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- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: 1I propose to take Questions Nos. 615 and 616 together. The sourcing of property on behalf of Government Departments is a matter for the Office of Public Works. The Department's Headquarters is in Hawkins House, which is not subject to any lease. There are two leases currently held by my Department, as follows: - Block D, Irish Life Mall, Dublin 1 which formerly accommodated the Women's...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: There are 94 ambulance bases in the State and 91 operate on a 24-hour basis. Of these bases, 30 have varying degrees of dependency on on-call duty after hours - where ambulance staff are available but not on the premises - rather than rostered duty, where staff are on site. The National Ambulance Service (NAS) is working to reduce the dependency on on-call arrangements. The HSE National...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: The HSE plan implementing the changes to the Emergency Department at Roscommon County Hospital came into effect on 11 July. This saw the establishment of an Urgent Care Centre in place of the Emergency Department. Persons with acute or life threatening conditions such as heart attacks are being brought by ambulance to larger hospitals, such as Galway, with higher volumes of patients and...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: My Department has asked the HSE for the detailed information sought by the Deputy and I will be in further communication with him when it is to hand.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: My Department has asked the HSE for the detailed information sought by the Deputy and I will be in further communication with him when it is to hand.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 624 and 650 to 653, inclusive, together. The figures I cited on 5 July referred to 30-day in-hospital mortality rates from Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), otherwise known as heart attack, based on a three year period from 2008 to 2010. This is an indicator which has been developed by the OECD as part of its Health Care Quality Indicators (HCQI) project....
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary fund from which grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations. The total amount paid in 2009 was â¬3.985 million and in 2010 was â¬3.786 million. Following a decision by the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2010, the Appropriation Accounts no longer provides details of all recipients of lottery grants, but the...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (21 Jul 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 (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Smoking Ban: Smoking Ban (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: It is recognised that smoking in cars exposes all the occupants to harmful environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). ETS is a carcinogen and contains the same cancer-causing substances and toxic agents that are inhaled by the smoker. There is no safe level of exposure to ETS. Exposure to cigarette smoke is particularly dangerous in enclosed spaces, such as cars, and parents and others with...
- Written Answers — Tobacco Products: Tobacco Products (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: The Deputy will be aware the Office of Tobacco Control was merged into the Health Service Executive (HSE) in December of last year. All of the core functions of the Office including the maintenance of the tobacco retail register, advice to the Minister on control and regulation of tobacco products, consultation with national and international bodies in the field of smoking prevention, making...
- Written Answers — Tobacco Products: Tobacco Products (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: There is a range of measures under consideration by the Tobacco Policy Review Group ( TPRG ) including price, enforcement of existing legislation (e.g. bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco) and cessation services. This report by the Revenue Commission is being examined by the Group amongst a number of other reports as part of its work. I anticipate that the report of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Stem Cell Research: Stem Cell Research (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: My Department is developing policy proposals to regulate the area of Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) with the intention of finalising them this year. These proposals will form the basis of legislation in the area of AHR and related practices, including stem cell research, and are subject to Government approval. The judgment of the Supreme Court in the RvR (frozen embryo) case (15 December...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641 and 644 to 647, inclusive, and 649 together. In relation to the provision of hospital services generally, I have instructed the HSE not to withdraw any services from acute hospitals unless and until I receive a full briefing on the details of what is proposed, the alternative arrangements to be put in place, and the overall implications for patients. The...
- Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (21 Jul 2011)
James Reilly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) and the State Claims Agency (SCA) recently published details of the number of incidents of harm and near misses, which were reported by hospitals and community based health care facilities in 2010. The SCA works with the HSE to record and analyse incidents that are reported in our health care system. The data is not available in the format requested by the...