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Topical Issue Debate: Maternity Services (18 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: The report is before the board today.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: On the Order Paper is No. 143, a motion regarding acute psychiatric services in the west of Ireland. Can the Taoiseach facilitate a debate on this issue and will he agree to putting a stay on plans to spend €13 million at University Hospital Galway to replace a state-of-the-art acute psychiatric facility already commissioned in Ballinasloe, which is costing €3.1 million?

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: There was a public meeting in Ballinasloe at the weekend at which people were extremely angry about the wanton waste of public moneys in closing a state-of-the-art facility to build a new facility on top of a car park in Galway.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: We want to keep an eye on Castlebar too.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Height Limits (18 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 778. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a derogation to the new HGV height restriction for vehicles transporting bulky agricultural products such as hay and straw; if his attention has been drawn to the financial implications for the transport of such products with the current height restriction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8435/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (18 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the legislation covering the processing of the new drivers licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7525/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (18 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the regulations covering the vehicle roadworthiness certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7526/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (18 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with key players on Capitol Hill in the US since the publication of the Border Security Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernisation Act of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7997/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (18 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 768. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals which have yet to comply with the European working time directive; if these hospitals face financial sanctions for non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8331/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (13 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 20. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recommendations contained in the patient safety investigation report into services at University Hospital Galway and as reflected in the care provided to Savita Halappanavar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6701/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 69. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the plans for the provision of acute mental health facilities nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6700/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (13 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a local authority can include as part of its agreement with a contractor a formal requirement for the company or developer to recruit a percentage of its staff within the local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7280/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (13 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a public body can as part of its procurement process include a formal requirement for the company or developer to commit to try and recruit and procure services within a local area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7281/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the two year wait to see a cardiology consultant at Temple Street University Children's Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7355/14]

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: I am also sharing my time with Deputy Timmins.

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: My heart goes out to those who have had their homes flooded. I have been in similar houses in my down through the years. It is devastating for any family to have their house flooded, particularly when there is the potential risk of it happening a second and third time. During the past few days numerous families in my constituency have not been able to sleep at night because of the risk of...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: They are living in County Weatmeath - that is the problem.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: For the acute phase.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: In her response, I had hoped the Minister of State could address some of the questions I have raised. She made the point that very few patients come directly to the psychiatric services via an emergency department. I can tell her that is not the case in Portiuncula Hospital where a substantial number of people have come through the emergency department, as the Minister of State, Deputy...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Feb 2014)

Denis Naughten: I acknowledge the presence in the Chamber of the Acting Chairman, Deputy Feighan, and of the Minister of State, Deputy Cannon. I am calling for a stay to be put on the reconfiguration of mental health services in the Galway-Roscommon area, pending a review of the services available in the wider catchment area, which comprises the west and midlands regions. The initial evaluation of the...