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Written Answers — Department of Health: Administration of Medicines (29 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce guidelines similar to the Guidelines for the Control and Administration of Medicines - Domiciliary Care Agencies as published by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority of Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3974/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Administration of Medicines (29 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a copy of the Health Service Executive policy covering the role of care workers regarding medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3979/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (29 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the reason Raphoe, County Donegal, did not make it to the top of the primary care centre list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3931/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Prescription Policy (29 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if the European Commission has recommended to him a strict new system mandating doctors to prescribe generic drugs when available; if he intends to proceed with such a recommendation; if such changes could be introduced by regulation or if legislation will be necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4370/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (29 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4371/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Medical Organisation (29 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department was informed in 2004 that the Irish Medical Organisation was setting up a company called Irish Medical Educational Services Limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4372/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Regulation (24 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action he is taking to reduce costs for business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3324/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Agency Staff Report (24 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he is in possession of the SIPTU report regarding the fiscal implications of the Health Service Executive hiring their own staff as against agency staff; if it is his intention to take any actions on foot of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3686/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to lift the embargo on non-nursing staff at St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3687/13]

Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: The Taoiseach may be able to help me because I have difficulty in squaring the circle. I note the fictional document called the programme for Government states that primary care will be free and available to everyone by the end of the life of the present Government. However, in the factual document that is the HSE's service plan, the Government proposes to withdraw 40,000 medical cards.

Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Yes, but-----

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Billy Kelleher: Legislation will be needed regarding medical card eligibility because there also is a commitment that long-term illness patients would receive medical cards. I have a difficulty in that if one adds it up, more people will lose medical cards this year-----

Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: We now have a situation in which cancer patients cannot get medical cards-----

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Billy Kelleher: Medical cards are being withdrawn. I refer to cancer patients.

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Billy Kelleher: I have raised this issue previously. The Taoiseach stated he would take it on personally. It is the system that is failing.

Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I tried to raise this a number of times.

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Billy Kelleher: I met two people on Monday morning, both of whom were cancer patients.

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Billy Kelleher: One had had a double mastectomy-----

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Billy Kelleher: -----and cannot get a medical card.

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Billy Kelleher: People are dying but cannot get medical cards. They are actually dying