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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Health Services Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I am making those points because if the Minister wants to deny the facts and the realities and what the clinicians at the coal-face are telling us, then he should deny them.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Health Services Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: The Government does not have any either. We are still waiting for the White Paper on health insurance. They could not even do the sums on it - the arithmetic, the mathematics, the logarithms. The logarithms were not even on that White Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 53. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the concerns that have been expressed regarding the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6925/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (13 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 39. To ask the Minister for Health if he and the Health Service Executive will be making any changes to the terms and conditions in place for the recruitment of new hospital consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6923/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (13 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 41. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the negotiation of a new GP contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6922/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Incidence (13 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 51. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent UN report which forecasts a major increase in the incidence of cancer over the next 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6926/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (13 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 58. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards he expects there to be at the end of 2014; the number there was at the end of 2013; the number of new discretionary medical cards issued in 2013; the number withdrawn in 2013; the number of discretionary medical cardholders who were awarded a non-discretionary medical card in 2013; and if he will make a statement on...

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: It is certainly a worthy clarion call. Everybody should embrace the aim of driving tobacco consumption down to very low levels by the target date. It is also about other areas of public health. The obesity issue must be addressed. I know the Minister is very conscious of it and is trying to introduce initiatives to promote healthy eating, etc., but there is an alarming growth in the...

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I thank you for reminding me, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. We are talking about public health which is referenced in the Title of the Bill. When we pass legislation and subscribe to a policy there is a requirement to back it up on a continual basis to ensure that people adhere to it. Irish people are very slow in understanding that the sun can kill if they do not protect themselves from it. ...

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: We support this legislation and welcome its publication and this debate. The Minister alluded to the reasons this Bill is important. It is important for a number of reasons, primarily because it states a policy that Government and society in general are trying to bring about which is a preventative type of culture in our society not only in the area of melanoma and skin cancer but in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (12 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of the roll-out of the Living City Initiative; when the designated areas will be identified by local authorities; when the ministerial order will be moved for commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7106/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) in County Tipperary who will be attending a special needs school is being denied school transportation because the intervention team in their area no longer put the recommended school in writing as part of their assessment; if he will investigate this problem and rectify same; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (12 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not received their payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7101/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 212. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a policy change in terms of the ability of Health Service Executive early intervention teams to recommend a school for special needs children as part of their assessment; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that one intervention team (details supplied) no longer provides this one-line recommendation and this is affecting children's...

Reports of Unlawful Surveillance of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Statements (11 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: They are very serious allegations. Deputy Flanagan is very tetchy. He was very quick when on radio this morning to dump on the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission. The Director of Public Prosecutions is never called in to explain if it decides not to inform the Minister about issues. There was no obligation on GSOC to inform the Minister about this. No such obligation is...

Reports of Unlawful Surveillance of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Statements (11 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I am stating the facts. The confidential recipient, Mr. Connolly, states in the transcript concerned: What I'm saying to you is, if stuff is to get into print, broadcast media, it becomes public before the court and not any other way. If Shatter thinks it's you, or if he thinks that it is told by the Commissioner or the gardaí, here's this guy again trying another route to put you...

Reports of Unlawful Surveillance of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Statements (11 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the contributions made to this debate and the Minister's decision to outline what he knows and shed some light on the unseemly events of recent days. There is no doubt that the Garda Síochána enjoys the overwhelming support of the population. It is a highly effective force because it is a community police force of the people for the people. It would be highly...

Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: We will have to bug the Taoiseach's office to get the information off him.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts Data (11 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 122. To ask the Taoiseach if he will name each company awarded a contract for the provision of professional services by his Department and agencies under his aegis since May 2011; the value and purpose of the contract; if a competitive tendering process was undertaken in line with public procurement best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6462/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts Data (11 Feb 2014)

Billy Kelleher: 126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will name each company awarded a contract for the provision of professional services by his Department and agencies under his aegis since May 2011; the value and purpose of the contract; if a competitive tendering process was undertaken in line with public procurement best practice; and if he will make a statement...