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Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding an application for family reunification by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick in view of a previous reply which indicated that such applications take up to 24 months and it is now 27 months since the application was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: On the same issue, we have been told that the fair deal legislation will probably be published within the next two weeks. Can the Tánaiste tell the House what it will be called? In the legislative programme for the summer 2008 session, it was referred to as the health (long-term residential care services) Bill. Its name had changed to the nursing homes support scheme Bill, however, by the...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The description of the legislation has been changed significantly. Does that change indicate that the supports to be made available will not amount to the sum of money we anticipated on foot of the announcements which were made earlier in the year?

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is not usual for the description of a Bill to be changed in such a manner.

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (1 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will review the general strategic aviation outlook for Ireland in view of the ongoing difficulties in the airline sector; if he is constantly reviewing the level of air connectivity for airports here; if he will prepare a white paper on the Irish aviation sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32519/08]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (1 Oct 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the stage of the separation of Cork, Dublin and Shannon airports; if he has provided the required clarifications for Cork Airport Authority's business plan; if he plans to proceed with the separation of the three airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32518/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the report on the Dublin maternity hospitals has been published; if not, when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31946/08]

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the establishment of primary care teams; the range of services that will be supplied in each centre; the number of teams that are operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32147/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the waiting times for dermatology services throughout the country, including a wait for at least five years at a hospital (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the waiting lists are closed to all new patients in some parts of the country; her plans...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Teamwork report on the reorganisation of health services in the mid-west has been brought to the board of the Health Service Executive; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32225/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress on Ireland's request for derogations for particular supplements under the EU Food Supplements Directive 2002/46/EC; the derogations sought; if she is satisfied that they address the concerns expressed by consumers here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32227/08]

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a national policy not to take back and re-use aids and appliances such as crutches and wheelchairs, even if they are unused or in perfect condition; the reason such a money-saving practice was discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32228/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce a national diabetic retinopathy programme as recommended by the expert advisory group on diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32229/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the use of optometrists as well as ophthalmologists for routine eye examinations of children in order to reduce the waiting times for this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32230/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of community ophthalmologists in the country; the waiting times for this service in each of the Health Service Executive regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32231/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when funding for development services for young people who are leaving schools for children with disabilities will be provided as allocated for 2008; if those centres that have received primary notification will be assured that the funding to pay staff will follow; if she will give an assurance that funding will be put in place for...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is planned to remove colposcopy services from Letterkenny General Hospital; if her attention has been drawn to the concern that this is causing in County Donegal in view of the distances people will have to travel if the service is removed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32369/08]

Hospital Acquired Infections. (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The reduction in prescribing antibiotics is likely to be the major factor regarding MRSA, as the Minister said. However, the situation regarding C. difficile seems to be a lot more to do with conditions in hospitals, such as isolation and cleanliness. The Minister rightly ordered that C. difficile be a notifiable disease since last May. Is she not shocked by the figures? They show that...

Health Service Executive Expenditure. (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the information she has been given on plans by the Health Service Executive to reach its budget targets for 2008; if her attention has been drawn to the proposals to cut back on services; if her attention has further been drawn to plans by the HSE to introduce or increase charges to the public; if she has an arrangement in place...

Health Service Executive Expenditure. (30 Sep 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: On a day when the Government can find an estimated €400 billion to €500 billion to guarantee the banks their money will be safe, I must question whether the Minister for Health and Children can guarantee in any way that vulnerable patients will be protected from health cuts, service cuts and increased charges. I find it extraordinary that the Minister is standing by — she said she has...