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Health Services: Motion (5 Feb 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to share time tonight with Deputy Ó Caoláin and tomorrow with Deputies Upton and Lynch.

Health Services: Motion (5 Feb 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister of State moved the Government amendment, which states that Dáil Éireann "welcomes the unprecedented level of funding being invested in mental health and commends the Government for the allocation of €51.2 million since 2006, which represents a third of the additional resources required to implement A Vision for Change over the stated 7-10 year period". This misleads the...

Health Services: Motion (5 Feb 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It was not spent.

Health Services. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: The courage shown by a number of young adults with cystic fibrosis, people like Orla Tinsley and Jennifer Tormey who told their stories on the national airwaves, must be rewarded with firm commitment and action by the Minister for Health and Children and the HSE. That is why I am raising this matter in the Dáil today. Their harrowing stories expose a system that is not responding to their...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans to provide an interim solution to address the needs of cystic fibrosis patients until a permanent unit is established at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2725/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to Circular 01/2008 of the Health Service Executive and the concern this circular is causing due to the restrictions it places on the filling of vacancies in the health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2726/08]

Hospitals Building Programme. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Does the Minister agree that it is hugely distressing for families to know that immediate rehabilitation care is crucial for those who suffer brain injury, stroke or any other condition that results in people attending the National Rehabilitation Hospital? Getting in quickly for treatment is crucial. I welcome the fact that a new unit is planned, which will increase the number of beds from...

Accident and Emergency Services. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I would like to ask the Minister about home care packages. Many Deputies attended a presentation made by the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament yesterday. When one meets senior citizens, one is told that their preferred option is to stay at home, with support. The Minister said that home care packages are expensive. They are primarily privately procured. We are privatising the care of...

Accident and Emergency Services. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is more expensive.

Care of the Elderly. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: I do not want to quibble with the Minister of State, but we met representatives of the Senior Citizens Parliament yesterday and they said they had not had any meaningful consultation, as have a number of other organisations. They wish to discuss with the Government their real concerns about the legislation and, in particular, their concerns about its effect on the family home. They are also...

Care of the Elderly. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Before Christmas, the Taoiseach said the legislation would not, as promised, be published at that time because extra time was needed for consultation. I understand the Minister is now saying that the consultation will happen after the legislation is published. If this is the case, why was the extra time needed? Why did the Minister not simply publish the legislation and then allow a...

Care of the Elderly. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: So the Bill was not put off because of the need for consultation but because it was not ready.

Care of the Elderly. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: We got a different impression.

Cancer Screening Programme. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Reilly was referring to the word "terrified".

Cancer Screening Programme. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have been told by Mr. Tony O'Brien that accredited laboratories will carry out the testing. Is the Minister satisfied that adequate laboratory facilities will be available and will they be in Ireland or outside the country?

Cancer Screening Programme. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Then it will be done in accredited laboratories.

Accident and Emergency Services. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the national emergency which she acknowledged due to the number of patients on trolleys in 2006 has re-emerged in winter 2007 in view of statistics and of concerns expressed by the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine; the action that will be taken to address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the...

Accident and Emergency Services. (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Does the Minister really believe the reasons given that the numbers have gone up again? Is she satisfied that the state of accident and emergency services does not amount to a national emergency similar to the one she indicated a relatively short time ago? The Minister gave very encouraging information about what is being done but can she equate the reality with what she just read out?...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: Last week in my constituency a mentally ill man who was supposed to go to the Central Mental Hospital had to be kept in a prison for a week. He could not go to the Central Mental Hospital because people could not be discharged from the hospital owing to a problem with the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 whereby there is no mechanism for people who are released under supervision to return if...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is not promised, but it is clearly needed. The judge in the case said it was required.