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46486/14]

Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Dec 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The HSE national service plan for 2015 was published on 27 November following approval by the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar. The service plan lays out the type and level of services that the HSE is to provide both directly and through agencies funded by it. The Fianna Fáil motion before the House focuses on this plan. In doing so, it focuses on one of the most important...