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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The management of outpatient waiting lists 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 — Health Services: Health Services (14 Apr 2011)

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

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The management of outpatient waiting lists 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: In recent years, there has been a much-increased emphasis on improved efficiency in acute hospitals. In particular, the focus has been on reducing inpatient care activity levels through the provision of more appropriate service responses, with a shift to day-case care where appropriate, and on performance improvements in inpatient care such as surgery on the day of admission and reducing...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 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 — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: My Department is developing policy proposals which will provide the basis for Government to approve legislation to give effect to the policy proposals it decides upon.

Written Answers — Hospital Closures: Hospital Closures (14 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: St. Luke's Hospital, which provides only radiation oncology services, was subsumed into the Health Service Executive under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 (No. 18 of 2010). Radiation oncology services will continue at St. Luke's until at least 2015, when further radiation oncology capacity will be available at Beaumont and St. James's. This decision is based on expert advice...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Apr 2011)

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

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The total number of staff (whole time equivalents) employed in my Department in the years requested by the Deputy is listed in the following table: Year No. of Staff Employed (WTE) 1995 ** 448.50 2000 ** 490.50 2005 641.00 2010 439.83 * The figures quoted relate to whole-time equivalents employed at the end of December each year. It includes staff working in the core Department, the...

Written Answers — Hepatitis C Infection: Hepatitis C Infection (14 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Health Amendment Act (HAA) Card is given to men, women and children who contracted Hepatitis C from the administration within the State of blood or blood products. It is not the same as a medical card, a GP visit card or a Drug Payment Scheme card. The HAA Card gives entitlements to additional services, on more flexible terms and conditions than the medical card. The HAA card and the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The management of outpatient waiting lists 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. In the event that a person is on an in-patient waiting list, and subject to the resources available to it and the overall waiting list situation in the hospital concerned, the National Treatment...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (14 Apr 2011)

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

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (19 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 — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 293 and 350 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have referred these questions to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (19 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: Gardasil is the HPV vaccine procured by the HSE for use in the current HPV school vaccination programme. Prior to the first dose of the vaccine being administered, all parents/guardians are given an information leaflet and consent form. These are also available on the HSE website. The leaflet contains information about the virus and its transmission, cervical cancer, the vaccine, its benefits...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Apr 2011)

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

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (19 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: This Government is committed to implementing a comprehensive programme of health reform, the ultimate objective of which is to ensure equal access to health care based on need, not income. This objective will be achieved through a single-tier health service supported by universal health insurance. I would like to clarify that the VHI will be retained in public ownership and will together...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (19 Apr 2011)

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

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: St Luke's Hospital, which provides radiation oncology services, was subsumed into the Health Service Executive under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 (No. 18 of 2010). Radiation oncology services will continue at St Luke's until at least 2015, when further radiation oncology capacity will be available at Beaumont and St James's Hospitals, two of the designated cancer centres....