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Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Dan Neville: By interrupting me, she is saying that the health system cannot be comprehensively reformed. What Deputy Reilly, Fine Gael and I are presenting to the Minister is a total reformation of the health service to bring it out of the quagmire in which it finds itself and to restore confidence to those who work within it.

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Dan Neville: We would have a health service that is as efficient as those of many of our European colleagues. Year five will see the introduction of universal health insurance, with mandatory health insurance chosen from a range of providers. This will be overseen by a universal health insurance commission, which we will establish early in the lifetime of a Fine Gael-led Government. Under universal...

Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Yes, but every hospital will compete.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (19 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that employees working for the health board are being charged the new pension levy despite the fact that they will have no entitlement to a public service pension when they retire; and if, in these circumstances he will clarify whether this is a tax or a pension contribution. [19734/09]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that persons (details supplied) expressed strong suicidal ideation in the days before their deaths to the funeral undertakers, and the undertakers recognised the seriousness of this by contacting the gardaí, whether the gardaí or Health Service Executive considered an examination of their suicidal intentions;...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (19 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the townland of Corelish, Pallasgreen, County Limerick is not included in the land classified as disadvantaged area in view of the fact that the neighbouring townlands of Linfield, Deerpark and Mount Sion are classified as disadvantaged areas; the criteria that has to be satisfied for lands to be designated as...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (14 May 2009)

Dan Neville: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, that with regard to the Monageer tragedy there was failure by the Health Service Executive and the social services to complete a suicide risk assessment which would have superficially identified ten indicators. These, combined, indicate high risk of suicide and the consequential...

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (13 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent reports that insurance costs are rising at a time when prices generally are falling; and his further views on whether policy changes could play a role in containing these trends. [19076/09]

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I would like to deal with the issue of the resources allocated to mental heath and suicide prevention services. It is appropriate to speak on this issue in light of the Monageer report published yesterday. I will refer briefly to it because I strongly believe if intervention has taken place in the case of that family, that tragedy could...

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Dan Neville: I thank the Minister of State for those comments.

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Dan Neville: I support the request that this issue be debated as soon as possible, perhaps tomorrow. Clear suicide ideation and intention were expressed by the father of that family and picked up by the funeral undertaker, but the psychiatric services were not engaged. They should have been engaged immediately, with regard to the psychiatric condition of the father in particular. That was not done. We...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her intentions to deal with a situation in Limerick in which children have to wait up to three years to receive orthodontic treatment. [18586/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [18593/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 27: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce new legislation to give local authorities new powers to take action against developers who fail to complete developments and estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18245/09]

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (7 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the €1 million earmarked for suicide prevention initiatives in round four of the dormant accounts funding; the organisations to which money has been granted; the amount of money allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18282/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [18300/09]

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (7 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the promised €1 million in once-off funding allocated to the National Office for Suicide Prevention in 2009 will be delivered; the programmes for which this money has been earmarked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18283/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans regarding people who will take retirement after working with the Health Service Executive; if their lump sum will be taxed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18370/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (6 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the bilateral agreement between Ireland and Vietnam; if she will travel to Vietnam to sign the new agreement; the timeframe for negotiations; the steps she is taking at present to ensure that all outstanding issues are resolved successfully; the reason she has not worked on an interim agreement until...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 May 2009)

Dan Neville: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress of the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Health and Children on the orthodontic services published in 2005. [17391/09]