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- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Primary Care Centres Provision (26 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the primary care centres contained within the two bundles announced as part of the national stimulus plan; the current status of each of these individual centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15157/13]
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: It is U-turn legislation.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (21 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the operation of the Standard Financial Statement for customers in financial distress; if he has plans to amend the SFS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14039/13]
- Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and compliment Deputy Finian McGrath and the other Members of the Technical Group for tabling it. I do not question anybody's integrity or ability to advocate, campaign on or highlight the issue of disability in this House. In fact, one would think that it should be an obligation and duty for Members to do that, as elected representatives....
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: While the Minister of State may say it is based on the CPI, the Minister can still decide at any time he likes to change the criteria. It does not need to be based on the CPI at all.
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: He can decide to change eligibility criteria without any legislative change, which is simply unacceptable. On the broader issue of access to our health services, the GMS costs approximately €1.9 billion a year and is clearly a drain on resources. However, at the same time the Minister has told us - as a Minister and as a GP - that access to a GP is critical. The first port of call...
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: He previously said that access to medicines is critical. He expressed serious concern when we applied a 50 cent charge on prescriptions. He vehemently opposed that and said it was an appalling attack. He said that measure alone could discourage people from going to their GP and on to a pharmacist to get their medicines on the medical card. He said the 50 cent charge was a barrier to...
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I read it initially.
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: If the Acting Chairman read it, he would be amazed. It was basically a press release that got a little bit longer and he had to keep filling things into it - timelines, commitments made, 2016, etc. It is utterly farcical that we are discussing small hospital frameworks, the establishment of hospital groups and universal health insurance when the Minister has not even a notion of what he is...
- Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: The Minister of State might be looking forward to hearing our views but we cannot express any confidence in this Bill. First and foremost, on the aspect of the Bill being published last week, Deputies have been unable to get a copy of it and we are now in the Dáil Chamber discussing Second Stage. Quite clearly, this an unpopular measure the Government is bringing forward. Let us be...
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I accept that. In the context of Dáil reform, today there were 85 questions-----
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I need clarity on the issue. There was a shameful exercise today in the Dáil.
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: No, it was a result of the Government's behaviour.
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I just want clarity.
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: I want to know, in the context of promised legislation-----
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: -----and Dáil reform-----
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: Dáil reform requires legislation-----
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: -----and it must address the number of questions being tabled by the Fine Gael press office.
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: Everybody knows it was shameful. There were 85 questions written-----
- Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)
Billy Kelleher: -----by the Fine Gael press office.