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Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I put it to the Minister of State that the percentage of the health budget dedicated to mental health services has gone down to 5.4%, which is an all-time low. Does he intend to increase the amount of money spent in this area, in the context of commitments in A Vision for Change? Has a clinical lead been appointed for mental health? We received a list of clinical leads in all the different...

Banking Sector Regulation (30 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the current small and medium enterprise lending environment; if he is considering any proposals which would ameliorate this lending environment; if he has discussed with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, the possibility of implementing an SME working capital loan guarantee scheme; the level of...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Recapitalisation: Financial Institutions Recapitalisation (30 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the full cost to taxpayers of recapitalising Irish Nationwide Building Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34036/10]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (30 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are any proposals to reduce emergency department opening hours to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34355/10]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 280: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no autistic spectrum disorders unit for children with autism attached to any primary school in Limerick city; if there are plans to establish such a unit in view of the number of children who cannot get appropriate support; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will exempt from vehicle registration tax and other taxes the purchase of vehicles which are solely for the use of a charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32889/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 519: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain the implementation of the changes to mortgage interest relief announced in the last budget; the reason they were implemented earlier than the month indicated in the budget announcement; the reason they were not staged so as not to have such a severe effect on those who missed the cut-off date; if he will consider modifying the...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 803: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to review the long-term illness scheme; if she will include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis on the list as they have no known cure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33882/10]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 730: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason breast check screening services have not been scheduled in County Clare in view of a claim (details supplied) that it would be included in the autumn schedule. [33231/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 683: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the extension to the kidney dialysis unit in Castlebar Hospital, County Mayo, will be up and running; if she will ensure that it is in place as soon as possible in view of the fact that patients from Mayo have to travel to Galway because the existing unit is full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32875/10]

Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 684: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are guidelines or recommendations on the price general practitioners should charge patients for repeat prescriptions, particularly persons with long-term illnesses such as chronic asthma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32876/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 685: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No 278 of 16 February 2010 and No. 289 of 20 April 2010, the number of the 30 staff nurse posts that were to be filled per annum by way of exemption from the moratorium in order to facilitate the appointment of successful students from the sponsorship scheme for healthcare staff as nurses, that have...

Written Answers — Assisted Human Reproduction: Assisted Human Reproduction (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 686: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to draft and publish legislation to regulate assisted human reproduction here in view of the fact that the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction report has been published since 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32878/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 687: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will maintain the level of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) to enable it to maintain its telephone counselling service for survivors of abuse in view of the fact that demand for this service is increasing, it is cost-effective and has achieved a quality assurance standard; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 728: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of women eligible for BreastCheck screening on a county basis; the number of women who availed of screening services on a county basis; the efforts that have been made to maximise uptake in the 50 to 64 age cohort on a county basis. [33229/10]

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 729: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of women aged under 50 diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 and 2009. [33230/10]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 731: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to extend the BreastCheck screening service to the 65 plus age cohort and the under 50 age cohort; when a mobile screening unit will be located in County Leitrim. [33232/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Equipment: Hospital Equipment (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 769: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will indicate on a hospital-by-hospital basis, the age of the mammography equipment used; and how often this equipment is routinely monitored. [33406/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 801: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a support team will be appointed to work with the neurologist in the mid-west region; when, in particular, a specialist nurse will be appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33871/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Sep 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 1371: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if medical assessors who make decisions for his Department in relation to applicants and those in receipt of illness payments are required to meet and or examine the persons concerned; if not, the way in which they make their decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33869/10]