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Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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Disability Support Services
Louise O'Reilly
242. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the date or dates on which he and the Health Service Executive were informed of the decision by St. John of God Community Services to withdraw services provided at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17590/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Louise O'Reilly
100. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the high level of anti-social behaviour in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 15 including but not limited to drug dealing, joyriding, intimidation of residents and so on; the actions she is taking to combat this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17290/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Louise O'Reilly
214. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the identification and acquisition of sites for the two new secondary schools to serve the communities of Malahide, Portmarnock and Swords in County Dublin and for the permanent building for the Malahide Portmarnock Educate Together national school; the timeframe for the identification and acquisition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17244/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Schools Site Acquisitions
Louise O'Reilly
215. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of where two new secondary schools to serve the communities of Malahide, Portmarnock and Swords in County Dublin will open in September 2017 in temporary accommodation until a new permanent building is delivered; how long the temporary accommodation will be functional; the temporary accommodation that is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17245/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Louise O'Reilly
250. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the plan to build 24 homes adjacent to Pinewood Estate in Balbriggan; his plans to provide funding to ensure that the access road which must be built, can be facilitated, given unacceptable levels of traffic congestion in the Pinewood Estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17061/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Ministerial Meetings
Louise O'Reilly
347. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if and when he will meet a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17282/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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HSE Agency Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
355. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in the conversion of agency staff posts to permanent positions; the number of posts converted in the past six, 12 and 18 months; the approximate savings to the Exchequer of converting these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16683/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Hospitals Building Programme
Louise O'Reilly
376. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the location of the new children's hospital; the criteria his Department used in the decision process; the evidence and criteria it used to specifically demonstrate that adult co-location was necessary and optimal; the evidence of improved clinical outcomes in respect of adult co-location it used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16868/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Hospitals Building Programme
Louise O'Reilly
377. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he supports the tri-location model; why he has not submitted planning permission for the building of the maternity hospital at the St. James's Hospital site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16870/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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National Children's Hospital
Louise O'Reilly
378. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the consultation his Department undertook with parents' groups, patient advocacy groups, staff and other stakeholders in respect of the location of the new children's hospital; when it undertook this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16871/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Health Services
Louise O'Reilly
412. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the plan to build 24 rapid-build homes adjacent to Pinewood Estate in Balbriggan, County Dublin, and the plan to locate a small community facility on this site; his plans to locate a social worker on this site; if there is a social worker located specifically here, why he deems this necessary; why this service is not being located in the new primary care centre on the main street in Balbriggan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17062/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Primary Care Centres Data
Louise O'Reilly
413. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, by grade, that will be employed in the new primary care centre in Balbriggan, and the services they will provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17063/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Primary Care Centres Provision
Louise O'Reilly
414. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to build a primary care centre in Swords, County Dublin; the timeline for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17064/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Human Rights
Louise O'Reilly
433. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a person (details supplied) with adequate compensation and to make available any needed psychological treatment, as per the recommendation of the United Nations Human Rights Committee; the costs associated with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17194/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Counselling Services Provision
Louise O'Reilly
434. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that counselling is available for all women who terminate pregnancies, irrespective of reason, cause or circumstance; the costs associated with extending counselling services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17195/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Primary Care Centres Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
441. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 25 May 2016, when he will request the Health Service Executive to consider the most appropriate locations for further primary care centre developments, taking into account service needs and other relevant factors; if he will publish the criteria; where he has agreed primary care centres will be located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17211/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Primary Care Centres Data
Louise O'Reilly
442. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number and location of primary care centres, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17212/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Primary Care Centres Data
Louise O'Reilly
443. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the services provided in each primary care centre by centre basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17213/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Primary Care Centres Data
Louise O'Reilly
444. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of staff working in primary care centres in total, by occupation and by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17214/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Mental Health Services Data
Louise O'Reilly
445. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of children and young persons waiting for appointments in the child and adolescent mental health services by Health Service Executive region, by those waiting for six, 12, 18, 24 and 24 plus months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17216/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Services for People with Disabilities
Louise O'Reilly
446. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for children's disability services, by service, including physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy, by Health Service Executive region, by those waiting for six, 12, 18, 24 and 24 plus months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17217/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Medical Card Data
Louise O'Reilly
447. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17218/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Medical Card Data
Louise O'Reilly
448. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons covered under the medical card scheme, the general practitioner visit card scheme and the discretionary medical card scheme, by Health Service Executive region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17219/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Dental Services Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
449. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of primary school dental services by Health Service Executive region, with particular reference to the waiting times and availability of dentists visiting primary schools, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17220/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Dental Services Waiting Lists
Louise O'Reilly
450. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for dental checks for children of six, nine and 12 years of age, by county, in tabular form; the areas where there is a delay in children receiving these checks; what he is doing to ensure they receive checks in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17221/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Medical Conditions
Louise O'Reilly
455. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if funding is available for projects looking into the benefits of complementary and holistic therapies in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17281/16]
Tue, 21 Jun 2016
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Ministerial Meetings
Louise O'Reilly
456. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a group (details supplied); if he will provide details of the date and time of this meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17283/16]
Thu, 16 Jun 2016
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Health Services Provision
Louise O'Reilly
203. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the progress being made in the provision of a new health centre for Inishbofin, County Galway; the stage the development is at; and when it is expected to be completed and available for use. [16402/16]
Tue, 14 Jun 2016
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State Airports
Louise O'Reilly
80. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the environmental impact study which was carried out for plans for an additional runway at Dublin Airport is completely outdated; if he will request that a new study is carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15616/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Tax Code
Louise O'Reilly
44. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by introducing a sugar tax on sugary drinks, as proposed by the Irish Heart Foundation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15124/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
Louise O'Reilly
92. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring the six-monthly scale and polish entitlement under the dental treatment benefit scheme. [15141/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
Louise O'Reilly
93. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring the extended gum cleaning entitlement under the dental treatment benefit scheme. [15142/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
Louise O'Reilly
94. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring cover for fillings under the dental treatment benefit scheme. [15143/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
Louise O'Reilly
95. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the six-monthly scale and polish entitlement under the dental treatment benefit scheme in 2009. [15144/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
Louise O'Reilly
96. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the extended gum cleaning entitlement under the dental treatment benefit scheme in 2009. [15145/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Treatment Benefit Scheme Data
Louise O'Reilly
97. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on fillings under the dental treatment benefit scheme in 2009. [15146/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Health Services Funding
Louise O'Reilly
130. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the number of nursing home beds to 3,800; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15106/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Health Services Funding
Louise O'Reilly
131. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the number of home help and home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15107/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Louise O'Reilly
132. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of recruiting 621 additional midwives; the cost of recruiting 239 obstetricians and gynaecologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15108/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Prescriptions Charges
Louise O'Reilly
134. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of reducing prescription charges by 50 cent, by prescription; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15116/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Prescriptions Charges
Louise O'Reilly
135. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of lowering the drug payment scheme monthly limit from €144 to €132; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15117/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Medical Card Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
136. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the cost of extending a medical card to all children who are in receipt of a payment under the domiciliary care allowance scheme. [15120/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
137. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the full year savings of immediately setting the ex-factory price for new pharmaceuticals, subject to patent protection, at the price in the lowest priced comparator member state of the European Union. [15121/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
138. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the full year savings that would be realised by immediately introducing generic substitutions for the 60 most commonly used off-patent medications, excluding anti-epileptic drugs, based on reference pricing at 70% below the branded equivalent, by cost and by volume. [15122/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Louise O'Reilly
139. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the full year savings that would be realised from sourcing the 20 most expensive and the 20 most common on-patent pharmaceuticals from the European Union member state with the lowest cost for the drug, by parallel import. [15123/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Health Services Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
140. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the full year cost of employing ten community physiotherapists and hospital physiotherapists at entry level, at the levels of five years experience and at ten years experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15125/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Health Services Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
141. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the full year cost of employing ten speech and language therapists at entry level, at the levels of five years experience and at ten years experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15126/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Health Services Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
142. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the full year cost of employing ten occupational therapists, at entry level, at the levels of five years experience and at ten years experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15127/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Hospital Staff Data
Louise O'Reilly
143. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the full year cost of employing ten consultants averaged across the specialties and experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15128/16]
Thu, 9 Jun 2016
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Ambulance Service Data
Louise O'Reilly
144. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the full year cost of employing and equipping one ambulance with its complement of personnel and support staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15129/16]