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Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action the Garda will take to ensure that a community (details supplied) is safe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26556/10]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Question 399: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to improve water quality in the Fingal area in view of a report identifying it as being the worst in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26432/10]

Written Answers — Building Control Act: Building Control Act (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Question 423: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to address the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) regarding promoting diversity and choice in architecture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26915/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Question 460: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be available to provide adequate accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the way the school can accelerate this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26314/10]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Question 462: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to reverse the decision to remove four special needs assistant posts from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 2 from 1 September 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26338/10]

Proposed Legislation (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the adequacy of her response to the import, production, sale and supply of dangerous headshop products; her further views on the fact that persons continue to be put at risk as new legal drug substances, such as Whack, the cocaine substitute, Amplified, and other new drug products enter the market; if she will confirm that...

Proposed Legislation (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: The Minister's rejection of the claim that the Government's response to headshops has been inadequate is astounding. Deputy Feighan raised the matter of headshops in the Dáil in April 2008, over two years ago, yet we have had to wait until 18 May 2010 for some action on banned substances. This has been a lethargic approach. How many of our young people have been damaged as a consequence...

Proposed Legislation (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: It is a question of how many headshops are open. We are all aware that they completely and continually circumvent the law with disastrous consequences for our young people. I have asked the Minister previously why she has not issued a ministerial directive insisting that all products sold in these shops are passed either by the Medicines Board or by the Food Safety Authority. I have also...

Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that a number of ambulances are out of service for several hours at a time because their trolleys are being used for patients in accident and emergency departments; her further views on the fact that on 25 May 2010 eight Dublin Fire Brigade Ambulances were detained at the Mater Hospital, one of which was tied up...

Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Last week "Prime Time" dedicated a programme to accident and emergency departments. It was very distressing to watch disorientated and seriously ill patients waiting for days on trolleys and chairs in cramped and overcrowded accident and emergency departments. In 2004, the Minister issued a ten point plan to sort out accident and emergency departments and in 2006, she said it would be...

Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: The Minister does not seem to understand that one cannot fix accident and emergency departments unless one fixes the entire system. If one tries to fix accident and emergency departments in isolation, one moves the problem to the wards or back into the community. Will the Minister explain why in almost six years in the job she has been unable to address this issue, why she has reduced the...

Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Unfortunately, this considerable attention is not helping patients. In Beaumont Hospital, even with the fair deal scheme, the Minister freed up 30 odd beds but closed 52 beds making the situation worse. I do not accept the Minister's contention that there are health and safety reasons for not having a cabin full of trolleys. The real reason is that if those trolleys were made available,...

Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Why can these trolleys not be stored in accident and emergency departments? Why are there not enough beds in the hospitals to accommodate the number of emergency patients who regularly need admission? It is not about the number of people attending accident and emergency departments but about the number of people lying on trolleys waiting for admission and urgent medical care, which they are...

Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: The Minister should not rephrase the question, which she is excellent at doing.

Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: The Minister should address the question and not everything else.

Ambulance Service (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: The Minister should tell that to the patients waiting on trolleys.

Medical Misdiagnosis (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the recent cases of misdiagnosis in maternity hospitals and the steps she will take to address the issue and the serious concerns of the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26183/10]

Medical Misdiagnosis (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: I join with the Minister in offering my sympathy to those who have been affected. This is yet another scandal which was left uncovered and unanswered until Melissa Redmond and her husband Michael decided to go public with it. I commend them on their courage in doing that. Many women have come forward since then. Some 250 telephone calls have been made to the helpline by women and their...

Medical Misdiagnosis (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: The HSE is in charge of this investigation and if it appoints to people to do it, it remains under its remit. That is totally unacceptable to the Opposition and to the vast number of patients who use our health service. The executive has not been found to be suitable to investigate itself no more than any other group in the country is suitable to investigate itself. We should have a...

Medical Misdiagnosis (22 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: I have to dispute that. HIQA officials say they cannot act as patient advocates.