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Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Will the Taoiseach inform the House what is contained in the Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Health and Children? A health committee meeting on it was scheduled for this afternoon but it has been deferred until tomorrow. It is a very difficult way to do business. It is difficult for me to feel I am representing the people of Ireland and Dublin North when I do not have a clue...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when construction work will begin on a new national school in Laytown, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33961/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will supply home support for a child (details supplied) in County Cavan with cerebral palsy and worster drought syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33234/07]

Written Answers — Cigarette Prices: Cigarette Prices (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the process by which the minimum price of various packets of 20 cigarettes is calculated; the legislative provisions that support this measure; the reasoning behind the recent increase in the minimum price of some cigarettes which occurred on 19 November 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33330/07]

Written Answers — Hygiene Standards: Hygiene Standards (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the suite of sanctions available to enforce hygiene standards in hospitals; her views on whether the sanctions are adequate to address the recent hygiene report issued by HIQA and other hygiene situations that could arise in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33411/07]

Written Answers — Hygiene Standards: Hygiene Standards (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the concerns and results of the recent National Hygiene Services Quality Report into hygiene in hospitals; her proposals to monitor or enforce changes in regulations pertaining to hospitals to enforce accountability for hygiene on the hospital management, individual hospital managers and hospital...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals in place to fund, staff and resource HIQA to meet its remit under the fair deal, to have in place an inspectorate to inspect and evaluate private and public nursing homes here and to supply details of the amount of extra funding, staff numbers required and number of homes that have to be inspected; when all nursing homes...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views, in view of the important revelations by various medical professionals (details supplied) on withdrawing the so-called gagging clause in the proposed consultants contract in order that future failings in the health service are brought to the attention of the appropriate authorities and to her attention, if that is deemed...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the consultants contract; the progress that has been made on finalising the negotiations on a revised contract; the issues that remain unresolved; when the revised contract will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33841/07]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of infection control committees and teams that have been put in place in each hospital to date as recommended in the Health Service Executive infection control action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33842/07]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a clinical nurse specialist has been identified in each ward and area with responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the infection control committees as recommended in the Health Service Executive infection control action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33844/07]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the complement of infection control staff employed by the Health Service Executive; the number of infection control staff recruited to date in 2007; the number of infection control staff vacancies that remain to be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33845/07]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress achieved in meeting her target to reduce health care associated infections by 20%, to reduce MRSA infections by 30% and to reduce antibiotic consumption by 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33843/07]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of her co-location initiative; the number of contracts that remain at tender stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33846/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the length of time she expects the health service employment recruitment ban to continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33847/07]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is wise and fair that the smallest insurer in the market (details supplied) should be the only health insurer forced to make money payments under the risk equalisation scheme in March 2008; the way she sees this system as encouraging choice and competition in the market; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the current stay in payments on the risk equalisation scheme; the way a company (details supplied) is being forced to make the payment due to its failure to litigate against the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33849/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the person who carried out the review of recruitment procedures for locum consultants as announced in Dáil Éireann on 13 June 2000; the date the review was completed; the recommendations made by the review; if the recommendations have been implemented; if she will make a copy of the review available; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to proactively test drivers for the presence of illegal drugs in a similar manner to the successful random alcohol testing campaign which is the norm and which is an effective tool in curtailing the use and abuse of alcohol while driving [34384/07]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Dec 2007)

James Reilly: Question 675: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review, resource and fund extra transport services for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin which is under pressure taking pupils in from nearby Balbriggan and where parents and students are having severe difficulty getting to the school which is located in a rural location; and if she will make a statement on...