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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (12 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 475. To ask the Minister for Health if Directive No. 2011/24/EU came into force on 25 October having been adopted in March 2011; if it has been signed into law; if he will confirm whether doctors who treat polio patients will now be able to explore medical treatment for polio survivors in the other 27 EU member states with the Irish health budget absorbing the cost; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 497. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the introduction of free general practitioner care for children aged five years and under; the estimated cost of the measure in 2014; the estimated full year cost; the timeline for the introduction of free GP care to the population as a whole; the estimated annual full year cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48362/13]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I did not abandon ship halfway through, like the Deputy.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I did not get the opportunity to make many of the points I would like to have made in the debate on the budget as the debate was concluded before I got that opportunity. Therefore, today I intend to speak not just on the Bill but on the broader fiscal decisions the Government has made in the budget that feeds into the Bill. The Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I do not know where to start because normally when we speak about the end of life, we speak about people who are older than us. In this case, we are talking about the other end of the scale. Everyone in this room appreciates the considerable work done voluntarily and with the children's hospitals and various specialists in trying to deliver as much care as possible for children at the end...

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The Ceann Comhairle's strong endorsement of the proposal will be of great assistance.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Four hospital chief executives, in an unprecedented move, have written to the chief executive of the Health Service Executive-----

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I am raising it in the context of legislation rather than as a means of highlighting, as my party leader did, the serious issue of people potentially dying as a result of a lack of safety in hospitals arising from cutbacks. The chief executives made a very serious charge. When will the patient safety authority Bill be published? The new authority will act in an advocacy role and will...

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Action should be taken quicker given the serious difficulties that have arisen. The HSE has been told that patients could die in four Dublin hospitals.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I will read the Taoiseach's replies with interest.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (6 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical entitlement in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [47368/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (6 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical entitlement in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [47369/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (6 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 187. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical entitlement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [47370/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (6 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical entitlements in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [47371/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Often it is the public health nurse who must convey an administrative decision to a patient even though it may not be what he or she wishes for the patient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Is that a regulatory or policy decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: There is no need for legislation or statutory instrument?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. We often discuss community care and primary care. They seem to be the buzzwords in the provision of medicine and medical care in general. However, it needs resourcing. There is no point in us saying we can roll out these programmes of support for GPs in primary and community care unless we resource it and train professionals in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that will be affected by the removal of the one parent family tax credit in budget 2014; the number of those cases that will be pushed into the higher tax band; the amount that will be raised by the Revenue Commissioners as a result of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45744/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a special needs assistant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45675/13]