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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (1 Mar 2012)

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 (1 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The report entitled "National Policy and Strategy for the Provision of the Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland 2011 - 2015" was jointly commissioned by the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE) and published in December 2011. The report sets out a clear policy with a recommended service framework that, when implemented, will ensure that the services are delivered...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (1 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Since taking up office I have appointed two advisers, Mr Mark Costigan as Press Adviser and Mr Sean Faughnan as Special Adviser, both on the Principal Officer (Standard) salary level. Mr. Faughnan is paid at the minimum of the Principal Officer (Standard) scale, currently €80,051 and separate sanction was received from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the appointment of...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Mar 2012)

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

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (1 Mar 2012)

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

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (1 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 230 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Mar 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 — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (1 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: My Department has not received an application for funding from the organisation in question. However, my Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations, providing a range of health related services. If an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should send in a...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (1 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The VHI have informed my Department that as at the 31 December 2011; on a minimum funding standard basis, the scheme does not have a deficit. On a Financial Reporting Standard FRS 17 basis, the pension deficit is €25.5 million, (net of deferred tax asset).

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputies opposite for their intentions in raising this. There is no doubt that this is a key facility for the well-being of our children and that it is absolutely necessary. I thank Deputy Eric Byrne for his comments and would like to reassure him that there is absolutely no panic, nor is there a need for panic, but there is a need for expediency and a sense of urgency. That...

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: To deal with Deputy Eric Byrne's concerns about a tri-located hospital, of course, this would be the ideal and many would agree with him. Having a maternity hospital co-located with an adult and a paediatric hospital would make sense and the Mater Hospital site allowed have allowed for this to happen. However, I want to make it clear that everything is on the table. I am a little bemused by...

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: On why the project is not going ahead at the Mater Hospital site-----

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Did the Deputy not listen to the news last week in respect of the refusal of planning permission? I would have thought it was a major concern.

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The gentlemen opposite should listen.

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: It is all very well for them to sit on the other side of the House and act as if they had nothing to do with what happened in the past 14 years-----

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: -----but the reason the country is in such a mess and we must take €2.5 billion from the health budget which, of course, will impact across the heath service and which we seek to mitigate as much as possible-----

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Deputy sits there and acts as if it is all a mystery to him, that he knew nothing about it and that he had nothing to do with it.

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I am sorry, but that will not wash with me or the public. We were advised by the expert group, the recommendation of which at the time was that it be located on the Mater Hospital site. The planners have decided otherwise. We have put together a group to report within 56 days of its first meeting on the best route forward. The main concern must be building a new facility for children in...

Newborn Screening Cards (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. In late 2009 the Data Protection Commissioner received a complaint from a member of the public about the retention of newborn screening cards. The basis of the complaint which was upheld by the Data Protection Commissioner was that the newborn screening cards should not be retained indefinitely without consent as this constituted a breach of the...

Newborn Screening Cards (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: There are plans for us to communicate with and ask people for their consent, which is only right, proper, legal, ethical and moral. It is not right to collect biological information without someone's permission and it is not right to use such information for purposes other than that for which it was collected. There will be much debate about this issue into the future as the field of...