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- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: Products such as breast implants which are used by the cosmetic surgery industry are classified as medical devices. The Irish Medicines Board (IMB) is the competent authority responsible for the regulation of medical devices on the Irish market. The IMB is currently monitoring recent safety issues concerning Poly Implant Prosthesis (PIP) breast implants in liaison with their European...
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: The following table sets out the funding that was allocated to the Irish Patients' Association between 2007 and 2011. No funding was allocated to Patients Focus or Patients Together during this period. I have also asked the HSE to reply to you directly in respect of any funding it may have made to the respective organisations. Funding allocated to Irish Patients' Association Year â¬...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 Jan 2012)
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 (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: As these are service matters, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: The sexual assault treatment unit (SATU) for the Cork & Kerry region is located in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital Cork. The provision of the service at a regional level was based on the sustainability of the service provision and ensuring that the skills, experience and training required by the clinical staff should be at a level which would be appropriate from a legal...
- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: I can confirm to the Deputy that I have attended several meetings regarding the Special Delivery Unit.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: Immediately following my appointment I set about establishing the Special Delivery Unit to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. The SDU is focusing initially on emergency departments and will be working to support hospitals in addressing excessive waiting times for admission to hospital. The Special Delivery Unit (SDU) is working closely...
- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 961, 993 and 994 together. As a step toward achieving this goal, new governance arrangements will be made in regard to the HSE and these transitional arrangements will be given effect to by legislation which will be advanced as a priority. The transitional legislation will abolish the Board of the HSE and will replace the Board structure with a directorate...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (11 Jan 2012)
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 (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: The Government intends to publish a framework for the development of smaller hospitals, which will set out the way these hospitals provide services to patients and how they work within their regional hospital networks. The framework and its implementation is a priority of the Government. In developing the framework, the Government is clear that: - there is an important future role for...
- Written Answers — Health Practitioners' Qualifications: Health Practitioners' Qualifications (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: The Deputy refers to an application, from the person whose details are supplied, to have his professional qualifications recognised under Directive 2005/36/EC for the purposes of seeking employment in the publicly-funded health service in Ireland. This Directive applies to all EEA nationals wishing to practise a regulated profession in an EEA Member State other than that in which they...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Jan 2012)
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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Practitioners' Qualifications: Health Practitioners' Qualifications (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: Registration of medical practitioners is a matter for the Medical Council. Your query has been forwarded to the Medical Council for direct reply to you.
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: The decision to increase the higher rate of VAT from 21% to 23% was already agreed with the IMF and the European authorities, although it was originally intended to increase VAT by 1 per cent in 2013 and 1 per cent in 2014. The Government has decided, in the context of the budgetary challenges, to bring forward this measure, whilst committing not to increase the VAT rate past 23% during the...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Jan 2012)
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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 985 and 987 together. 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: Up to 2011 information on the numbers of agency nursing staff employed across the public health sector was not routinely collected. However, since the introduction of new agency contracts early in 2011, information on the number of agency nursing hours worked has been collated in respect of the HSE services. From 14th March - 30th November 2011 (the latest date for which information is...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: The total number of nurses (other than agency nurses) employed in the public health service (by contract type), as at November 2011 (latest data), is as follows: Nurses employed in the public health service WTE Permanent Full-Time WTE Permanent Part-Time WTE Fixed-Term Full-Time WTE Fixed-Term Part-Time WTE Spec. Purpose Full-Time WTE Spec. Purpose Part-Time Total WTE excl. Career Break...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: Under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 the Health Service Executive (HSE) is responsible, in cooperation with the medical training bodies and after consultation with the Higher Education Authority, for undertaking appropriate medical workforce planning for the purpose of meeting specialist medical staffing and training needs of the health service on an ongoing basis....