Results 9,101-9,120 of 11,979 for speaker:Billy Kelleher
- Primary Care Strategy (27 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: The primary care strategy is a primary objective in the programme for Government. However, questions arise for the role of primary care as a front line service in the context of the moratorium and the early retirement of highly skilled professionals. Is it possible that the moratorium will delay the roll-out of the primary care strategy because insufficient human resources will be available...
- Primary Care Strategy (27 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: The Minister of State said she would need approximately â¬50 million a year so her budget is considerably less than that for which she hoped.
- Primary Care Strategy (27 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Let us be clear that she still does not have sufficient funding to implement the proposals outlined in the programme for Government. On the broader issue of the provision of primary care, at last week's committee meeting the Minister spoke about a smaller hospital strategy. Will the small hospital strategy and urgent care units be part and parcel of primary care - in other words to keep...
- Health Insurance (27 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress of the Implementation Group for Universal Health Insurance; the model of care on which UHI will be based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16566/12]
- Health Insurance (27 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: I welcome the Minister's reply. The provision of universal health insurance is a key Government commitment and the established implementation body is wide-ranging, drawing on a cross-section of expertise. Is it charged with implementing universal health insurance of some form or other or might it state its belief to be that universal health insurance based on the criteria laid down in the...
- Health Insurance (27 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: There is a reason for my question. The Minister spoke about a mandate; he is very strong in his view that he has a mandate for universal health insurance. Equally, however, he has a mandate not to hike insurance premia, as he stated prior to the election. He was not given a mandate to bring forward proposals and policies that would hike up private health insurance. The conduct of policies...
- Health Insurance (27 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Parallel lines never meet.
- Medical Cards (27 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Can the Minister of State assure the House that some of the delays were not intentional in terms of trying to address budgetary problems in place in the HSE? Many people are of the belief that medical card renewals were being delayed for a long time to ensure they could come in within budget. When we consider how fast they have been able to address the backlog in January and February of...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 481 of 6 March 2012, if he will confirm that no funding was allocated to the proposed National Children's Hospital for 2012. [15923/12]
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 481 of 6 March 2012, the amount of funding assigned to the National Children's Hospital project in 2012. [15924/12]
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the average waiting time for each hospital emergency department, and the equivalent time last year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15934/12]
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which emergency department waiting times are currently calculated. [15935/12]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the numbers of staff of each grade projected to leave each area of the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15936/12]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health the original cost projections of the early retirement scheme; the new cost projections; if he expects frontline services to be affected by the scheme being oversubscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15937/12]
- Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: As it is a number of weeks since the Taoiseach handed out scorecards to the various Ministers, is it appropriate to have a debate a year on from the implementation of the programme for Government in order that we can give scores to the various members of the Government in view of the many broken promises?
- Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: We could have a broader and more incisive debate on the programme for Government a year on.
- Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: It is a matter for the House.
- Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: The Labour Party destroyed the star parade of Fine Gael Ministers. Could we have a debate a year on to examine the performance, or lack thereof, in the Government?
- Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: The Government was not scored at all.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)
Billy Kelleher: It has not.