Parliamentary questions

Nursing Home Inspections

Billy Kelleher

239. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of formal complaints that have been made against the Health Information and Quality Authority inspectors since it's inception relating to nursing home inspections; the number of these complaints that have been upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45537/12]

Health Information and Quality Authority Issues

Billy Kelleher

240. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason a new complaints process for the Health Information and Quality Authority was published by HIQA in June of this year; if it is possible to get a copy of the policy as it existed before this time; the reason it was felt necessary to change it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45538/12]

Free Travel Scheme Eligibility

Billy Kelleher

348. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason clients of Rehab who have a multitude of mental and physical handicaps and who have been in receipt of free travel since they were teenagers are having their free travel taken off them when it is vital to allowing them travel to Rehab everyday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44720/12]

Garda Civilian Staff

Billy Kelleher

461. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the civilianisation of the Airport Immigration Service; the number of Gardaí that have been returned to routine duties as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44344/12]

Child Care Services

Billy Kelleher

620. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1855 of 18 September 2012, if he will outline the nature of the follow up services which are in place to assist children where a concern has arisen as a result of the hearing test conducted between seven to nine months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44229/12]

HSE Properties

Billy Kelleher

635. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason a property has been engaged by the Health Service Executive South at Model Farm Road, County Cork, despite the presence of Áras Sláinte on the Wilton Road, Cork, which is semi empty; if he will provide the cost of the premises at the Model Farm Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44341/12]

Hospital Staff

Billy Kelleher

636. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that it is the case that consultants who have retired on a generous package and pension are being re-employed by the Health Service Executive South at Cork University Hospital and University College Cork; the numbers and the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44342/12]

Hospital Staff

Billy Kelleher

637. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of consultants employed by the Health Service Executive South who are not partaking in seeing public patients but continue to see patients privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44343/12]

General Practitioner Services

Billy Kelleher

641. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the drafting difficulties arising from the proposal to grant medical cards on the basis of illness, rather than means, which has stalled the delay in the roll-out of free general practitioner care to persons with long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44350/12]

General Practitioner Services

Billy Kelleher

642. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an indication of the time expected to resolve the drafting difficulties arising from the proposal to grant medical card on the basis of illness, rather than means, which has stalled the delay in the roll-out of free general practitioner care to persons with long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44351/12]

Vaccination Programme

Billy Kelleher

660. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the preparations he and the Health Service Executive have made to secure adequate supplies of both flu and meningitis vaccines; if he will outline the plan for both campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44574/12]

National Positive Ageing Strategy Publication

Billy Kelleher

667. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the positive ageing strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44633/12]

Hospital Charges

Billy Kelleher

670. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on the system of billing private patients for beds and chairs not used in the course of their procedure in hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44658/12]

Sale of State Assets

Billy Kelleher

19. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the disposal of any State assets under the aegis of his Department; the timeframe for their disposal and the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43699/12]

Health Services Provision

Billy Kelleher

181. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding medical treatment abroad in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43879/12]

National Procurement Service Framework Agreements

Billy Kelleher

12. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the impact on small local enterprises from the centralisation of procurement within the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43394/12]

HSE Governance

Billy Kelleher

224. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason the contract between the Health Service Executive and a company (details supplied) was extended for another four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43522/12]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Billy Kelleher

225. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive have information collated on the number of people who are on out patient lists who when contacted will no longer require or need the appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43523/12]

Ministerial Meetings

Billy Kelleher

226. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he has met Health Information and Quality Authority recently and if they had particular areas of concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43525/12]

Ministerial Meetings

Billy Kelleher

227. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he has met the cancer registry recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43526/12]

Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times

Billy Kelleher

228. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the waiting times on trollies in accident and emergency departments are based on average waiting times; if he will outline the waiting time actually calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43527/12]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Billy Kelleher

229. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of patients treated from the elective waiting in patient lists in 2011 and in 2012 and also to include numbers treated from the in patient waiting lists in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43528/12]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Billy Kelleher

230. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the actions he is taking on the hospitals that have the longest length of stay for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43529/12]

Health Services Staff Sick Leave

Billy Kelleher

231. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the actions that are being taken in areas in the health service that have higher than normal sick leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43530/12]

Higher Education Institutions Issues

Billy Kelleher

87. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he approved the Higher Education Authority's decision to commission a report involving international experts which looked at mergers in the third level sector; the date on which he gave this approval; the date on which he intends to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43066/12]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Billy Kelleher

171. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the total tax relief on the cost on employing a carer in 2011 or the latest year available; the number who currently benefit from tax relief on the cost of employing a carer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43202/12]

Medical Card Drugs

Billy Kelleher

566. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of medicines that have been removed from the medical card in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42611/12]

Medical Card Drugs

Billy Kelleher

567. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the savings to be made following the latest list of medicines to be removed from the medical card; the amount of those savings that will go towards this years deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42612/12]

Hospital Services

Billy Kelleher

572. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will sanction the bilateral programme for cochlear implant at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, and if so, the date of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42630/12]

Home Care Packages

Billy Kelleher

574. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if a direction has issued from the Health Service Executive to cut the weekend service for those in receipt of homecare packages or home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42637/12]

Health Services Staff Issues

Billy Kelleher

580. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the implementation on the national deployment model for advanced paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42744/12]

Health Services Staff Issues

Billy Kelleher

581. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason despite 40,000 call outs per year with no cost implications, that his deployment policy for advanced paramedics and with six advanced paramedics based in the station, that the roll out has not taken place in Limerick City and County; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42745/12]

Primary Care Strategy

Billy Kelleher

583. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the delegated functions in the area of primary care that will be granted to the newly appointed Minister of State with responsibility for primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/12]

Universal Health Insurance Provision

Billy Kelleher

584. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide some detail on the type of model of universal health insurance that he is proposing for the health system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42773/12]

Universal Health Insurance Provision

Billy Kelleher

585. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce the Dutch model of universal health insurance here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42774/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Billy Kelleher

586. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans regarding the introduction of universal primary care as promised in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter [42775/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Billy Kelleher

587. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he remains committed to the roll out of free general practitioner care; when this legislation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42776/12]

General Practitioner Services

Billy Kelleher

588. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he remains committed to the provision of 300 additional frontline posts in the area of primary care; the reason these posts have yet to be announced; when these posts will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42777/12]

General Practitioner Services

Billy Kelleher

589. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he intends for a consortium of general practitioners to employ the additional frontline posts that are needed for the roll out of primary care or if he is still committed to providing these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42778/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Billy Kelleher

590. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he remains committed to extending free general practitioner care to those under the long term illness scheme; when this will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42779/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Billy Kelleher

591. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he remains committed to extending free general practitioner care to those under the high tech drugs scheme; when this will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42780/12]

General Practitioner Services

Billy Kelleher

592. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he remains committed to negotiating a new general practitioner contract; the progress made to date in negotiating the new contract in order to ensure the roll out of universal primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42781/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Billy Kelleher

593. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the 2007 list of primary care locations drawn up by the Health Service Executive, which was referenced by him in Dáil Éireann on 27 September, was ranked according to priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42783/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Billy Kelleher

594. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the 2007 list of primary care locations drawn up by the Health Service Executive which he referenced in Dáil Éireann on 27 September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42784/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Billy Kelleher

595. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he has achieved the participation of general practitioners for the proposed new primary care centre in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42787/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Billy Kelleher

596. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he made any changes in July to the category under which primary care centres would be funded in relation to the 15 new locations he added to the list; the ones that were changed; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42788/12]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Billy Kelleher

597. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health of the 15 new locations he added to the list of primary care centres in July, if any of these were changed from being privately funded to public private partnership status; which of the 15 were changed to public private partnership status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42789/12]

Medical Products

Billy Kelleher

599. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the efforts he has made to supply Kalydeco to persons with Cystic Fibrosis here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/12]

Medical Products

Billy Kelleher

649. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cavan who is in receipt of a medical card and who is seriously debilitated with multiple medical problems has been left without incontinence pads; if he will intervene to ensure that they are given the supplies that they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43137/12]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Billy Kelleher

650. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if delegated functions in the area of mental health were given to the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health Kathleen Lynch upon her appointment last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43138/12]