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Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (15 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Health his view on signposting for suicide voluntary bodies given that there is a conflict of opinion as to the effectiveness of signposting whereby they could discourage potential clients from calling in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23828/12]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (15 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the drug Pradaxa has been, shown to be significantly more effective than warfarin in preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation an further that it has been shown to be cost effective and can deliver real long term savings to the Health Service Executive by reducing the number of AF related stoke survivors...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (15 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 502: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive continue to deny access to the drug Pradaxa to GMS and DPS patients when its availability is likely to not only save many families from the devastation of a stroke but it will also deliver recoverable long term savings to the State by reducing the number of stroke survivors requiring long term nursing home...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (15 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 503: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that the Health Service Executive National Clinical Stroke Programme aims to prevent one stroke per day and to avoid death or dependence in one patient every day the reason the executive continue to deny thousands of patients with atrial fibrillation with access to Pradaxa that has been proven to reduce the risk of stroke, has...

Special Educational Needs (15 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: I extend my appreciation to the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise this issue. We need clarity on it as there is great uncertainty among parents and families of people with intellectual disabilities. The previous Deputy indicated that up to 700 children with these special requirements will leave school this year, and they are unsure if places for services will be made...

Special Educational Needs (15 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: We could argue over the percentages but in terms of front line cuts, there definitely will be more than 4%. With court cases and increments built into pay already coming out of the budget, there will be major cuts of about 6.5% to front line services. The 3.7% flagged by the Minister of State is the overall figure but the figure for front line services is much greater and there will be a...

Written Answers — Anti-Cancer Drugs: Anti-Cancer Drugs (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health the negotiations he has held with drug companies regarding the provision of the drug Ipilimumab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23553/12]

Written Answers — Anti-Cancer Drugs: Anti-Cancer Drugs (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost per person of providing the drug Ipilimumab through the health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23555/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that contact has been made between his Department and an organisation (details supplied) in the past three months; and if a meeting is scheduled to take place between that organisation and him. [23549/12]

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health the negotiations he has held with drug companies regarding the provision of the anti cancer drugs other than Ipilimumab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23554/12]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent annually on cancer drugs; the amount spent in hospitals; the amount spent in demand led drug schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23556/12]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to introduce legislation on reference pricing for interchangeable medicines; the amount he intends to save as a result of the move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23557/12]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health if savings have been made since the start of the year in securing price reductions in patent protected drugs; the level of savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23558/12]

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's conference is being held in Killarney this week and the issue of health services is very much to the fore at that conference. The general secretary of that organisation, Liam Doran, has raised the issue of trolleys and the fact hospital managements in some hospitals are deliberately misleading the trolley count and are hiding trolleys with...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: The INMO conference has heard that nurses are calling for a hotline to be established so they can complain about patient safety being compromised. Does the Tánaiste accept the veracity of Mr. Doran's comments that trolley counts are being manipulated to comply with Government pressure to reduce them? Does he also accept that nurses, who are at the front line of the health services, are...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: We all acknowledge there has been a reduction in the number of people waiting on trolleys. It is down 17% but on a year-on-year basis since 2007, it is up, so we have a major crisis in our hospitals, in particular in our emergency departments. Does the Tánaiste accept the veracity of Mr. Doran's comments that up to ten hospital managements are misleading the trolley count and are placing...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: We are not talking about trolleys but about patients on trolleys and about compromising patient safety. There have been several motions at the INMO conference and many of them relate to the fact that those at the front line feel they cannot safely provide a health service because it is compromised continually as a result of the pressures being put on managements and the lack of front line...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: It is emotional.

Order of Business (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Mr. Moran, the Secretary General of the Department of Finance has warned that because of staff cuts and a lack of resources, the Department of Finance will find it impossible to implement Government strategy and plans. Will there be legislative outflow from the strategic plan to be announced today? If, as the Secretary General has stated, the staff are incapable of implementing Government...

Order of Business (10 May 2012)

Billy Kelleher: Can the Deputy not take a hint from the Chair?