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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (22 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 627. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to protect the affordability of health insurance cover for the 16% of the market who currently have the lower level of cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2783/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (22 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 628. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the list of advanced and non-advanced insurance cover which he referred to at the Oireachtas Health Committee on 27 November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2784/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (22 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 668. To ask the Minister for Health if, when introducing the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012, it was his intention that holders of lower level insurance cover such as plan A would not have the advanced cover levy applied to their policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3105/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (22 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 669. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he has not ensured that the commitment he gave on 27 November 2012 to protect those who hold lower levels of health insurance cover such as plan A from the higher health insurance levy has not been met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3106/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 629. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Toghermore House, Tuam, County Galway, is closing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2786/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 630. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there has not been an independent review on the Fire safety Compliance Survey Report which was carried out on Toghermore House, Tuam, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Staff (22 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 641. To ask the Minister for Health the number of immediate or extended family members employed by his Department; the names and remuneration in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2901/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Staff (22 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: 694. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of immediate or extended family members employed by his Department; the names and remuneration in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2907/13]

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I will be brief and to the point on this issue because the points that have been made bear no relevance to what is happening on the ground. If one had left this country and was away for two years and had read the press releases about the cuts in education, one would have assumed that the Minister responsible for the Department was somewhere right of Genghis Khan because one would not believe...

Order of Business (17 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: This is about the Oireachtas.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (17 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made in respect of re-organising Permanent TSB and its plans to meet consumer banking needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2009/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Expenditure (17 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of each of the solicitors and barristers who received payments from the Health Service Executive for legal services during each of the past five years; and the amount each individual received for their services. [2162/13]

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: They certainly were accused-----

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: Yes but they did lie to Congressional and Senate hearings about whether tobacco was an addictive substance and whether they used ingredients that made it more difficult for people not to smoke. I am simply making that point and we need to be conscious that while many of these organisations are seen to be respectable they will use every method and mechanism to defend themselves, as I...

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: I wish Members a happy new year. On the Bill, the Minister has outlined the technical reasons it must be brought forward, namely, the European Court judgment and the fact we were infringing the article with regard to free trade and all that flows from the mandatory minimum price. Therefore, I will not go into the detail of the Bill as the Minister has dealt with that and has highlighted why...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (16 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the target of 0.7% of GNP to be given as overseas development aid for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1578/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the projected savings as a result of the increase in fair deal charges as announced in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57815/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the estimated saving for replacing 1,000 agency nurses/midwives with newly qualified nurses/midwives on 80% of the pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1313/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (16 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the starting salary for the full range of professions working in our hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1315/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (16 Jan 2013)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the reason 400,000 home help hours were removed from the Health Service Executive 2012 Service Plan target in a technical adjustment thereby giving a target of 10.3 million hours instead of the 10.7 million hours originally announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1875/13]