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Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is not much good to the women in question.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Did the Taoiseach read the other doctor's letter?

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Absolutely not. I believe the women affected should come first. It is about people not taking responsibility.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: What did the Taoiseach say?

Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the Taoiseach clarify his reply to Deputy Stagg yesterday on the nursing home support scheme Bill? Each time I ask about this, the Taoiseach says that the new scheme will be implemented on 1 January. I sought clarification from his office in this regard last week. However, his reply yesterday indicated that the introduction of the new scheme may now be deferred. This would be...

Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: The groups concerned would welcome a deferral if that facilitated consultation.

Written Answers — Immigration Policy: Immigration Policy (27 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has been party at European level to discussions amongst his fellow Ministers for Foreign Affairs on issues pertaining to immigration within the EU; his view of the decision taken by the Italian Government to allow Member States to expel citizens of another EU Member State under certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — EU Treaties: EU Treaties (27 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding ongoing talks on an eventual entry into the European Union by Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30888/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will add Huntington's Chorea to the list of long-term illnesses particularly as it used to be classified as Parkinson's disease until 1993 when it was identified as a separate condition and Parkinson's is included on the list of long-term illnesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30714/07]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (27 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects that a new multi-disciplinary team for the child and adolescent mental health services in east Limerick will be appointed to address the long waiting times for this important service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31176/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will change the rule whereby a person who is either laid off work or who is out of work due to illness cannot get any benefit for the first three days of the claim; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship this sometimes causes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30728/07]

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move: That Dáil Éireann, expressing its serious concerns about disclosures of major failures in cancer care services at the Midlands General Hospital, Portlaoise, including the failure to diagnose breast cancer in nine women who had presented for mammograms and the recall of a further 97 women who had undergone ultrasound scans at the hospital; deploring the way in which the women have...

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I did say that.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wanted the Minister to have an opportunity to take responsibility. I listened to her the following morning and it was after that I decided on the motion.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (27 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I was, and that was the appropriate focus at that moment. I was also hoping that the Minister would have the opportunity to respond.

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (27 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is a complicated issue, as we are dealing with VHI in transition after 50 years in existence. We should congratulate the body on that length of service. An EU directive exempted the company from rules governing coverage in the market, with many other similar types of health insurance system in Europe, but we are now moving to a point where the European non-life insurance directive must...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (22 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the failure of an Irish food group to place the origin Ireland logo on their ham products leading to confusion among consumers who want to buy quality assured and traceable ham; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30095/07]

Written Answers — Meat Imports: Meat Imports (22 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will insist that the EU Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou delivers on his commitment to impose a ban on Brazilian beef in view of the latest FVO report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30094/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (21 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the widespread concern expressed, the proposals for the community childcare subvention scheme will be changed to facilitate working parents on low incomes and to address fears that some facilities will have to close if the proposals are implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29955/07]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (21 Nov 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of sending cervical smears from Ireland to a company (details supplied) in the past year; if she has satisfied herself that the method of testing equates with that here; the efforts being made to expand capacity in Ireland in order that this work can be carried out here; the extra capacity that will be needed for the roll...