Results 13,401-13,420 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Health Services. (3 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: It must be said that in some cases public provision is cheaper, is of better quality and gives better value than private. The traffic is not all in one way. I believe progress has been made in patient-level costings, whereby insurance companies pay an agreed cost for a procedure rather than for a bed. I understand the HSE looked at the German system and I would be interested to know if we...

Health Services. (3 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am talking about a payment model.

Cancer Screening Programme. (3 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is often pointed out to us that it is difficult for GPs, for example, to say whether a colonoscopy is urgent. The Minister should not just concentrate on urgent colonoscopies and the need to reach the target of four weeks. As I said, it is very hard to know whether a colonoscopy is urgent and all colonoscopies need to be carried out within a safe period of time. Will the Minister...

Health Service Appointments. (3 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: While I do not expect the Minister to respond, I am curious as to whether Professor Keane was one of the applicants for the job. I welcome the decision to reduce the salary for the chief executive to the same level as the salaries of the Secretaries General of the Department of the Taoiseach and Department of Finance. Will bonuses be written into the salary?

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will waive the moratorium on staff recruitment in the mental health community teams and child and adolescent teams to ensure that vital posts can be filled to facilitate the implementation of A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10429/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the decision to remove the genetic outpatient clinics in the west to ensure that persons who live in isolated areas can continue to have this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10740/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is a long waiting time for ultrasounds at a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10846/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a building for a primary health care team (details supplied) will be progressed this year; if funding has been assigned for this purpose in 2010; if the funding assigned in 2009 for this building has been spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10847/10]

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (3 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reply to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 23 February in response to which the Department of Transport indicated that the question, which was transferred from the Department of Health and Children to Department of Transport was, in fact, a question for her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10854/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (3 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the outstanding issues on the rights of former workers of a company (details supplied) to retain their social welfare benefits while using EU globalisation fund for education, training and returning to work have been clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10844/10]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (2 Mar 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will clarify his press statement on 27 January 2010 in relation to Play TV; the way he plans to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10145/10]

Health Services. (25 Feb 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: It does not seem as though there is a plan in place.

Health Services. (25 Feb 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's Office for selecting my Adjournment matter for discussion. I have tabled this matter today as we have received notice through the media of substantial industrial action commencing on Monday next, 1 March. I am seeking an assurance from the Minister of State that the Government has a plan of action to protect patients in the health services in the context of the...

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are reports in the media today that the industrial action by public servants will affect hospitals in the health service next week. What information does the Government have about that plan of action? Does the Government intend to engage with the unions about what is planned? Does the Government have any plans to protect patients in that context? Can the Tánaiste give the House...

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: A Cheann Comhairle, this is due to happen next week and we only found out today. If I put down a parliamentary question, the action will have already happened by the time I get a reply.

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is an important public matter-----

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----that affects people in hospitals. If this Parliament is of any use, surely the Leader of the Government in the House today can tell us what will happen.

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: I ask the question under the legislation on the eligibility for health services. There is a proposed Bill to deal with eligibility for health services. Patients in hospital are eligible for health services so perhaps the Tánaiste can reply under that.

Order of Business (25 Feb 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is important public information for sick people in this country and there is no mechanism by which I can get an answer in advance of the industrial action.

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (24 Feb 2010)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress reported regarding the projects relating to the 2016 commemoration of the 1916 Rising at the Oireachtas consultation group report on the 2 December 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9185/10]