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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (20 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation in respect of medical card patients' entitlement to chiropody services and if there is any payment required. [31279/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (20 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging of medical card patients for blood tests and if a courier charge applies. [31280/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (20 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 270. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the potential inclusion of fossil fuel divestment amongst the recommendation to the autumn review of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund's strategy; the steps he is taking to ensure the terms of the Paris agreement are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31231/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Statutory Retirement Age (20 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 298. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to legislate to extend the retirement age; and if such changes would apply to community employment participants. [31326/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (20 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 304. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports open to small businesses to offset the significant tax step effect experienced by businesses supplying services as their turnover rises above the €37,500 VAT registration threshold. [31346/16]

Services and Supports for People with Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Motion [Private Members] (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the tabling of the motion by Deputy Mary Butler and her colleagues. Its most important aspect is that it puts a focus, at least for a short while, on the major challenge that dementia poses for the country. Due to the incredible demographic changes facing us, we have no choice but to be proactive in putting in place the kinds of service that are required currently and will...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I remind everybody in the room to ensure that their mobile phones are either off or on airplane mode and to be mindful of the difficulties caused for the sound recording staff when the phones interfere with the sound. I also warmly welcome all those watching the live streaming of this committee meeting this morning. For this session we are joined by Professor Tom Keane. We are here to...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Professor Keane for setting the scene well. I will invite members to contribute in groups of three, if Professor Keane would not mind banking the questions.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Professor Keane knows the drill. He has been here before.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: Professor Keane might address the question regarding the selection of the eight hospitals and how he dealt with opposition to that.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: The point was raised by Deputy O'Reilly on the support of the trade unions in the health sector. If I understand the Deputy correctly, she indicated the issue was considered in the context of a pay agreement.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I presume it was an important factor.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I am not aware of there being any such legislation.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: There is no draft legislation.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: It has been talked about.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: There was a question from Deputy Naughton on the potential for greater specialisation.

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Professor Keane. I would like to ask a few questions before we finish up. Practically every group that comes before this committee mentions access to diagnostics. I think the point about access to diagnostics outside the hospital system was well made. We are taking that on board. We hear a great deal about the importance of integration of services. To what extent has Professor...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: The Cancer Strategy as a Case Study of Health Service Reform: Professor Tom Keane (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Professor Keane for his contribution and for being so generous with his time. We very much appreciate him sharing his experience and expertise with us and the frank manner in which he responded to questions.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if guidelines have been issued to local authorities on the operation of the vacant site levy; and if he will indicate where these are available to the public. [31083/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (19 Oct 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 119. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given approval to the restoration of the incremental credit for the 36-week clinical placement undertaken by graduate nurses between 2011 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31112/16]