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Written Answers — Private Health Insurance: Private Health Insurance (19 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the specific measures she is considering to keep health insurance for older people affordable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41795/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (18 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene to ensure that young children with crania facial difficulties are treated urgently; if the necessary resources are available at the national unit at Temple Street, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41019/08]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if moneys raised from the sale of psychiatric hospital buildings and lands are being ring-fenced for the development of mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41202/08]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details of the sale of psychiatric hospital buildings and lands for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; the moneys raised from the sale of these assets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41203/08]

Written Answers — Young Offenders: Young Offenders (13 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of tenders received and the difference in price there was for the development of the proposed new national child detention facility for young offenders at Lusk, County Dublin; when it is expected that the tender will be awarded; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Bill 2008: Second Stage (13 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: We have waited for this Bill for quite some time. I fully accept it is complex legislation and, furthermore, I agree the current situation is untenable and grossly unfair on people. There is an acceptance generally that those who can afford to contribute towards their long-term care should do so. However, as ever with Bills in this House, the devil is in the detail. There is much detail...

Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Yesterday the Government decided not to reverse the decision on cervical cancer vaccination to save the lives of women in the future. This morning Professor Harald zur Hausen, who won the Nobel prize for this work, made it very clear——

Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: The Ceann Comhairle has been very understanding and I do not want to abuse his position. Many arguments were made here based on misinformation and Professor zur Hausen has added his weight and made it very clear that vaccination is superior to screening in the prevention of cancer and will save lives.

Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: The Government is wiser than a Nobel laureate, the Health Information and Quality Authority and the National Drugs Advisory Board. Is there any point having health information Bills if the Government ignores the people it appoints to advise it for the sake of a miserable €10 million?

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reinstate the home tuition grant in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40141/08]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reinstate the home tuition grant for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40138/08]

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Yes he does. The Minister of State does not.

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: I have heard tonight the usual Fianna Fáil tactic from the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, of attacking the messenger instead of dealing with the issue and his extraordinary statement that this is not a childhood issue when this is a vaccination that will allow children to lead in adulthood a life free of cervical cancer.

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: I thank the people who have contributed to this debate. This is a highly emotive issue and rightly so. We are at a moral crossroads when we as a nation put fiscal rectitude and budgetary considerations ahead of the lives of our children and ahead of the lives of a future generation. There are two wonders here: the wonder that we have a vaccine against cancer which is the only one I know...

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: How clever of the Minister of State. She wants to go to the far side of Europe to find another country. They have it 50 miles up the road in Newry——

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: The Taoiseach was wrong when he said that 3,680 pre-cancers cannot be averted. He was wrong when he said that 111 cancers cannot be avoided. It is particularly the Taoiseach who is wrong when he replied to Deputy Kenny this morning that 51 deaths would not be averted. In fact, there will be 52 deaths, according to HIQA, his own Health Information and Quality Authority. A Member said here...

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: What about the legal risk of doing nothing? The Government sought advice from HIQA and the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, which approved the vaccine as cost-effective and worthwhile to implement. The option of doing nothing is not tenable. The greatest negligence occurs when one knows the danger and fails to provide protection against it, for example, with regard to the Army...

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: The Government has no excuse if it ends up before a court in the future and the judge asks why, knowing the clear danger existed, this protection was not afforded to our children. Tonight is a night for walking the walk. So many times before, Government Deputies have stood up and talked the talk and then walked up those aisles and voted against the very thing they spoke for. Let not tonight...

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: So HIQA is wrong again.

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: True.