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Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: -----and more people are going out of business.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: With due respect, a Ceann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: -----this issue has been on the board, as it were, for ten months.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: It is now October and people are going out of business.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: I have not got an answer as to when the legislation will be forthcoming.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: So there will be no legislation on it. That is fine.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: That is fine, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: The answer is clear to Deputies on this side. Legislation is not planned because a loan scheme will not be made available to business. If I may, I will inquire about a second area of legislation. As we enter the busiest time of year in terms of demand on our hospitals and health services, we learn that the Health Service Executive will close 28 beds in Our Lady's Hospital in Navan from next...

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: I am coming to the legislation. Why is the Government so tough on the sick and vulnerable who use local hospitals rather than on large drug companies?

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: Where is the reference pricing for drugs Bill which could deliver savings of €200 million and pre-empt the closure of the facilities to which I refer for people who badly need them?

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: On the legal costs Bill, last year we spent €60 million on medico-legal outlays, €20 million of which went to the legal profession. There must be an urgency in bringing forward this Bill.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: Likewise, the reference pricing for drugs Bill could be saving us €200 million per year. Instead the Government has introduced a prescription charge for medical card holders.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: Only a percentage of the Minister's fee.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: Maybe the Taoiseach should talk to Deputy Seán Power about that?

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: Houses should be all insulated to save heat.

Written Answers — Health Warnings: Health Warnings (12 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions of the 11 November 2009, 3 February 2010, 25 May 2010 and 9 June 2010 the identity of the individual relevant stakeholders referred to in her answers concerning the continuing delay in introducing pictorial warnings on cigarette packs; if she or her officials have contacted these stakeholder; the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of staff employed in the Department of Health and Children for the years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36150/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details of any measures to reduce the number of staff in the Department of Health and Children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36151/10]

Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: I would like to raise two issues. First, we heard in the news today there will be more savage cuts at Cavan hospital, depriving people of essential services. This is an inevitable consequence of the closure of surgery at Navan which was not recommended by the Royal College of Surgeons.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: Some 1,800 cases of elective surgery have been cancelled which has caused horrendous problems for the whole system. When will No. 59, the Eligibility for Health and Personal Social Services Bill, be published? Will it have any meaning if people will be deprived of services at the whim of the HSE which is clearly out of control? The second issue I wish to raise with the Taoiseach is the...