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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 275. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28807/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 313. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28810/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 367. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28815/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 407. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28808/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28804/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 477. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by her Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28806/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 520. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28813/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that the Health Service Executive are closing St. Joseph's House for the adult deaf and deaf blind; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is a unique nursing home for the deaf elderly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28865/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9 March 2011; the details of the services supplied by each; the expenditure on each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28819/13]

Leaders' Questions (13 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The most silent man in the Dáil.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (13 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 17. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to commence Garda recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28277/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (13 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no nursing posts have been allocated to County Cork under the primary care funding despite the recent reductions in staffing and the increase in population in the county while Wexford has been allocated 20.5 nursing posts through this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28422/13]

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: We are larger in numerical strength but equal in weight of argument. To be consistent I have to oppose the passage of this Bill in view of the concerns that I have outlined previously. I believe it vests significant power in the office of the Minister and that is not a healthy situation. We can argue over the rights and wrongs of the establishment of the HSE, the amalgamation of the...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: We had this debate on the pharmacy legislation. Pharmacists cannot practice once they are deemed to be bankrupt. A commitment was given that the issue would be examined in the context of legislation in that area. I welcome the amendments. We are living in a very different world from that of a number of years ago. As I said, we can have a debate, as we often do, on how we arrived at this...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: This amendment is worth discussing in broader terms in respect of the health service. Figures provided by the Health Service Executive to Deputy Finian McGrath in response to a parliamentary question show that two top earners shared a pay pot of €882,694 last year. The breakdown of the earnings of the two shows that they earned €358,566 in salaries and an additional...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: We are dealing with this issue again. I have not heard a reason for the Minister's placing of such restriction on a panel of people who are to take on very important roles in the delivery of health care. It is narrowing it to a few people. In recent years, the Government and others have placed emphasis on looking beyond the Civil Service in the delivery of public services and seeking...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I support Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin's amendment. This issue was raised on a few occasions on Second and Committee Stages. I referred to it when representatives of the HSE recently appeared before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children. I am not casting aspersions on those who have been appointed. We wish them well in the very onerous and challenging tasks...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Amendment No. 1, in the name of Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, calls for consultation with the Joint Committee on Health and Children. I will explain why I oppose the Minister of State's position. While the Minister of the day is obliged to set policy, its implementation is clearly a different issue. As we are aware, ministerial decisions on hospital funding, for example, can...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I accept that the Minister for Health attends the quarterly meetings and we welcome that engagement very much. The point I am making is that the service plan is cast in stone in January every year. It is traditional for the Minister to refer it back to the HSE after scrutinising it. He will issue a press release saying it has been amended before the final plan is published. It is cast in...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Billy Kelleher: No.