Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Prescriptions Charges

Billy Kelleher

228. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the cost in 2017 of a €10 reduction in the drug threshold. [19039/16]

Tobacco Control Measures

Billy Kelleher

69. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that Ireland maintains its downward trend in smoking rates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18639/16]

Tobacco Control Measures

Billy Kelleher

72. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance if he allowed officials of his Department to meet with any tobacco company in 2015 where the tax treatment of heated tobacco products was discussed; if he fully supports the objectives of Tobacco Free Ireland and if he will not permit a reduced excise rate on any tobacco product whose reduced risk claim has not been verified by an independent scientific body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18642/16]

Tobacco Control Measures

Billy Kelleher

162. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will not permit the introduction of any novel tobacco product such as heated tobacco products here unless it can be independently proven that it cannot be smoked like a traditional cigarette and the product does not release second hand-smoke emissions as the World Health Organization warns that there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18640/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Billy Kelleher

165. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will secure a residential placement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18657/16]

Crop Losses

Billy Kelleher

189. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to reconsider the decision to refuse compensation to a person (details supplied) for lost crops which has resulted in financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18623/16]

Child and Family Agency

Billy Kelleher

213. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will arrange for a social worker to be assigned to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18651/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Billy Kelleher

108. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status on the provision of facilities for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17991/16]

Hospital Mortality Rates

Billy Kelleher

450. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans to respond to the second annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System; the actions he will take to address the higher-than-normal deaths in certain hospitals; the discussions he has had with the Health Service Executive regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18520/16]

Services for People with Disabilities

Billy Kelleher

209. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health why vocational educational services are ceasing operation in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17650/16]

Proposed Legislation

Billy Kelleher

223. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the publication of the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016, to amend section 2(2) and other sections of the 1977 Misuse of Drugs Act; when he expects the Bill to be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17674/16]

Medicinal Products Availability

Billy Kelleher

224. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on the delay in drafting regulations to enable the introduction of Suboxone (an alternative to methadone), bearing in mind that they were expected at the end of Q1 2016, and there is need for a notification period of three months under the European technical standards directive once the regulations have been published; his further views that these delays are unacceptable, as there is an urgent need for the availability of Suboxone to cater for persons with opioid dependency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17675/16]

Medicinal Products Availability

Billy Kelleher

225. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that according to recent research published by Health Research Board, there has been an increase in the number of persons dying from methadone overdoses, with the number of deaths due to methadone overdoses, the largest cause of deaths by poisoning in Ireland, ahead of even heroin overdoses; if, based on this data on methadone overdoses, he will fast-track the availability of Suboxone, to provide an alternative to methadone, as a way to reduce such overdose risks, given the much lower risk of overdose from Suboxone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17676/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Billy Kelleher

238. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including multiple system atrophy as part of the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17739/16]

Garda Deployment

Billy Kelleher

57. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each in Cork city on 30 April 2011 and on 30 April 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17085/16]

Hospital Staff

Billy Kelleher

244. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) in St. Vincent’s Hospital is being let go; if he is aware that the person's patients are deeply concerned and agitated by this development and that they do not believe that the proposed replacement is adequate to their needs; and if he will request the chief executive officer of the hospital to meet with the affected patients to discuss their concerns. [17620/16]

Mental Health Policy

Billy Kelleher

69. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will appoint the director of decision support services in line with the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; the extent of the resourcing; when the director will commence working with professionals responsible for carrying out the codes of practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16850/16]

Student Grant Scheme

Billy Kelleher

158. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of meetings between his Department officials and representatives of the Wake Up SUSI campaign who are seeking grants for low-income students attending Quality and Qualifications Ireland degree courses in recognised private colleges from autumn 2016, as well as access to the Higher Education Authority hardship fund; and if he has taken any decision on their request that will ensure they will be able to continue their studies. [16703/16]

Special Educational Needs

Billy Kelleher

165. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he did not put in place proper individual education and care plans and make provision for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and so on at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16814/16]

Special Educational Needs

Billy Kelleher

166. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills why a school (details supplied) that is specifically built for autism has fewer resources available than a standard school; if he is aware of the huge pressure placed on the school to provide the basic resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16815/16]