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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners in community health care organisation, CHO, area 4 who have signed up to the free general practitioner service for the under sixes scheme; the number in local health office, LHO, Cork south Lee; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Mahon can access; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Co-operatives (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners in community health care organisation, CHO, area 3 who have signed up to the free general practitioner service for the under sixes scheme; the number in local health office, LHO, Tipperary north-east Limerick; the number of these that persons in the catchment area of Thurles can access; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 360. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the drug ocrelizumab for the treatment of multiple sclerosis; if the drug is being assessed by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE; and if not, if it will be assessed in the near future. [41461/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 363. To ask the Minister for Health if a permanent residential place can be provided for a person (details supplied). [41470/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Services (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 409. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet persons (details supplied) to discuss their recent experience with the emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41715/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 413. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to introducing a postgraduate programme that would allow nurses from other fields to study and train to become general nurses helping to alleviate staffing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41732/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 415. To ask the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to the use of email, text and so on to notify persons of appointments in circumstances in which it is possible in an effort to reduce administration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41741/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 416. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate in budget 2018 the required moneys for the provision of the pilot project for Prader-Willi syndrome providing respite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which savings from the State’s agreement with an organisation (details supplied) in 2016 have been applied towards the funding of new medicines; and the processes in place to ensure that in 2018 savings generated under the agreement are applied for the funding of new medicines by the Health Service Executive and transparently reported...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 451. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the drugs group meeting on 14 September 2017 following its review of Vimizim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41932/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 540. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the length of time children in CHO area 7, Dublin south west LHO and the catchment area of Tallaght are waiting to be allocated a social worker in cases of child protection and children in care and high priority cases of child protection and children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41433/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 541. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the length of time children in CHO area 8, Longford and Westmeath LHO and the catchment area of Mullingar are waiting to be allocated a social worker in cases of child protection and children in care and high priority cases of child protection and children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41440/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 542. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the length of time children in CHO area 4, Cork south Lee LHO and the catchment area of Mahon are waiting to be allocated a social worker in cases of child protection and children in care and in high priority cases of child protection and children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41447/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 543. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the length of time children in CHO area 3, Tipperary north-east Limerick LHO and the catchment area of Thurles are waiting to be allocated a social worker in cases of child protection and children in care and in high priority cases of child protection and children in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41454/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (3 Oct 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 586. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if legislation is required in respect of the identification card that is being rolled out, particularly in relation to the area of data protection in view of the multiple proposed uses for this card across Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41736/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Health Care Policy (28 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 1. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department is taking to implement the Sláintecare report. [41051/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Health Care Policy (28 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: What action is the Department of Health taking to implement the Sláintecare report? As the Minister knows, the report was published after a great deal of deliberation and was primarily cross-party in nature. Has the Department set up the task force to deal with the timeframe for the report's implementation?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Health Care Policy (28 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The Minister stated that the principles set out in the report provide a basis on which to get the important calls right through the implementation process. Given the broad cross-party consensus, it is something into which we can all buy. In that context, there were a number of issues which were the subject of protracted debate in the committee which prepared the report. One key...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Health Care Policy (28 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Will that be separate from the overall implementation body? It will be a completely separate entity.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Health Care Policy (28 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Will terms of reference be published and will experts be appointed?