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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Dental Services (21 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 588. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to give dental hygienists a dental treatment benefit contract in order to allow persons avail of a free scale and polish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49207/17]

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: In respect of Committee Stage amendments and the undertaking given to us by the Minister, is this a result of that discussion with the various representative bodies of physical therapists and physiotherapists?

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I want to put on the record the fact the regulations have now been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas to be passed. That particular issue was raised on Committee Stage and during earlier debates on the Bill. When we speak about people masquerading as counsellors or masquerading in general on this particular issue there must be an honest, upfront assessment of what is involved in terms...

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: -----from any side and every side. Women in crisis pregnancy must be afforded the most up to date information based on best clinical evidence and advice from the governing bodies of the various professions. This is why I welcome the fact the Minister has announced the regulations. I hope they will quickly address some of the concerns highlighted in the programme by other people.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The key recommendations are the important points in this report. Having unearthed what it did we need to address that. The heading "Date captures along the patient journey" is critically important. Under "Direct referral/direct listing of patients onto an inpatient and day case waiting list" it states: "The current pathways for managing patients who are 'direct' listed either as a result...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I raise this issue on foot of the grave disquiet earlier in the year when the "Prime Time" programme, "Living on the List" unearthed the fact that the information on which we depend to know about the varying degrees of lists, the number of people on them and for how long they are waiting is not always collated correctly, efficiently or accurately. I have always said that we are especially...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The Government is making an effort to normalise misery and mediocrity in all areas of Irish life. The Taoiseach recently spoke about the normalising of homelessness. This can be seen in the crime statistics as well. Now there seems to be an acceptance that having 500 people on trolleys is the new norm. It is simply not acceptable. I recently received information in replies to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister is quoting statistics for November, but the annualised figures show the reality that the health services are still under huge stress.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Our emergency departments are the point where this is most obvious on a daily basis. The Minister can pick out statistics to show there has been a small reduction in the number of people on trolleys so far in November, but the overall position points to the fact that our hospitals simply do not have sufficient capacity. I refer to the numbers of beds, clinicians and front-line staff dealing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: At the risk of being repetitive-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 21. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the record overcrowding in hospital emergency departments to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48416/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Emergency Departments (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: What is the reason for the record overcrowding in hospital emergency departments to date in 2017? Will the Minister make a statement on the matter? He is aware that all overcrowding records have been broken in hospital emergency departments this year to date. As recently as this morning, Temple Street Children's University Hospital has advised people not to attend its emergency department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Hear, hear..

Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Disputes (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 83. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to alleviate the difficulties being experienced by section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48185/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 46. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2018 HSE service plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48183/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 80. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns being raised regarding access to orphan and high tech drugs due to the process of reimbursement assessment; if Ireland is in line with EU norms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48186/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 93. To ask the Minister for Health the action which will be taken to reduce the long waiting times for paediatric rheumatology appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48187/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 101. To ask the Minister for Health the number of extra hospital beds that will be required on foot of the ESRI projection that demand for inpatient bed days is projected to increase by between 32% to 37% by 2030, from 3.27 million in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48184/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (14 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 395. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date for the roll out of high-speed broadband for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47755/17]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Report: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I went to the Joint Committee on Health with an open mind. We facilitated pre-legislative scrutiny when we discussed the Bill in the Dáil previously. We intend to look at the option of allowing it to go to Committee Stage again. However, there is no point in saying otherwise. The Bill, as drafted, is seriously flawed. This was highlighted in the discussions during pre-legislative...