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Written Answers — Ambulance Services: Ambulance Services (29 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The HSE has confirmed that ambulance services are not being downgraded in Cork and Kerry. In fact, the opposite is true, as stations move to on-duty status and away from on-call. This means that highly trained paramedic crews will be on site in their stations to respond to calls, rather than having to go to the station when called out. It also means that resources can be deployed dynamically,...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Sep 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 (29 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The Deputy's questions relate to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (29 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: I am pleased to confirm that the Health Service Executive has identified Paediatric Rheumatology as a priority service for children's health services and has approved the recruitment of a new Paediatric Rheumatology Consultant for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. The recruitment process for this post is currently ongoing. The Paediatric Consultant post already in place in Our Lady's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: Programmes such as that proposed by the Deputy are a matter in the first instance for the Health Service Executive itself. At present there is no statutory register of approved acupuncturists in Ireland; nor are acupuncturists employed in the publicly funded health sector. While complementary therapists, including acupuncturists, are not subject to professional statutory regulation, they...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 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 — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (4 Oct 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. The Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (4 Oct 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 580 and 582 together. Rowan Ward in Cherry Orchard Hospital was established in 1990 to provide step-down/respite care to HIV and AIDS patients who had complications related to their primary condition. The facility has evolved in that time and continues to provide valued support to a vulnerable group of people living with HIV or AIDS including substance...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (4 Oct 2011)

James Reilly: The Health Repayment Scheme Appeals Office is an independent office, established in December 2006 under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006, to provide a service to those who wish to appeal a decision of the Scheme Administrator. The most recent report issued by the Appeals Office was for the year 2009. Activity levels have been low throughout 2011 and the Scheme is now drawing to...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (4 Oct 2011)

James Reilly: The HSE is the lead agency responsible for the provision of pre-hospital emergency care, through the National Ambulance Service (NAS), and no change to that model is planned. There is, by agreement, a long standing arrangement whereby Dublin City Council provides emergency ambulance services in Dublin. The development of pre-hospital emergency care in both Ireland and the UK has involved...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Oct 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Oct 2011)

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

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 594 and 596 together. My Department is a non-delegated Department and as such, pensions and lump sums of retired staff are calculated by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and paid by the Paymaster Generals Office. Accordingly the information sought by the Deputy on staff retired from my Department will be included in the answer to this Question...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

James Reilly: My Department is a non-delegated Department and as such, pensions and lump sums of retired staff are calculated by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and paid by the Paymaster Generals Office. Accordingly the information sought by the Deputy on staff retired from my Department will be included in the answer to this Question from my colleague Mr Brendan Howlin T.D. Minister for...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Oct 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 597 and 598 together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Oct 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 1 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Oct 2011)

James Reilly: In relation to the De Puy ASR recall, the HSE has identified approx 3, 500 patients who have received the affected implants - across 16 public and 14 private Hospital sites nationally. All patients were invited for a recall assessment to clinically assess their current medical status with regard to their implant. For the vast majority of patients, this was a precautionary assessment, and in...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Oct 2011)

James Reilly: The 2006 National Cancer Control Strategy set out the rationale for the restructuring of cancer services in our hospitals. It recommended that cancer centres which each serve a minimum population of 500,000 should be designated by the HSE, and that Ireland required about eight such centres. Accordingly, in 2007, the HSE designated eight hospitals as cancer centres, University Hospital Galway...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (4 Oct 2011)

James Reilly: The report of the Vaccine Damage Steering Group is under active consideration within my Department and I expect to receive an analysis report shortly.