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Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The 2008 consultants' contract includes measures to strengthen the management, monitoring and control of activity in hospitals with a view to ensuring that the level of consultant private practice within public hospitals does not exceed the permitted ratio - 20% for new consultants, and up to 30% for those who had such a level previously. The HSE in conjunction with the ESRI has introduced a...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) is the regulatory body for health and social care professionals and was established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005. The Social Workers Registration Board was established in August 2010 and the associated Social Workers Register opened for the receipt and processing of applications on the 31st May 2011. I presume...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The UHI system in the Programme for Government envisages a set of competing for-profit health insurers, with VHI continuing in public ownership as an integral part of this system. This will entail, among many other developments, a substantial restructuring of the Private Health Insurance (PHI) market. It is my view that the current structure of the PHI market, in which VHI has a substantial...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 36 and 37 together. As these are service issues, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The HSE is planning to change the opening time of the Minor Injuries Unit at Monaghan to an 8 hour 5 day service and expects that this will take effect from 1st November. This change is to be viewed as a temporary measure and will be reviewed in 2012. The change in the opening times of the Monaghan MIU is the direct result of the current budgetary and financial position facing the health...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The HSE has informed my Department that there are no changes planned for the Emergency Department in Connolly Hospital.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 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 (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: I referred this matter to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Alcohol Marketing: Alcohol Marketing (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive provided €192,000 this year to Alcohol Action Ireland for the purposes of - among other things - to carry out research to measure young people's exposure to and awareness of alcohol marketing in Ireland. This research will - among other objectives - establish a population baseline measure of young people's exposure to and awareness of alcohol marketing; examine...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The Government is very concerned about the level of uncollected patient charges in the health system. This is one of the key areas now being examined by the Department of Health in the context of the Comprehensive Spending Review. The Value for Money Report published in December last year highlighted a number of problems, including outmoded administrative systems and delays in sign-off of...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: Selection for appointment to posts in the Civil Service (both internal and external) is governed by the Codes of Practice set down by the Commission for Public Service Appointments. The Commission has a statutory role in ensuring that all appointments are made on merit and as result of fair and transparent processes. Generally, the information on the age of a candidate is not part of the...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to addressing the unacceptable waiting times for treatment in our health service. In this context, I established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), under the leadership of Dr Martin Connor. The SDU is working to unblock access to acute services by dramatically improving the flow of patients through the system. Public hospitals have been instructed to ensure that,...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant involved. As this is a service matter it has been...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant involved. As this is a service matter it has...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2011 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number currently being assessed by my Department, and the Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 153 together. The Medical Practitioners Act 2007 requires the HSE to develop an active and strategic role in determining the appropriate utilisation of non-consultant hospital doctor posts in terms of training and service requirements. The Act also creates a mechanism whereby strategic planning is undertaken at a national level and in collaboration...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: Heart and lung transplantation programmes are based in the Mater Hospital Dublin. Ireland also has a formal agreement with the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle for transplantation procedures. In 1985 the first heart transplant procedure was undertaken in the State. Since then to late 2010 two hundred and seventy nine heart transplants have been performed. The lung transplantation programme...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) operates a Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS), for persons entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA member state or Switzerland under EU Regulations and in accordance with my Department's Guidelines. The TAS provides for the cost of approved treatment in another EU/EEA member state or Switzerland through the issue of form E112 (IE). Under EU Regulations, an E112...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The provision of paediatric services in Ireland and health outcomes for children are broadly in line with other EU countries. Child mortality rates in the under one year old and under five years old categories are similar to those in other EU states. The national childhood immunisation rate of 90% compares well with other developed countries. However it is clear that there are issues which...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: My Department has asked the HSE to provide the detailed information sought by the Deputy and I will be in further communication when it is to hand.