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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 747. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the target month in 2013 when the first phase of free general practitioner care will be introduced and the category of patient that he proposes to include in this phase [36771/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 739. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of hospital consultants' public contracts, if he will report on the terms of the contract in respect of pay and hours required for different categories of work in each of the types of contract; and if he will outline the arrangements in place for ensuring compliance with the terms of these contracts. [36721/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 740. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the number and proportion of hospital consultants who have exceeded the quota of private work permissible under their contract in each of the past three years for which figures are available; the numbers that have paid penalties for this work in each year; and the total value of these penalties in each of these years....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 744. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the payment structure for the different categories of general practitioners working in the drug treatment service. [36765/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 745. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the management structure in the Health Service Executive drug treatment service and if he will outline the arrangements which have been reached with the merger of the Drug Treatment Centre Board with the HSE. [36766/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 746. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the status of the review of the operation of the local drugs task forces, the report of which was announced in December; when the oversight forum will meet; when the new co-ordinating body to replace the drugs advisory group will meet; and if he will restate the Government's commitment to the full implementation of the national drugs...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 774. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on moving to an on the spot fine for cycling on footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36768/13]

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: This approach will not deliver continuity of service, integration or the local first line of defence we should be working towards. I have set out some of the pitfalls in the approach being taken to the new agency. It is important that the Minister is open and serious about addressing these potential pitfalls during the passage of the legislation. The Children's Rights Alliance has also...

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I, too, thank the Technical Group for sharing time with me. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this important Bill. At the outset, I would like to comment on the publication of this legislation. As the Minister will be aware, a large number of groups, organisations and individuals have a keen interest in this area and have been working with her and her Department in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the criteria applying the way discretionary medical cards are awarded in the cases of persons with cancer. [35821/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Waiting Times (16 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 647. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for the issuing of payment to applicants who have had invalidity pension appeals upheld; the number of upheld appeals awaiting processing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35329/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (16 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 949. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to engage in further recruitment campaigns for Army personnel. [34786/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 1148. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home help hours allocated to the Health Service Executive Area 6 and Area 7; the corresponding allocation for home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35520/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 160:In page 18, after line 13, to insert the following:"Review of Legislation 24. The operation of this legislation shall be reviewed by the Oireachtas after a period of three years from its commencement.".

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: What amendment are we dealing with?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: It is not actually a technical amendment. We were given to believe that there would be a notification process that collected data under a number of different headings, and there would be a reporting mechanism on that data, which is really important data and many people would be interested in seeing it on an annual basis. It is pretty critical to this Bill. That was the understanding, but...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: In fairness, the issue is the scope of the report and not the report itself.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: Apart from a blanket “No”, will the Minister explain why he would be against making statistical information available relating to the stage of gestation at which terminations take place and the outcome for the woman and for the unborn? This is standard statistical information that should be made available to the health authorities, as well as the Houses of the Oireachtas....

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: This amendment considerably weakens the reporting arrangements. The Bill states the Minister shall arrange for a report to be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas in accordance with section 20(1). This subsection is fairly detailed and would provide much important information. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason the Government proposes to amend this so that the reporting would be...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I echo Deputy Tóibín's comments on the complete absence of any kind of generosity or collegiality in the handling of this legislation. The Opposition tabled 155 amendments. Everybody in the House has put considerable work into this important legislation and yet not a single Opposition amendment has been allowed throughout the entire debate. It displays an extraordinary arrogance...