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Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Suicide Prevention
Colm Keaveney
56. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the funding that is being provided for the new suicide prevention strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27574/15]
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Residential Institutions
Colm Keaveney
59. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken on foot of several recent Health Information and Quality Authority inspection reports into residential services for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27573/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Economic and Monetary Union
Colm Keaveney
124. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance if he considers capital controls within a monetary union to be consistent with an optimal currency zone, or even with a monetary union, that may not satisfy the conditions of an optimal currency zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27131/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Colm Keaveney
324. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for a magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scan at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27158/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
378. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 848 of 9 June 2015, and the response from the Health Service Executive of 30 June 2015, which quoted the mean waiting time for orthopaedic surgery in Galway University Hospital as 103 days and the median waiting time as 59 days, the position in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway, if he will reconcile these two cases with the statistics quoted by the executive for Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27421/15]
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
382. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27428/15]
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Colm Keaveney
178. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 16 June 2015, his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who is verging on becoming totally blind as a result of rapidly accelerating cataracts, who is enduring extreme mental distress and anxiety as a result of swiftly deteriorating eyesight and who has been denied the comfort and benefit of any information whatsoever regarding a date for an appointment at Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26814/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
443. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 850 of 9 June 2015 and the Health Service Executive-Saolta response of 19 June 2015, his views on whether a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who has been suffering continuous severe pain for four months should be denied the consideration and benefit of any information whatever regarding an appointment date to ascertain what is causing the illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26085/15]
Tue, 30 Jun 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
451. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 792 of 9 June 2015, his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has endured severe continuous pain and discomfort for over a year and who has been denied the comfort and benefit of any information whatsoever regarding a date for an appointment for surgery at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26183/15]
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Hospital Investigations
Colm Keaveney
193. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) commenced employment in University Hospital Galway and/or Merlin Park University Hospital Galway; if that person's employment has ended in both or either, and, if so, on what date; if any investigation or inquiry, formal or informal, has been initiated into the standard of care or medical practice provided by that person; the status of that investigation or inquiry; if he is aware of the serious concerns being expressed by many former patients concerning that person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25332/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Colm Keaveney
404. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to receive an appointment for urgent necessary orthopaedic surgery at University Hospital Galway, in view of the person's circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24520/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Colm Keaveney
408. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for a magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scan, which is necessary to determine the course of necessary treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24549/15]
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Colm Keaveney
453. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Galway who is in critical need of orthopaedic surgery, who has been on a waiting list for surgery since February 2014, who suffers from chronic continuous pain, and who has no possibility of returning to work prior to surgery, will be able to access treatment in another eurozone country, in terms of European Union (Application of Patients Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare) Regulations 2014; the way applicants can access their entitlements under Statutory Instrument No. 203, as amended by Statutory Instrument No. 65 of 2015; if the person, in this case, requires prior authorisation as per the conditions laid out in section12 of the Statutory Instrument No. 203 of 2014; if so, the application process, both as a general rule, and with specific application to the case in point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24884/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
206. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that despite two previous requests, University Hospital Galway refuses to offer a person (details supplied) in County Galway critical surgery, and that in view of the duration of the delay with regard to this vital surgery this person is suffering continuous excruciating pain; if he will intervene with the Health Service Executive to secure a date, in view of its repeated response not to offer an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24242/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
211. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24317/15]
Thu, 18 Jun 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Colm Keaveney
214. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the financial difficulties being faced by charitable bodies that are service providers to persons with intellectual disabilities, and that are exasperated by their efforts to negotiate their deficits with the Health Service Executive; if he has had any direct involvement with the executive to resolve this situation; his plans to take measures to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24345/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Reorganisation
Colm Keaveney
398. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 9 June 2015, the estimated cost of restoring a three-brigade structure in the Permanent Defence Force. [23622/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
557. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical appointment for an urgent surgical procedure for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23116/15]
Tue, 16 Jun 2015
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Nursing Home Services
Colm Keaveney
597. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all payments, by type of payment, made to a nursing home (details supplied) in County Galway for each of the years from 2011 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23359/15]
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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IBRC Investigations
Colm Keaveney
61. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance in view of an article that appeared in The Irish Times on 25 April 2015 which contained a quote (details supplied), and in view of the fact that this would appear to demonstrate a person's (details supplied) involvement in the discussion on Siteserv, if he will request an explanation from a person (details supplied) as to this disagreement, and make such an explanation available to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22571/15]
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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IBRC Loans
Colm Keaveney
62. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an explanation as to the reason Siteserv received a write-off of loan facilities from the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation of €119 million following its sale, which was in excess of the then current impairment provision by circa €10 million; if he will provide a list of all loans and companies that secured a write-off of loan facilities from the corporation in excess of impairment provision, including the identity of the company involved, the amount of the write-off for each, and the corresponding excess over the impairment provision for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22572/15]
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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Hospital Appointments Status
Colm Keaveney
136. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive an appointment for an MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22532/15]
Wed, 10 Jun 2015
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Mental Health Services Funding
Colm Keaveney
139. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the budgeted spending and actual spending for each mental health administrative area, for each year from 2012 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22548/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Reorganisation
Colm Keaveney
127. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Defence the savings that have been made as a result of the abolition of the Western Brigade; the estimated cost of restoring it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21711/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Defence Forces Reorganisation
Colm Keaveney
131. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Defence if he will commit to the restoration of the Western Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21710/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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IBRC Operations
Colm Keaveney
284. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that minutes of meetings between the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and his Department in August 2012 record that the restructuring of a company's loans (details supplied) were difficult, as the shareholders were not communicating; if he is satisfied that the eventual write-down of the loans was conducted prudentially; if he ever took part in any meeting, conversation, or discussion, verbal, written, or by e-mail, regarding the write-down of the company's loans; and, if so, if he will provide the details of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21234/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Health Services Staff
Colm Keaveney
754. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if the position of mental health inspector is vacant, including any temporary absence due to illness; the timeframe it has been vacant, or temporarily vacant; if vacant, when he anticipates it being filled again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21771/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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HSE Staff
Colm Keaveney
773. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health posts due under the budget 2015 allocation of €35 million that had been advertised as at the end of quarter 1, 2015; the number that have been advertised as at the end of quarter 2, 2015. [21899/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Hospital Procedures
Colm Keaveney
792. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in being called for a procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22020/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Hospitals Expenditure
Colm Keaveney
818. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the financial performance for year-to-date 2015 against budget for every acute hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22108/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Colm Keaveney
819. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of each child and adolescent mental health service by Health Service Executive administrative area, broken down into speciality or role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22109/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Mental Health Services Funding
Colm Keaveney
820. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the financial performance in the year to date 2015 for each mental health service, broken down by Health Service Executive administrative area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22110/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Mental Health Commission Remit
Colm Keaveney
823. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health how many prosecutions the Mental Health Commission recommended be taken, or has initiated, under Part 2 or Part 5 of the Mental Health Act 2001; if is he satisfied with this level of enforcement activity; if he will consider giving the commission powers similar to those that the Health and Safety Authority has to provide for the enforcement of the Mental Health Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22129/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Hospitals Data
Colm Keaveney
844. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive keeps a record of the total number of denial of liability letters and notes issued by nurses in acute hospitals to hospital management; if not, why not; if so, if he will provide, in tabular form, for every acute hospital and for each month from January 2014 to May 2015, inclusive, the total number of such letters or notes received by management in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22234/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Colm Keaveney
845. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, separately for each of the community mental health teams in each Health Service Executive administrative area, broken down into speciality or role, the total staffing headcount currently active on the payroll; the total number of vacant positions that are being actively recruited for; the projected required staffing levels required to deliver the service in accordance with the executive's service plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22235/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Health Services Data
Colm Keaveney
846. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons waiting for their first appointments for talk therapies, for example, psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling or counselling psychology approaches and so on, for zero to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and more than 24 months, detailed in separate tables, the national figures, and then one for each Health Service Executive administrative area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22236/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
848. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time, mean and median, for an orthopaedic inpatient treatment in the Saolta University Health Care Group; if he will confirm if the Saolta University Health Care Group has the necessary specialist personnel required to carry out orthopaedic spinal surgery; if not, when will this situation be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22241/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
850. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has been on the waiting list since 6 March 2015 and is suffering considerable continuous pain can expect to receive an appointment for an MRI scan, necessary to determine the cause of the person's condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22243/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Colm Keaveney
854. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of children waiting for their first appointment for child and adolescent mental health services for zero to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and more than 24 months, detailed in separate tables, the national figures, and then one for each Health Service Executive administrative area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22253/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Colm Keaveney
855. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, broken down by month from January to May 2015, and into each child and adolescent mental health service in every Health Service Executive administrative area, the total number of children admitted to adult inpatient psychiatric units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22254/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Hospital Appointments Delays
Colm Keaveney
861. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has been awaiting an urgent MRI scan, vital to monitor a brain tumour, since November 2013 when they were informed that the waiting period would be six months, will receive an appointment for this scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22291/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Death Penalty
Colm Keaveney
895. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will intervene to seek to secure the release of a person (details supplied), who is currently on death row in Pakistan for the crime of blasphemy; the actions he will take to encourage other European Union States, and the European Union itself, to seek the release of this person and to end the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21486/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Road Network
Colm Keaveney
1156. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria that were used to award the State contract to operate three motorway service stations (details supplied) on behalf of the National Roads Authority; the company that has been identified as the preferred bidder; the number of companies competing for the contract that sought State subsidies for the operation of the stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21233/15]
Tue, 9 Jun 2015
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Natural Heritage Areas Designation
Colm Keaveney
1191. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 1142 of 4 November 2014, when she plans to bring forward the legislation referred to; whether she has plans to remove the natural heritage area designation from a townland (details supplied) in County Galway; if so, when that process will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21251/15]
Thu, 28 May 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Colm Keaveney
4. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the measures he will put in place to reduce waiting lists for disability-specific services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21017/15]
Thu, 28 May 2015
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Mental Health Services Provision
Colm Keaveney
35. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the deterioration in the relationship between staff and management in the psychiatric unit of University Hospital Galway, resulting from serious concerns over the physical condition of the unit, staffing levels, and the effect of both on the welfare of patients in the unit [20767/15]
Thu, 28 May 2015
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HSE Waiting Lists
Colm Keaveney
42. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health his proposals to reduce waiting lists for a range of disability-specific services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20766/15]
Thu, 28 May 2015
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IBRC Liquidation
Colm Keaveney
71. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance further to Question No. 285 of 12 May 2015, if he will provide details of the competitive sales process devised by the special liquidators; if performing borrowers were allowed to bid on their loans as part of the liquidation process; the number of the successful bids that were for less than 100% of the value of the loans; the difference, in millions of euro, between the value of these loans and the amount paid by the successful bidders in the liquidation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21087/15]
Thu, 28 May 2015
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IBRC Operations
Colm Keaveney
73. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Finance if he was aware, at the time, that a significant shareholder in Siteserv was acting as a mediator between the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and a person (details supplied) in the months after the sale of Siteserv to that person and another person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21095/15]
Wed, 27 May 2015
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Services for People with Disabilities
Colm Keaveney
6. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he accepts that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, by ceasing to fund the Disability Equality Specialist Support Agency, is undermining the inclusion of disabled children in mainstream services and ignoring the rights of vulnerable disabled children and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20407/15]