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Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 provides for the establishment of a system of statutory registration for twelve health and social care professions including Social Workers. The structure of the system of statutory registration will comprise a registration board for each of the professions to be registered, a Health and Social Care Professionals Council (HSCPC) with overall...

Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation in order to improve the availability of organs for patients in need. My Department has consulted widely on this issue and is preparing legislative proposals on the donation and use of human organs for transplantation. These proposals will be included in a Human Tissue Bill which will also...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 53 and 61 together. There are some 2,600 General Practitioners (GPs) in active practice (full and part time) in the State with another 300 doctors working as locums. The HSE has contracts with some 2,200 GPs for the provision of services to medical card and GP visit card patients under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme. The Programme for Government...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Apr 2011)

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

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 and 68 together. It is the Government's intention, as set out in the Programme for Government, that the existing private hospital co-location policy will come to an end. The HSE has informed my Department that the extensions granted in respect of the project agreements for the four most advanced co-location projects expired at the end of March. This was a...

Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 417 together. In 2010, the Drogheda Review was established by the then Minister for Health and Children to advise on whether a further investigation into the case of a former Consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda would be of benefit and to advise on whether any additional information or insights were likely to be achieved from a further...

Written Answers — Health Service Properties: Health Service Properties (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: Management of the Health Service Executive property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: I appreciate the significant difficulties experienced by people living with chronic pain, and the impact that their condition can have on their personal and working lives. My Department is at present in discussion with the HSEabout the best way in which to meet the care and service needs of persons suffering from chronic pain.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: 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 being briefed by my Department and the Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67, 75 and 351 together. There are approximately 11,600 in-patient beds and 1,800 day beds in the public hospital system. The number of beds available at any one time fluctuates, depending on planned activity levels, maintenance and refurbishment requirements and staff leave arrangements. Beds may also be closed from time to time in order to control...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 and 387 together. 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...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (12 Apr 2011)

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

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The National Vetting Bureau Bill will provide a statutory basis for the vetting of all applicants for employment and employees working with children. The Bill will provide for vetting to identify information relating to the endangerment, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or risk thereof, to children. The Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to fundamental reform of the delivery of child protection services and in this context a new agency with dedicated responsibility for this service is to be established. Preliminary work has commenced on a range of matters relating to the establishment of the new agency including consideration of the various functions to be discharged, the legal framework necessary...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Department is in the process of carrying out the preliminary work to facilitate the establishment of an Expert Group; however, the details of this Group have not been finalised.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The management of waiting lists generally is a matter for the HSE and the individual hospitals concerned. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Youth Homelessness Strategy was published in 2001 and its stated goal is to reduce and if possible eliminate youth homelessness. It focuses on preventative measures, keeping or re-integrating a child within their own community. It makes clear that children who are homeless need more than a bed for the night and outlines why some children and youths are vulnerable to becoming homeless,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: I met with representatives of the Cork Medical Centre on 10 March 2011 and explained that I could not intervene in what are commercial decisions for the VHI, but that I would discuss the issue with the VHI. At a meeting with the Chairman and Chief Executive of the VHI on 11 March 2011, I expressed my disappointment with the decision taken by the VHI in relation to the Cork Medical Centre,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 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 (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 and 401 together. Following the Health Service Executive (HSE) decision to centralise the processing of all Medical Cards and GP Visit Card applications and renewals, responsibility for this project was given to its Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) in Dublin. The medical card centralisation process is being introduced on phased basis from January...