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- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: The Special Delivery Unit (SDU) is working 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 SDU is working closely with its partner agencies - mainly the HSE and the NTPF. As a priority, public hospitals were instructed to ensure that, by the end of...
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 240 together. Based on the existing drawdown on its Vote, the Health Service Executive is forecasting a shortfall in Vote terms of â¬450 - â¬500m, with the Executive indicating that hospital activity, expenditure in the Primary Care Reimbursement Service and higher than planned superannuation costs being the significant factors. Given the extent of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council, established in 2007 and the 12 registration boards being established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (the Act), will be responsible for protecting the public by regulating health and social care professionals in Ireland. The object of the Council is to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: The Special Delivery Unit (SDU) is working 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 SDU is working closely with its partner agencies - mainly the HSE and the NTPF. As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply....
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Calorie Posting on Menus: Calorie Posting on Menus (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: As Minister for Health I established the Special Action Group on Obesity to advise me on priority actions to tackle overweight and obesity. This Group identified putting calorie information on menus of fast food establishments, restaurants, bars and coffee shops, as one of a range of measures. Therefore, I have prioritised calorie posting on menus as a key initiative that will have a positive...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. Question No. 240 answered with Question No. 224.
- Written Answers — Calorie Posting on Menus: Calorie Posting on Menus (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: As Minister for Health I established the Special Action Group on Obesity to advise me on priority actions to tackle overweight and obesity. This Group identified putting calorie information on menus of fast food establishments, restaurants, bars and coffee shops, as one of a range of measures. Therefore, I have prioritised calorie posting on menus as a key initiative that will have a...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: The Chief Medical Officer of my Department is finalising a report examining the potential of hospital discharge data in measuring the quality of health care. This includes the measure of recorded 30 day in-hospital mortality rates following heart attack. It is expected that the report will be finalised and published in the near future.
- Written Answers — Health Reports: Health Reports (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: The Emergency Medicine Programme report, which I launched on 19 June this year, sets out a vision for the development and delivery of emergency medical services in the State. The programme document will be hugely valuable. It is clinically led and is one of the key clinical programme documents. As for the other clinical programmes, it is a policy document, and there are areas still for...
- Written Answers — Tobacco Control Measures: Tobacco Control Measures (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: My Department has not conducted or commissioned studies specifically relating to plain or generic packaging of tobacco products. It is recognised that in an environment of increasing prohibition of tobacco advertising and sponsorship worldwide, the cigarette pack has become a key marketing tool for the tobacco industry to promote their products. I am aware that before the UK make any...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Jul 2012)
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 — Cosmetic Surgery: Cosmetic Surgery (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: Health care professionals, including doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists etc. employed by Cosmetic Surgery Clinics in Ireland are required to be registered with their relevant professional regulatory body. Much of the legislation governing healthcare professionals has been extensively updated and amended in recent years with the publication of a number of relevant Acts including...
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: The Special Delivery Unit (SDU) is working 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 SDU is working closely with its partner agencies - mainly the HSE and the NTPF. As a priority, public hospitals were instructed to ensure that, by the end of...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: The Special Delivery Unit (SDU) is working 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 SDU is working closely with its partner agencies - mainly the HSE and the NTPF. As a priority, public hospitals were instructed to ensure that, by the end of...
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: Perhaps Deputy Barry Cowen might ask his brother.
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
James Reilly: There is no record of the deliberative process.