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Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timeframe for implementing the recommendations in A Vision for Change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42426/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Teamwork report on hospitals in the mid-west will be published; the reason it has not been published; if it has been approved by the board of the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42425/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assessments that have been made of the expected costs and savings that will result from the new consultants' contracts; the expected change in the average cost to the public health services per consultant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42252/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the value for money systems in place to ensure that hospital consultants' work in relation to public patients is in accordance with their contract; if there is a recording of the number of procedures they perform, the number of such patients they see or other comparative measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42253/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there has been a change in the timing of the proposed diabetic retinopathy screening programme; the reason for same; when it will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42667/08]

Written Answers — : (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify her response to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 21 October 2008; if the doctor concerned was or was not available to the person involved during the period from 2 October 1998 to 19 October 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42668/08]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will intervene to prevent the deportation to Nigeria of persons (details supplied) to protect them from female genital mutilation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the percentage of the budgets of the Leader and Partnership programmes spent on administration; if he has plans to rationalise these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42665/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the discussions he has had with a person (details supplied) in the aftermath of budget 2009; if these discussions have led to proposed changes in the education cutbacks in budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42251/08]

Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the adoption Bill be published before Christmas?

Order of Business (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is it not supposed to be this session?

Health Service Staff. (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive on a redundancy scheme for management grades; if there are proposals to reduce the layers of management within the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42595/08]

Health Service Staff. (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister's acknowledgement that she has established a dysfunctional organisation, comprising an amalgamation of a large number of separate entities, with a layer of management at the top. It is clearly not working and was not set up properly in the first place. I welcome the Minister's recognition in this regard and her acceptance that nobody could possibly have run it in a...

Health Service Staff. (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is the Minister's role to lead. There must be political leadership on this issue.

Health Service Staff. (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Our spokesperson emphasised the importance of setting up the organisation properly in the first place.

Health Service Staff. (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Such a body must be set up with proper management structures in place.

Health Service Staff. (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is the wrong way around.

Health Service Staff. (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Why did the Minister set up this huge structure in the first place? It is the equivalent of building a house and adding lots of rooms before subsequently removing those same rooms. What is needed is a simple but effective management structure where there is clarity as to who is in charge, instead of throwing up a general plan to take out personnel. Any changes should be focused in such a...

Nursing Home Standards. (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to pursue that specific aspect too. We all welcome the fact that the standards will be in place for both public and private institutions, but they will not be of any use unless the relevant inspectorate is in place to carry out the inspections. The Minister of State referred to the fact that staff will be transferred. Will any new staff be recruited or will it be solely a matter of...

Health Services. (25 Nov 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Figures I have for the Dublin North Hospital Group indicate that on 10 November, between Connolly Hospital, Beaumont Hospital and the Mater Hospital, a total of 117 people in acute hospital beds were in a state described as "delayed discharge". This refers to the category of patients or family requesting publicly funded long-term care beds. In the category of patients who required public...