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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (26 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 310. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for the nursing home support scheme in each year since its inception; and the revenue raised each year on the basis of the financial assessment of assets. [40339/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (26 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 312. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Treatment Purchase Fund has reviewed the price being charged for long-term residential care in private nursing homes (details supplied); if the transparency of the pricing mechanism will be increasing in order that existing and potential investors can make as informed decisions as possible; and if so, if he will report on the findings. [40347/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (26 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 336. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to restrict the provision of adult nappies to persons; if so, the reason this measure is being undertaken; the amount that supplies are being reduced by; the timeframe for this measure to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40469/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Services (26 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of non-health care, community based organisations or enterprises, such as cafes or hotels, which have applied for authorisation by the Health Products Regulatory Authority to be a listed organisation permitted to administer emergency medicines as provided for under SI 449/2015; the number of persons authorised to administer emergency care within...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Services (26 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 351. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the extent to which both the excessive cost and duration of training required by members of community organisations recognised as listed organisations under SI 449/2015 to become recognised as authorised persons to administer emergency medicines under the terms of this legislation is acting as a barrier to the successful...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: Who is taking the credit? Is it the Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, or the Minister, Deputy Michael Ring?

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The programme for Government, the supply and confidence agreement and A Vision for Change all refer to improving 24 hour service support and liaison teams for mental health in primary and emergency care. Last year the HR director of the HSE wrote to all nursing graduates to say that permanent contracts would be put in place. However, mental health nurse graduates are not being recruited on...

Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: The day-case reductions are because of the National Treatment Purchase Fund and the intervention which is part of the supply and confidence arrangement. That is one part of policy that is working. Unfortunately, it was a policy the Government did not want to pursue, but it is there. It is proof that if there are imaginative ways, issues can be addressed. When one looks at the day-case...

Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: It is my duty as an opposition spokesperson to raise the issue of health services and the dire straits in which the services being provided across the country or not being provided are. We now have a situation where community, hospital, primary care and mental health care services across the country are simply not able to cope with the demand. Some 7,781 admitted patients were on trolleys...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Fees (21 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 168. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to survey individual nursing homes on the amount they are charging in additional fees to residents under the nursing home support scheme and the services they are delivering for these levies. [40112/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Fees (21 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 169. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to regulate the charging of additional fees to residents under the nursing home support scheme. [40113/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (21 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in July 2017; the number of such ambulances that waited more than 20, 40, 60, 90, 120 and 180 minutes respectively to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls, in tabular form. [40114/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I welcome Ms Justice Laffoy and thank her for her work in chairing the Citizens' Assembly. I also thank our 99 fellow citizens who took part in this particular exercise. In trying to address this issue and the roadmap that has been laid out by the Citizens' Assembly, one could argue that it is a roadmap, or equally a map of many roads. It does not give us any clearly defined pathway....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: I will finish soon. The witness referred to the eighth amendment retention, repeal or amendment. As the witness knows, when we have referenda in this country, the substance of the issue is not the issue that is brought to the fore during the referendum. If we were to have a referendum, does the witness believe it is possible to distil into coherent arguments all the information that was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Engagement with Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, Citizens' Assembly (20 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: What about the legal advice?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (20 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 443. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given or will be given to the funding of an IVF scheme to eliminate the cystic fibrosis gene for couples affected by this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39451/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (20 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 395. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given an appointment for an assessment of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39179/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Provision (20 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 410. To ask the Minister for Health if funding can be provided for a person (details supplied) with special needs for a taxi to transport them to and from a training centre. [39321/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to improve juvenile arthritis treatment in Cork University Hospital; when a replacement consultant will be put in place; if consideration is being given for a satellite clinic in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39446/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Sep 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 442. To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding for the World Health Organization's baby friendly health initiative has stopped; if this decision will be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39450/17]