Results 4,201-4,220 of 21,128 for speaker:James Reilly

Health Promotion (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: An article in The Lancet concluded that "aggressively targeting alcohol harms is a valid and necessary public health strategy". Professor Joe Barry from Trinity College has commented on the matter.

Health Promotion (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: I beg your pardon, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Is that the case, even if they inform the question?

Health Promotion (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: I am only alluding to them, Sir. There is obviously still a need to reduce demand for alcohol, address the availability of cheap alcohol and have fewer outlets and restricted sports event sponsorship. Will the Government make representations to the European Union in this regard? I accept the matter is within the remit of individual governments, but we need to start somewhere. Surely...

Hospital Services (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: In regard to the variation between Tallaght and Mayo, hernias are more common among older people and I do not doubt social isolation, age, lack of carers and remoteness play a large part in explaining why patients cannot be treated on a day case basis. Will the Minister acknowledge that the number of beds in the system has decreased from 18,000 20 years ago to fewer than 11,000 today despite...

Health Service Investigations (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: Yesterday, there were 32 people lying on trolleys in Tallaght Hospital. If the Chair will indulge me, I would like to correct something I said on the record last week. I mentioned that a Government backbencher was given an appointment date for a CT scan that is 13 months away. In fact, he was given an appointment date that is four and a half months away for a simple X-ray. I should have...

Health Service Investigations (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: It relates to Tallaght Hospital. I am asking about the management of the hospital.

Health Service Investigations (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: It is open season on the patients, unfortunately.

Hospital Laboratories (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: We know what happened when changes were made to the system of reading smear tests. The outsourcing of that service created difficulties.

Hospital Laboratories (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: How much is the Minister hoping to save from the restructuring of this laboratory service? How will this saving be made predominantly? Will it be made through cuts in staff or overtime? When will this begin?

Hospital Laboratories (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: How is it hoped to make the savings? Will it be predominantly through cuts in overtime or staff cuts?

Hospital Laboratories (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: Does the Minister agree what while she seeks efficiencies - which is important and we all support her in that - it is equally important to retain our indigenous ability to do these tests and not to outsource them outside the country?

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the spend on agency staff in hospitals for each of the following years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and the estimated total spend during 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41975/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of stroke units here; the criteria the Health Service Executive use to determine if a stroke service is an acute stroke unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42375/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospitals offering thrombolysis here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42376/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (11 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will consider introducing a National Foot Screening Programme as part of the treatment of diabetic foot disease; the estimated cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42377/10]

Metro North (16 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: So, no decision has been made yet.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: The Taoiseach is not in the real world.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: It is because every week the situation gets worse under the Government.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: To continue the Government's success.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2010)

James Reilly: Correspondingly.