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- Health Service Staff (15 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: I am just making the point. The Dublin north-east service plan and the projected number of maternity cases presenting this year, indicate that maternity hospitals will be under huge pressure in that region and elsewhere across the country. Will the Minister publish the detailed plan for emergency and maternity services so we can have some idea of where we are going with those services?...
- Health Service Staff (15 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: The staff are not saying that.
- Care of the Elderly (15 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: There will not be any good news in it anyway when it comes out.
- Medical Cards (15 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources that will be assigned to deal with the backlog of medical card claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8731/12]
- Medical Cards (15 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: I want to put on the record of the House my appreciation of the staff in the Minister's office and the HSE in dealing with individual queries concerning medical card applications. However, the system is in absolute chaos which must be addressed quickly. For the life of me I cannot understand why a review of medical card eligibility must be carried out for those with incurable diseases. What...
- Medical Cards (15 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: I put on the record my appreciation for the manner in which the Minister's office dealt with this matter. However, in general, there are many other issues with the medical card renewal process. The idea a person waiting for a medical card renewal can claim back medical expenses they incurred when it is re-issued is not happening. I have several cases where individuals have had to pay...
- Stroke Services (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: I welcome the opportunity to speak and congratulate the Technical Group on tabling a welcome motion, which highlights the issues in the House. The Minister referred to a collaborative approach in dealing with public health and everybody would concur with that in this context of promoting stroke awareness, particularly with regard to the Irish Heart Foundation campaign. It has been a strong...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 684: To ask the Minister for Health the maximum number of hours doctors are allowed to work concurrently in hospitals under the EU working time directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7930/12]
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 685: To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive asks doctors to sign documentation concerning the EU working time directive before working in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7931/12]
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 686: To ask the Minister for Health the number of different doctors who were required to work beyond the hours stipulated in the EU working time directive in Irish hospitals, by hospital, during 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7932/12]
- Written Answers — Clinical Indemnity Scheme: Clinical Indemnity Scheme (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 687: To ask the Minister for Health the provisions that are in place for insuring doctors working in Irish hospitals, particularly for those hours that exceed the limit imposed by the EU working time directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7933/12]
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 722: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address as a matter of urgency the medical card application of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8230/12]
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 723: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address as a matter of urgency the medical card application of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8231/12]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 726: To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance drivers by region; the number expected to retire as part of the early retirement scheme; if there will be a reduction in ambulance services as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8253/12]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: Question 735: To ask the Minister for Health the cost of recruiting doctors from overseas, including re-accommodation and transport costs; the numbers of doctors recruited; the number who sat and failed the professional assessment; the cost of relocating those doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8445/12]
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: We are almost in a situation of crisis in the HSE in that no one is quite sure who is in charge. When will the Bill to restructure the HSE come before the Dáil? Everyone seems to be passing the buck, the Secretary General of the Department is the chair of the board and the Minister claims he is in charge yet all queries are referred to the HSE. This is a crisis point and we want to know...
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: We do not know.
- Disability Services (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: We had a debate last Thursday on disability. Politics and being in government is about making choices, in good or difficult times. The cuts in the budget announced in December and its follow-on, in terms of provision for funding for people with disabilities and organisations that provide care and facilities for people with disabilities, are now beginning to bite very severely. The Minister...
- Disability Services (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: We all advocate choice but the choices made by this Government are shattering front line services through the reductions in the funding available. No matter how the Minister of State goes about it, there will be a major decrease in front line service supports this year. The access funding and training bonus funding for the Department of Education and Skills have been slashed. We are...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Billy Kelleher: That was a kibosh instead of a whitewash.