Results 1-20 of 30 for waste management speaker:James Reilly

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

James Reilly: ...which seemed not long ago to have been doing so well. A small country held out as an exemplar for others is now quite the opposite. Changing that perception won’t be easy.The Government did not waste time wondering how matters became so bad so quickly. Instead, it focused on solutions. We all know that it has not been easy. We have been obliged to take decisions that no...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Reform) Bill 2014: Second Stage (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: ...by the private health insurance unit of my Department which, among other things, is charged with overseeing the maintenance of a competitive and sustainable private health insurance market, management of ongoing market issues and appropriate liaison with and governance of relevant State bodies. I reject the assertion that there is preferential treatment of the VHI. That is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (14 May 2014)

James Reilly: ...and constant pressures on claims costs. In this regard, I appointed an independent chair to work with health insurers, the HIA and my own Department, to identify effective strategies for costs management. Mr. Pat McLoughlin's first report, published at the end of December, made a number of important recommendations now being pursued by insurers, the HSE and my Department. These...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (9 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: ...schemes who have integrated with the NAS can avail of expert advice, clinical guidance and support including clinical indemnity, replacement of consumables, access to critical incident stress management support and management of clinical waste. The Deputy may wish to note that the NAS supports the establishment of new groups around the country and encourages all communities to consider...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: ...that premiums are affordable for as many people as possible. I appointed an independent chair to work with health insurers, the HIA and my own Department to identify effective strategies for costs management. Mr. Pat McLoughlin's first report, published at the end of December, made a number of important recommendations now being pursued by insurers, the HSE and my Department. These...

Other Questions: Health Insurance Prices (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: ...insurance market as we move to universal health insurance. I appointed an independent chair to work with health insurers, the HIA and my Department to identify effective strategies for costs management. Mr. Pat McLoughlin's first report, published at the end of December, made a number of important recommendations now being pursued by insurers, the HSE and my Department. These...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Energy Conservation (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: ...ventilation and air conditioning systems and a staff awareness campaign to reduce energy consumption where possible. In the last two years, the main heating system was upgraded as was the Building Management System which provided more efficient generation and distribution of the heating. As a result, savings have been achieved in the heating and electricity consumption at my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: ...private health insurance market as we move to UHI. I appointed an independent chair to work with health insurers, the HIA and my own Department, to identify effective strategies for costs management. Mr. Pat McLoughlin's first report, published at the end of December, made a number of important recommendations now being pursued by insurers, the HSE and my Department. These...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: ...of the appointment. If the patient does not turn up then, having confirmed that he or she would attend, then there should be a compulsory charge of at least €25. Their non-attendance will have wasted the appointment and deprived somebody else. A corollary of that is respect. I do not believe that a system that demands 30 people to turn up for an appointment at 9 a.m. shows...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Waste Management Regulations (5 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: The Department of Health does not have responsibility for the management, maintenance or operation of waste water treatment facilities. Where such facilities are in public ownership it is generally a matter for the local authority in the area in question to oversee the management, maintenance and operation of such facilities. Where the facility is privately owned responsibility rests with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: ...programme will be delivered in a phased manner and a series of Technical Guidance documents will issue to all hospitals covering amongst others (a) Governance and Accountability structures (b) the Management of Referrals (c) the Management of Waiting Lists, Booking and Scheduling (d) the Management and Delivery of Outpatient Clinics (e) the Management of DNAs (f) Clinical Outcome...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: ...programme will be delivered in a phased manner and a series of Technical Guidance documents will issue to all hospitals covering amongst others (a) Governance and Accountability structures (b) the Management of Referrals (c) the Management of Waiting Lists, Booking and Scheduling (d) the Management and Delivery of Outpatient Clinics (e) the Management of DNAs (f) Clinical Outcome...

Accident and Emergency Services (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: ...the grace period and also to achieve the progress they have achieved to date. We in this House and everybody working in the health service knows there is a great deal more to do. We know there is waste and inefficiency. We know we have a system that is a whole of itself and no one part of it can function independently of the others. We have a considerable job of work to do in terms of...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (22 May 2012)

James Reilly: This question tabled by the Deputy relates to waste management. I would like to advise the Deputy that I have no function in relation to this matter. You may wish to note that waste management falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan: Statements, Questions and Answers (14 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: ...? Nobody should wait longer than a year for treatment, a target we have achieved throughout the country, with the exception of Galway. The specific reasons for that have been addressed with a new management now in place. It has control over the university hospital, Merlin Park, Roscommon and Portiuncula hospitals as a group, with clear riding instructions in terms of what is required of...

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (31 Jan 2012)

James Reilly: ...reform public procurement. In addition, the recently published Public Service Reform Plan addresses reform of public procurement processes, reducing costs, addressing duplication and eliminating waste. HSE procurement includes all of the activities involved between the identification of a requirement for goods or services through to acquisition. The Executive has introduced a Single...

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2010)

James Reilly: This is a nonsensical Bill. It is a vanity project as well as being a waste of time and money. Fingal County Council has put the price of this post at between €8 million and €10 million recurring. These costs will be foisted on the ratepayers of Fingal and other Dublin council areas at a time when businesses are hanging on by their fingernails. The recession was created by the very...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: ...for her own political ends. This side of the House has acknowledged the need for savings in the health budget, but not at the cost of frontline services. Rather, it should be by cutting out the waste and gross inefficiencies in the HSE. This is what needs to be done and is where the focus should have been for the past six years. Instead, the Minister allows the HSE to take the lazy,...

Health Services: Motion (5 Oct 2010)

James Reilly: ...her to produce the figures in this regard. I warrant is it less than 5% and probably less than 1%. This motion is about protecting patients from cutbacks necessitated by mismanagement and waste in the HSE, presided over by this Minister. It intends to demonstrate clearly that there is a third way by changing the bizarre working practices and bloated bureaucracy at the root of the waste...

Cystic Fibrosis Services: Statements (7 Jul 2010)

James Reilly: ...social workers and psychologists are not being replaced when they go on maternity or sick leave. With regard to Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick, on 26 May the CFAI wrote to the hospital management to express its concern about the lack of physiotherapy cover for child CF patients at the hospital. The paediatric cystic fibrosis physiotherapist at the hospital is on sick leave at...