Results 12,101-12,120 of 12,474 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 555. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of podiatry and chiropody services in the Health Service Executive West region; the number and location of local podiatry clinics in this region that have been discontinued in the past ten years, in tabular form; if he will publish the criteria for discontinuing such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21929/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (19 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 680. To ask the Minister for Health the number of doctors, general practitioners and nurses dedicated to supporting patients living with dementia and their families in County Donegal; his plans to add to this list of important supports. [22802/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (19 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 685. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to every hospital here in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; the numbers of inpatients per annum in every hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date; and the numbers of medical staff in every hospital in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date [22875/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (19 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 686. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with a medical card, having blood samples taken by their local general practitioner or primary care centre, are liable for a charge; if they are not liable for a charge, the way this instruction or guideline is regulated. [22876/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: On the same matter, would the Tánaiste commit to a cross-departmental approach in this regard? Unfortunately, the families explained to us this morning that when they ask the question of the Department of Health, they get kicked to the Department of Education and Skills and when they ask the Department of Education and Skills, they get kicked to the Department of Social Protection....

Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: Sinn Féin's position on the Bill is already known. We believe the Bill is flawed and that it addresses only a tiny part of what is a massive jigsaw. It is regrettable that we are discussing this issue at the behest of An Garda Síochána. Rather than seeking to criminalise those caught up in addiction, we should be discussing a broader range of measures that seek to address...

Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: It was never exclusively a Dublin problem but there is absolutely no doubting that it is now a national issue. I am struggling to understand if we are all in agreement why there is such a rush to introduce this tiny measure that may leave people struggling with addiction, as Deputy O'Connell pointed out, having to get over the hurdle of a criminal conviction and increase the likelihood of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (14 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 170. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered introducing a ban on below invoice cost selling on alcohol products, where alcohol products would not be permitted to be sold at less than the invoice cost price inclusive of value-added tax and excise duty, as a measure to support minimum unit pricing in tackling discounting of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (14 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the contingency plans in place to curtail the retail of cheap alcohol products at discounted prices should he be unable to immediately implement minimum unit pricing upon enactment of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21720/16]

Citizens' Assembly: Motion (13 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: I urge the Government representative in the House to acknowledge the broad consensus in the House for the holding of the referendum on repealing the eighth amendment. Recently, we had a debate on legislation which sought only to provide an additional choice to women seeking terminations for medical reasons. It was the choice to avoid travelling to England, to avoid being subjected to cruel,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (13 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to date on the development of an implementation plan for the neuro-rehabilitation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21444/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (13 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 187. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community neuro-rehabilitation teams here; the number of staff and the services as part of these teams; the cost of increasing the number of these teams to include one in each local health office and to provide staffing for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21446/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (13 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient rehabilitation beds; the cost of increasing the number of inpatient beds to 270 to meet the needs of the population; the staff that would be needed to staff these beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21445/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Home Help Service Data (12 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: 2. To ask the Minister for Health the number of banked and paid for hours that home-help workers are due; the breakdown of these by region; the number of hours that have been cut from persons in the same areas for the period 2014 to 2016 to date; the number of home-help hours projected for 2016 and the percentage of these that have been delivered to date; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Home Help Service Data (12 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: This question relates to home-help services. I had the privilege and pleasure of representing home helps during the negotiations for the contract to which the question relates. The purpose of the contract was to ensure they would have stability of hours with a certain degree of flexibility built in. According to reports in the media, from which, disappointingly, we are getting a lot of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Home Help Service Data (12 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: That was a comprehensive answer to a question I did not ask the Minister of State. I asked for specific details about the number of banked hours. She told me of about 67 people in the Cork and Kerry region who had banked 100 hours or more. How many hours are banked in the system? I do not think any Deputy in the House would dispute Sinn Féin's position on the matter. We are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Home Help Service Data (12 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: Specifically, every local figure is required. I have brought that to the Minister of State now and perhaps she could come back to me with the answer. Some people are put to the pin of their collar now because their home-help services are being cut. The only reviews that happen are reviews with a view to downgrading services. The evidence of people who attend my clinics and those held...

Order of Business (12 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: Last year, the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, announced a major package of patient safety reforms, including plans to simplify the complaints procedure, enhance the powers of the Ombudsman and the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, and introduce a tranche of patient safety legislation. A part of that package was the patient safety (licensing of healthcare facilities) Bill, which is...

Business of Dáil (12 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: We object to the vote being taken today. We are only two or three weeks into a new system of voting, with votes due to take place on a Thursday, and we should stick with the system and not bend the rules so soon, those same rules having just been formed.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2016)

Louise O'Reilly: Every party here bought into the establishment of the committee and we are hopeful it will be able to conduct its business. However, we cannot work in a vacuum and it is unfair to expect that we will. Will the Tánaiste insist that any and all available reports, including those in draft form, are laid before the committee?