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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 174. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total State spend on medicines in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will provide a breakdown of same by scheme between generic and patented medicines [30458/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Generic Drugs Substitution (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 175. To ask the Minister for Health the measures introduced to promote the increased use of generic medicines; the practical implication of same; the amount saved to date; the estimated savings which would be realised by extending this scheme to the next ten most common medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30459/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Generic Drugs Substitution (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 180. To ask the Minister for Health if he will quantify the full-year savings that would be realised from the immediate introduction of generic substitution for the 60 most commonly used off-patent medications, excluding AEDs; and if he will provide detail of same based on reference pricing at 70% below branded equivalent, by cost and by volume. [30464/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the annual average cost of providing a fully resourced Health Service Executive ambulance service. [30460/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 178. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the full implementation of the recommendations of the PA consulting report and action plan of September 2012 addressing weaknesses in financial management and cost containment within the Health Service Executive could deliver savings of 5% of the total HSE budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30462/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 179. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the ESRI report, Delivery of Pharmaceuticals in Ireland - Getting a Bigger Bang for the Buck, published in January 2012, stated that prices of new pharmaceuticals, subject to patent protection, could be reduced further by setting the ex-factory price with reference to the lowest-priced comparator member state and that an examination...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 181. To ask the Minister for Health if he will quantify the full-year savings from sourcing the 20 most expensive and 20 most common on-patent pharmaceuticals from another member state parallel import, that State being where the cost of the drug is the lowest in Europe. [30465/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total amount of moneys collected in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 from private patients using public hospital services as a percentage of total income and as a percentage of actual cost of services used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30466/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which the diagnostic-related groupings system is employed in the health service here; if there is scope to extend this system; the expected efficiencies and savings which could be expected from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30468/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 185. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the introduction of a prospective case-based payment system for hospital services using the existing diagnostic-related grouping system would result in savings arising from increased efficiency and productivity of 5%; if he will provide details of the pilot projects carried out to date; if he will provide detail of efficiencies and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the total State spend on suicide prevention and awareness projects, including funding for the National Office of Suicide Prevention, for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will provide a breakdown of same by year and by scheme and-or project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30470/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Services Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 187. To ask the Minister for Health the total State spend on Health Service Executive disability services for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will provide a breakdown of same by year and by scheme and-or project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30471/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (8 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 423. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the age of eligibility for the Youth Guarantee scheme ahead of the next budget. [29813/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 832. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of the proposed restructuring of the rural transport programme; the impact that the creation of the 18 transport co-ordination units will have on current employment levels across the sector; the terms that will apply in the case of staff being made redundant as a consequence of the changes taking place; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I certainly intend to be as proactive as this institution will allow. The volume of material that can come through is so overpowering, so I would appreciate if Mr. Keegan could make the framework document referred to available to committee members. I have no doubt we would appreciate the content and that it would, in turn, help us focus on the job he has asked us to do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Yes. I appreciate the two points.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I join the Chairman in welcoming the witnesses and all of those who have accompanied them, and I thank each of them for their respective contributions. I will try to elaborate on some of the points raised. It is encourageing, and I wish it were replicated across other areas, that the National Vision Coalition is an alliance of service users and those who work in the sight loss community....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Fertility Issues: National Infertility Support and Information Group (3 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome Ms Fitzpatrick and thank her for her contribution. I have a small number of questions. I was a little taken aback by the World Health Organization's definition of infertility as a disease. It jumped out at me. I had a number of such experiences in terms of coeliac, which is also described as a disease, and many other things which I would see as conditions or whatever. The word...

Mental Health Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Jul 2014)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Gabhaim buíochas le gach Teachta a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht seo. Tá súil agam go leanfaimid ar aghaidh tar éis na díospóireachta ag obair le chéile agus ag cur sláinte intinne chun cinn sa tír seo. I thank all the Deputies who have taken part in the debate last night and tonight. I acknowledge also all the groups and...