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Hospital Services (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: -----but the fact is that we have to take responsible decisions and I have to maintain a service which is safe and this is what I am attempting to do, with tremendous co-operation from the many people who work in the health service. I take this opportunity to commend the staff for the job they are doing.

Health Insurance (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I recently established an implementation group on universal health insurance. This group will play a central role in assisting the Government to deliver on its commitment to introduce a single tier health system, supported by universal health insurance. For too long there has been a two tier system operating in our hospitals and which has been very detrimental to those who cannot afford...

Health Insurance (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I can make my answer very short. This group has been put together to advise how to implement universal health insurance as per the mandate given this Government by the people. Its mandate is to come back in October with a White Paper that will give a steer on how we should proceed onwards from that point. In answer to the Deputy's question, therefore, it is not open to the group to start...

Health Insurance (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: In the interests of clarity, the Deputy is right. All is not wrong, there is much that is very good about the Irish health service. What is particularly good about it are the excellent people we have working in it. It was the system within which they were working that was preventing them from delivering the sort of care at the speed and access people require. That is why we are changing...

Health Insurance (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: They are moving towards the same point across another line which is perpendicular and they will arrive at the point we require. If we wish to continue with this kind of mathematics we can put them through a prism that will ensure they will all join at the end point we so desire - the one the people of this country voted for and which they deserve, a system where the medical needs of people...

Hospitals Building Programme (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 23 together. I am committed to ensuring the delivery of a world class hospital for the children of Ireland providing the highest quality treatment they deserve, in other words, the best treatment in the best environment. This project is one of the main priorities for the Government and is a commitment under the programme for Government. The decision to...

Hospitals Building Programme (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I welcome the Deputy's assertion that we are all on the one side, as we all want to see the hospital progress as quickly as possible. Nonetheless, the refusal on the Mater site requires time for reflection. The two months to be taken to report, including the month that has passed, will stand to serve the children of the State for 100 to 200 years and must be viewed in this timescale. I...

Hospitals Building Programme (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I am aware of all of the issues raised by the Deputy. It is the role of the group not necessarily to interview NAMA on all of its sites, but to give an indication of the pros and cons on a new site, a brownfield site or a greenfield site. It is not my intention that it will inspect every site because if it did so months would turn into years very quickly. I am aware of the sites to which...

Hospitals Building Programme (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The issue of co-location with an adult hospital is a major requirement. The expert group comprising four chief executive officers of some of the biggest paediatric hospitals in the world, three of whom were clinicians themselves, were unanimous on the fact that it needed to be co-located with an adult hospital. The basis for this is our childhood population would not be able to sustain an...

Health Service Staff (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The main service areas that have been identified as critical in the context of the grace period retirements include maternity hospitals and critical and intensive care, as well as community nursing services. It is, therefore, necessary to be as innovative and flexible as possible in order to mitigate the impact on services of reduced budgets and staffing. The mitigation measures which are in...

Health Service Staff (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I visited the National Maternity Hospital and met with the new master, who is the first female master in the history of this State. Staff at the hospital are dynamic and the recently opened new theatre will provide greater access for the patients they serve. There is no question but that from a capital perspective we could do with new maternity hospitals. While in the past I have been told...

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Deputy Martin only hears what he wants to hear, just like with the Mahon report.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Will Deputy Higgins listen to himself?

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: In late 2009, the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) received a complaint from a member of the public in relation to the retention of Newborn Screening Cards (NSCs). The basis of the complaint (which was upheld by the Data Protection Commissioner) was that the NSCs should not be retained indefinitely without consent. Soon after I was appointed Minister I requested the HSE to conduct a...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14, 53, 542, 547, 633 and 635 together. Since concerns were first raised regarding the issue of breast implants provided by the now defunct French company Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP) the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) and my Department have been in constant touch with European and UK investigators of the matter. The IMB in its role as Competent Authority for...

Written Answers — Health Action Plan: Health Action Plan (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Regional Service Plan for the South sets out the type and volume of service the HSE will provide directly, or through a range of funded agencies, in that region during 2012. In line with the National Service Plan, the Regional Plan was prepared in the context of the challenges faced by the health services this year in terms of reduced staffing levels, and a reduced budget, combined with...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme has overall responsibility for providing access to appropriate treatments that meet clinical needs, including emerging drug treatments. e drug to which the Deputy refers (Ipilimumab) is a treatment for advanced melanoma in adults. I am advised by the Director of the Cancer Control Programme that this drug is currently going through a health...

Written Answers — Hospital Closures: Hospital Closures (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: As Minister for Health my primary concern is the safety of patients. Much of the recent debate about the future role of smaller hospitals has been prompted by the need to deliver safe services and to address potentially unsafe situations wherever they arise. The Government intends to publish a framework for the development of smaller hospitals, which will set out the way these hospitals...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21, 42 and 69 together. This is a very challenging year for the health services given the extreme financial pressures and public sector moratorium. However, the budget adjustments for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street this year are significantly less than the average. The HSE is working with Tallaght...