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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme Data (23 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 362. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE's expenditure on 'flu vaccines for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [2927/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (23 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 373. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of the drug Ocrevus to the reimbursement scheme; if a date for introduction has been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2957/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (23 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 374. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the request to introduce a pilot reimbursement scheme to allow Ocrevus to be brought to persons as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2958/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (18 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken by his Department to resolve the shortage of secondary school places in Glanmire, County Cork and the greater area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2581/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (18 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the expansion of a school (details supplied) will be sanctioned in order to allow the necessary additional classrooms and buildings; the progress of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2582/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (18 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the number of audiologists for adult services by county; his views on whether there is a sufficient number employed; the number on the panel for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2616/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (18 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 212. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the outsourcing of audiologist services by way of voucher or similar system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2620/18]

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this divisive issue, which has been at the heart of debate since 1983 and the insertion of Article 40.3.3° into the Constitution. Like the Minister, I was too young to vote in that campaign, although I am a few years older than him.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I was only three years short of being able to vote in 1983. All of this indicates that there is a large swathe of people who have never had an opportunity to cast an opinion on this issue. It should be borne in mind that it is primarily women of childbearing age who are most affected, yet they have never had an opportunity to cast their view. Since being appointed Fianna Fáil's...

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this issue, which we have been raising consistently for a number of months. From meeting with section 39 organisations as our spokesperson on health and a constituency Deputy, it is evident that these bodies, which provide wonderful health care and disability services, will be incapable of functioning if this situation continues. We cannot have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I do not want to delay the committee. I apologise but I had other commitments. Has the Department received any correspondence from the Irish Cancer Society with regard to the issues before the committee this morning? In head 22(8) of the general scheme of the Bill, it states that gametes can be stored for ten years after which one must seek an extension for further storage time from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: Would it be appropriate for me to forward this to Dr. Coffey so that he and his colleagues may assess it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (17 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: These concerns have been raised by the Irish Cancer Society about the storage of the gametes for up to ten years only. That satisfies me. Again, apologies for being late.

Hospital Trolley Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: I wish to share time with Deputies Murphy O'Mahony, Browne, Butler, Breathnach, Rabbitte, Murphy and Scanlon. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. It is timely in the sense that patients and staff in our emergency departments throughout the country have gone through horrific times in recent weeks. Unfortunately, while we have heard talk about planning, I believe most of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Charges (16 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 901. To ask the Minister for Health if measures are being considered to assist medical card patients who are charged by general practitioners for form-signing and bloods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55203/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (16 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 764. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a 12-bed short stay unit at Tullamore hospital. [54823/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Policy (16 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 765. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of an integrated care steering committee between the Dublin Midlands hospital group and relevant community health organisation 7 and 8 respectively. [54824/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 766. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a model of care proposal for the expansion of rehabilitation services in counties Laois and Offaly in conjunction with community health organisation 8. [54825/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 767. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the model for integrated care programme for older persons at Tallaght hospital in association with the local CHO, clinical strategy and programmes and social care division. [54826/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (16 Jan 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 768. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a frailty intervention therapy team and additional telemetry units in St. James’s Hospital emergency department. [54827/17]