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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Health Service Executive Properties
Billy Kelleher
763 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive, Dublin-Mid-Leinster recently purchased a property for €437,500 to house five persons with intellectual disabilities and that subsequent to the purchase price, a further €143,962 was spent on rebuilding the mid section and another €337,065 refurbishing the house; if he will ensure that an investigation is carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 19 Jul 2012
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Mental Health Services
Billy Kelleher
769 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the total cost of the mental health tribunal section of the Mental Health Commission each year since 2007; if he will provide a breakdown of the expenditure for the last year for which such figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Wed, 18 Jul 2012
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Bank Guarantee Scheme
Billy Kelleher
74 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of money paid by each of the banks for the years under the terms of the bank guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Domiciliary Care Allowance
Billy Kelleher
33 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the review of the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Tuberculosis Incidence
Billy Kelleher
672 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the granting of a licence to acquire stock from restricted stock (details supplied) satisfies good practice and that he is assured that it will not have a detrimental impact on surrounding farms, livestock and livelihood; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Tuberculosis Incidence
Billy Kelleher
673 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will cease the granting of any licences for the purposes of restricted stock purchase until such time as a full evaluation of the process, risk to neighbouring livestock and livelihoods as well as the need for consultation with persons of interest in such endeavours has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Billy Kelleher
723 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on his consideration along with the Health Service Executive of the Irish Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists proposal for the speedy reduction in audiology waiting lists within a nine month framework; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Billy Kelleher
731 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in the reduction of the audiology waiting times from the current two year waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Medical Cards
Billy Kelleher
857 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the necessary legislation to grant general practitioner visit cards to long-term illness claimants will be published; when it will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Medical Cards
Billy Kelleher
871 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the necessary legislation to grant a general practitioner visit card to long-term illness claimants will be published; when it will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Medicinal Products
Billy Kelleher
732 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason there appears to be a geographical discrepancy in the provision of Xolair for the treatment of asthma and the reason patients in the Health Service Executive south seem to be disadvantaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Medical Cards
Billy Kelleher
738 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the cost of blood tests is covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Medical Cards
Billy Kelleher
739 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason a 90 year old person on a pension and in receipt of a medical card is expected to pay €15 each time for regular blood tests for warfarin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Advertising Standards
Billy Kelleher
745 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the review by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland of the Children’s Commercial Communications Code, aiming to help the fight against obesity by restricting TV advertising to children of foods high in sugar, fat and salt, has been discredited by a fundamental conflict of interest as the principal of a company (details supplied), the British consultancy firm retained by the BAI, was one of the persons involved in designing for the UK FSA the nutrient profiling model which wrongly classifies cheese as less healthy on the same basis as confectionary and sugary drink; if he will therefore liaise with his colleague, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, in seeking a new, truly independent review which will reconsider the treatment of cheese under the code, to appropriately reflect its important nutritional value to the diet of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Palliative Care Facility
Billy Kelleher
747 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health his plans for the new purpose built palliative care facility at St. Ita’s Hospital, Newcastle West, County Limerick that remains closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Health Service Expenditure
Billy Kelleher
748 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount paid to each agency staff provider by the Health Service Executive in 2011; the amount paid to date in 2012 to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Health Service Expenditure
Billy Kelleher
758 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the budget for the provision of home help by county for the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Home Help Service
Billy Kelleher
759 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason reviews, resulting in dramatic reductions, are being carried out on home help hours just a few weeks after similar reductions were made on the same clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Home Help Service
Billy Kelleher
761 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if a directive has been issued requesting even further reductions in the provision of home help hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Appointments to State Boards
Billy Kelleher
806 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if new procedures and requirements to enter expressions with publicjobs.ie was followed in appointing new members to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service board; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Appointments to State Boards
Billy Kelleher
807 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health is he satisfied that the appointments to the board of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service has followed the procedures committed to in the programme for Government for scrutiny by the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Appointments to State Boards
Billy Kelleher
808 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that there is sufficient retention of corporate knowledge on the board of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Health Service Staff
Billy Kelleher
853 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the numbers employed in the primary care reimbursement service for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, at 31 December for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Health Service Expenditure
Billy Kelleher
854 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health in respect of the primary care reimbursement service for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the payments for each relevant year to a company (details supplied); the payments for each year to IT companies, management consultants for services provided to the PCRS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Health Service Expenditure
Billy Kelleher
868 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health in respect of the primary care reimbursement service for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, the payments for each relevant year a company (details supplied) payments for each year to IT companies, management consultants for services provided to the PCRS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Medical Cards
Billy Kelleher
855 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of new medical cards issued during each year from 2006 to 2011 inclusive, and the number of cards cancelled during each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Medical Cards
Billy Kelleher
869 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of new medical cards issued during each year from 2006 to 2011 inclusive; the number of cards cancelled during each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Mental Health Services
Billy Kelleher
856 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the specific plans to spend the €35 million allocated in the budget last December to advance the implementation of A Vision for Change: if any of this funding has been drawn down; the proportion spent; if he will confirm all this funding will be spent on mental health community services only and not used by the Health Service Executive to meet deficits elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Mental Health Services
Billy Kelleher
870 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the specific plans to spend the €35 allocated in the budget last December to advance the implementation of A Vision for Change; if any of this funding will be spent on mental health community services only and not used by the Health Service Executive to meet deficits elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Medicinal Products
Billy Kelleher
858 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the legislation to facilitate the introduction of reference pricing and generic substitution of drugs will be published and when it will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Health Service Staff
Billy Kelleher
867 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health in respect of the primary care reimbursement service for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the numbers employed at 31 December for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Medicinal Products
Billy Kelleher
872 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when the legislation to facilitate the introduction of reference pricing and generic substitution of drugs be published; when it will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 17 Jul 2012
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Primary Care Centres
Billy Kelleher
873 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he has received from the Health Service Executive the report on the assessment of accommodation which would inform the development of a plan for the construction of primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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General Practitioner Services
Billy Kelleher
250 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of long-term illness patients who quality for free general practitioner care; the number in receipt of same in December 2011; the number in receipt now; when legislation introducing the scheme will be published; when it will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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General Practitioner Services
Billy Kelleher
251 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings he has held with the Irish Medical Organisation regarding extending the free general practitioner care to those with long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Thu, 12 Jul 2012
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Medicinal Products
Billy Kelleher
253 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the approximate value assigned that every quality adjusted life year is assigned by the National Centre for Phamacoeconomics when determining the cost effectiveness of new drugs; if this has changed since the start of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Child Care Services
Billy Kelleher
26 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to finalise a plan to update screening and monitoring of childcare facilities; the number of inspections of childcare facilities carried out in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33387/12]
Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Ministerial Staff
Billy Kelleher
187 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of each special adviser to each Minister and Minister of State for whom he approved a pay increase in excess of the Government cap; the amount involved in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Flood Prevention Measures
Billy Kelleher
188 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Office of Public Works plans to implement its plans for the alleviation of flooding in Clonakilty, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Flood Prevention Measures
Billy Kelleher
192 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the remedial works to be carried out in Glanmire, County Cork, to prevent any future flooding, regardless of its nature, to protect homes and businesses and if he will outline the time frame envisioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Carer’s Allowance
Billy Kelleher
208 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Social Protection the process by which carer’s allowance appeals are being carried out; if there is a significant backlog; the average and maximum wait for appeals decisions; her views on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Flood Prevention Measures
Billy Kelleher
310 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be commissioning reports on the recent flooding in Glanmire, County Cork to examine the sequence of events and the effectiveness of the warning system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Flood Prevention Measures
Billy Kelleher
320 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be commissioning reports on the recent flooding in Glanmire, County Cork, to examine the sequence of events; the effectiveness of the warning system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Hospitals Building Programme
Billy Kelleher
455 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Health Insurance
Billy Kelleher
461 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he has held any discussions with private insurance companies regarding their plans to provide “Ippy” to their customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Hospital Staff
Billy Kelleher
462 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the flexibility clause in the Croke Park agreement allows for the following (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Hospital Charges
Billy Kelleher
470 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the amount in accident and emergency charges levied by hospitals in 2011 on patients who attended accident and emergency without a general practitioner referral; the amount recouped; the amount outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Air Ambulance Service
Billy Kelleher
481 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he has considered subjecting the provision of the air ambulance service to a formal tendering process; if he will outline his liaisons with Air Ambulance Ireland on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Hospitals Building Programme
Billy Kelleher
482 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, the allocated budget in 2012 for fit-out and refurbishments of hospitals here; if such works have been affected by fiscal constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Tue, 10 Jul 2012
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Hospitals Building Programme
Billy Kelleher
483 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the key fit-out and refurbishment projects undertaken over the past three years in hospitals here; if there are any significant upcoming projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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