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- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: International evidence does not support the introduction of a population based screening programme for prostate cancer at this time. The Department and the HSE are keeping emerging international evidence under review including the results of randomised trials that are currently being conducted internationally. Rather the focus is on improving services for those with prostate cancer, and in...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The BreastCheck Programme provides free mammograms to all women aged 50-64. The Programme for Government includes the extension of BreastCheck to women in the 65-69 age group, in keeping with EU Guidelines on effective screening for breast cancer. In addition, the extension of the BreastCheck programme has been listed as a priority in the HSE's 3 year Corporate Plan. The HSE's National...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Property: Health Service Property (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The management and delivery of the health capital programme is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work to unblock access to acute services by dramatically improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including referrals from GPs. The SDU is working...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: Immediately following my appointment as Minister for Health I set about establishing the Special Delivery Unit (SDU) to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. The SDU is a vital "agent for change" allowing for a transformation in the operation of structures across the system. Its establishment necessitates alterations in the current role of the...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has initiated a National Ambulance Service Reconfiguration Project, which includes the establishment of a new National Control Centre in Tallaght. The purchase of the building is currently approaching finalisation and the HSE has gone to tender for services to design the fit-out of the building. Dublin Fire Brigade will continue to operate its current service on...
- Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The European Commission provides rules in relation to text warnings and combined (text and photo) warnings for tobacco products. There are no warnings currently approved by the Commission specifically relating to eyesight and blindness. Since 2001, however, new scientific evidence has emerged on the health effects of tobacco use which indicates that smoking plays a causal role in mouth and...
- Written Answers — Men's Health Policy: Men's Health Policy (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The National Men's Health Policy was launched in 2008. It made 40 recommendations within the themes specified as follows. Significant progress has been made in the case of 19 of the recommendations, partial implementation has occurred on 15, while no progress has been reported on 6. Many of the recommendations are relevant to the whole population and therefore a population-based approach...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The Gross Current Expenditure provision for my Department for 2011, as set out in the Revised Estimates Volume, is â¬347.701m. The September expenditure returns show that the total gross current expenditure is â¬194.317m, while gross capital expenditure is â¬1.809m. This results in â¬151.575m remaining to be spent. Spending is under profile and it is anticipated that there will be some...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Nov 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The Employment Control Framework for the health sector exempts certain grades and posts from the moratorium on recruitment, including counsellors. Notwithstanding this exemption, the HSE decided in July of this year to introduce a general recruitment pause to assist with addressing the serious budgetary overrun. This decision must be seen in the context of a possible full year deficit of over...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Nov 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The National Ambulance Service is an emergency service and operates free at the point of service. The strategic approach of the National Ambulance to this issue is to examine ways of triaging such calls at the point of contact, in order to direct patients to the most appropriate service. I will keep the question of charging in these circumstances under review.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The management and delivery of the health capital programme is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: Following my appointment, I initiated a review of the decision of the previous Government to phase out pay to student nurses when undertaking the rostered placement. This review has now been completed. The review included consideration of representations made by the nursing unions but also had to take cognisance of the position in relation to the public finances. Following the review, it has...
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The Employment Control Framework for the health sector exempts certain grades and posts from the moratorium on recruitment. These include some nursing posts. The Framework also allows the HSE discretion to fill non-exempted posts on exceptional grounds in order to maintain essential services. The number of such exceptions must of necessity be kept to a minimum given the need to make...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: Pricing policy on alcohol products - along with measures for the policy areas of prevention strategies, treatment, rehabilitation, alcohol and substance dependency, and research and information - is one of the areas being considered by the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group that was established in 2009. The report of the Steering Group is close to completion; I expect to...