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Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jun 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 (19 Jun 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 improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including the management of referrals from GPs by hospitals. The...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 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 improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including the management of referrals from GPs by hospitals. The...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 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 improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including the management of referrals from GPs by hospitals. The...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 593 and 606 together. As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 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 improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including the management of referrals from GPs by hospitals. The...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: I believe we must concentrate on getting the best possible services for patients from the budgets available to us. This means we need to focus on how beds are used, on the throughput of patients, on reducing length of stay to international norms and on having as many procedures as possible carried out as day cases rather than inpatient work. The work of the Special Delivery Unit, together...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund did not have any overtime expenditure from 2008 to date. In relation to the HSE, this aspect of the question has been referred to the Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jun 2012)

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

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: In relation to the Deputy's question on waiting times the Government fully accepts that waiting times for patients awaiting an elective surgical procedure are too long. One of my first priorities as Minister for Health was to set a maximum waiting time target of 12 months to be achieved by all hospitals by the end of 2011. I can confirm that 95% of hospitals achieved this target. The...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE March 2012 Report showed that a total of 158,850 patients are waiting less than 12 months for a first time outpatient attendance. A further 45,959 patients are waiting over 12 months. It is likely that these are an underestimate of those waiting as not all hospitals are currently reporting outpatient waiting time data to the HSE. The issue of Outpatient waiting lists was essentially...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 614 and 631 together. I met with the Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) and the Irish Thalidomide Survivors Society (ITSS) last year and informed both organisations that the Government's main concern is to address their health and social care needs. The first step in this process is to identify the needs of each individual. The Department is currently...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 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 improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists. The SDU is working closely with its partner agencies - mainly the...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jun 2012)

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

Written Answers — Cosmetic Surgery: Cosmetic Surgery (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: In Europe, medical devices are regulated under 3 EU Directives which specify the requirements which must be met before any device can be placed on the market. A medical device cannot be marketed in any country across Europe without carrying a CE mark. A CE mark is obtained from an independent Notified Body. A CE mark is applied for by the manufacturer and once the mark is awarded the...

Written Answers — Cosmetic Surgery: Cosmetic Surgery (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: A recall of the Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP) Breast Implants was initiated in Ireland on 30th March 2010 by the Irish Medicines Board following notification from the French medical device regulatory authority (AFSSAPS) that they had suspended the manufacture, marketing, distribution and export of the PIP products. This action followed an inspection of the PIP manufacturing plant where it...

Written Answers — Cosmetic Surgery: Cosmetic Surgery (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: Part 11 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25 of 2007) provides that it is the duty of medical practitioners to maintain their professional competence on an ongoing basis. This part of the Act was commenced by the Minister for Health in May 2010. Requirements for the professional competence schemes were put in place by the Medical Council in May 2011 and it has been mandatory for...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jun 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 improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including the management of referrals from GPs by hospitals. The...

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (19 Jun 2012)

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

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 626 and 627 together. As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.