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Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (19 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he has brought forward his proposal to the Government for the draft of the Human Tissue Bill; if not, when will he do so; the length of time after that the formal drafting of the Bill will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39510/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (19 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the Human Tissue Bill will introduce the opt-out organ donation system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39511/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (19 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a public consultation process on the opt-out organ donation system; if so, the timeframe for same;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39513/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (19 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that all of the processes and procedures have been put in place by him and the Health Service Executive to comply with the EU Directive 2010/53/EU which came into effect on 27 August; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39512/12]

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: We only have three hours.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister said they would die.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: I asked the Minister at a committee meeting in June when the chief executive officer and senior HSE officials were present who was in charge of the budget and, with great gusto, he rolled up his sleeves and said, "I am in charge; I am responsible and I accept full responsibility for every decision that the HSE makes". However, a few days ago, senior HSE officials were wheeled out to give the...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Let us be clear about the Government's grand plans for universal health insurance, free GP care and universal primary care. If those who need personal assistants to undertake basic functions and home helps and people who depend on home care packages have to fund his reforms and his inability to run the health service, he should go tonight. It is distasteful that people had to protest...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: While we will have plenty of pledges of loyalty from Labour Party and Fine Gael backbenchers, the Minister does not even enjoy confidence among his Cabinet colleagues. Quite clearly, they will not express confidence in public. The Minister for Social Protection was asked on numerous occasions during radio interviews whether she had full confidence in him and she failed to answer the...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: If the Minister of State wants to contradict Deputy Shortall, the Minister of State at the Department of Health, he had better read the report in The Sunday Times and the letters on the Minister for Health's desk.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister of State will have his time and he can pledge full loyalty to the inability of the Minister for Health to manage this important service for the people of this country. He will be promised full support by everybody but, behind him, many backbenchers have lost faith in him.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: I move:That Dáil Éireann has no confidence in the Minister for Health, James Reilly T.D., because of his inability to deliver on his budget commitments which were based on false and misleading targets in many areas that were never achievable or implementable due to his lack of governance, resulting in more chaos across the health service which will directly impact on patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he expects agency costs to be reduced by 50% this year; the revised saving to be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37091/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he expects agency costs to be reduced by 50% this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37092/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the air ambulance service to be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37079/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health when the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37063/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive Governance Bill will be published; when new directors will be appointed; if the roles will be advertised; the salary scales of new appointees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37064/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the median average wait in each hospital accident and emergency department; the number in each waiting more than 24 hours to be admitted; the number waiting more than 12 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37065/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to a company (details supplied) since February 2011; the reason for the payment; when his Department entered into a contract with the company; the value of the contract; the weekly hours of employment of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37066/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

Billy Kelleher: To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid to a company (details supplied) since February 2011, the reason for the payment; when the Department entered into a contract with the company; the value of the contract; the duration of the contract; the weekly hours of employment of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37067/12]