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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 to 104, inclusive, together. I am committed to ensuring that acute hospital services at national, regional and local level are provided in a clinically appropriate and efficient manner. In particular I want to ensure that as many services as possible can be provided safely in smaller, local hospitals. In order to fully consider the issues involved, I am...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, a general practitioner (GP) is expected to provide his/her patients who hold medical cards or GP visit cards with all proper and necessary treatment of a kind generally undertaken by a GP. Where blood tests form part of the investigation and necessary treatment of patients' symptoms or conditions, these should be provided free of charge to...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Programmes for Government: Programmes for Government (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: Responding to the information needs of the Oireachtas and the public is a priority for my Department and is a regular agenda item at meetings between the Secretary General of my Department and the Chief Executive Officer of the Health Service Executive. The Health Service Executive is a statutory body with its own vote and Accounting Officer. As the Deputy is aware, Parliamentary Questions...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: In 2010 the Director of the Office of Clinical Strategy and Programmes in the HSE met the Irish Consultant Neurologists' Association (Neurology Faculty) to discuss how best to move neurological services forward in Ireland. Following discussions it was agreed to appoint a number of Neurologists to lead three key national programmes, giving neurological care a major focus in the HSE. The first...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Executive Investigations: Health Service Executive Investigations (31 Mar 2011)

James Reilly: At the meeting on 19 January last, Minister Harney was accompanied by her adviser, a representative from the Mental Health Unit and a representative from the Patient Safety Unit. Following the meeting, and as agreed, the official from the Mental Health Unit contacted the Mental Health Commission and requested that the Inspector of Mental Health Services again examine the issues raised by the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Alcohol Prices: Alcohol Prices (5 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The introduction of a minimum price per unit of alcohol is just one of the many issues being discussed by the Steering Group developing the National Substance Misuse Strategy (NSMS). The Steering Group was established in December 2009 to develop the alcohol element of the National Substance Misuse Strategy. It will base its recommendations on evidence based measures to deal with the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, a general practitioner (GP) is expected to provide his/her patients who hold medical cards or GP visit cards with all proper and necessary treatment of a kind generally undertaken by a GP. Where blood tests form part of the investigation and necessary treatment of patients symptoms or conditions, these should be provided free of charge to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: Clinical best practice dictates that patients on ongoing medication should have regular contact with their general practitioner (GP). It is for this reason that the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 2003-2009 provide that prescriptions for medicines are not valid for more than six months. This is the rule that applies in the case of the Long Term Illness...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme contract, general practitioners (GPs) are obliged to provide services for their medical card and GP visit card patients, for 40 hours each week. They must also make arrangements to enable contact to be made with them, or a locum/deputy, for urgent attention outside of these hours. GPs are not entitled to demand or accept any payment or...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: Matters relating to the education of children, including those with autism is the responsibility of the Minister for Education and Skills and therefore it would be more appropriate for that Minister to consider the proposal from Achieve ABA in the first instance.