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Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: We have already discussed the matter.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The section as drafted provides for the appointment of not fewer than four people who have the relevant skills and experience to perform the functions of the audit committee established under the Bill. These functions include advising the Director General on financial matters relating to his or her functions, risk management and other related matters. I understand the Senator?s purpose and...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: These individuals are not advisers to me; they are advisers and consultants to the special delivery unit. In the broader sense, employees of the HSE are subject to the same taxation arrangements as other employees working in Ireland. As Senator Burke stated, taxation arrangements are not appropriate to the Bill and therefore I will not accept the amendment.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (10 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Normally I receive on my phone information on the highest numbers of people on trolleys every day but I do not have them today. Yesterday 45 people were on trolleys in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. In the past the number has reached above 50 so to say it is the highest is not accurate. In January last year we had 569 people on trolleys throughout the country and today the number is...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and in support of the Government amendment. The central objective of the Government's reform programme is to deliver a fair, efficient, single-tier health service supported by a strong primary care system and underpinned by universal health insurance. The latter will mean people are treated on their need; not what they can afford. The...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: There is a new Secretary General in the Department of Health and a new chief executive officer and a new chairman in the VHI. Things have changed greatly, and will continue to change. I said previously that as we reach that point where the status quo is really changing, the noise and din from those who are comfortable with that status quo, which does not put patients first, will grow to a...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I can answer that question. She was given a delegation-----

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (11 Oct 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 — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (11 Oct 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 — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (11 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (11 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Glutaric Acidemia in babies is more commonly referred to as Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCADD). It is a rare inherited disorder (enzyme deficiency) comprising two different groups of disorders: fatty acid oxidation disorders and organic acid disorders. In order to expand the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (NNBSP) in Ireland to include MCADD to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Seasonal Flu vaccination forms part of the Adult Immunisation Programme. Seasonal Flu vaccination is available every year as the vaccine changes every year to suit the strain of the circulating virus. The 2012 - 2013 Seasonal Flu vaccination campaign was launched by the HSE earlier this week. Those aged 18 years or older in the at risk groups may attend either their GP or pharmacist for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (11 Oct 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 — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (11 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: No money was allocated by my Department to the councils referred to by the Deputy during the period concerned. Allocations made by agencies under my Department's remit is an operational matter for the agencies themselves.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Funding (11 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE is overspent by €373m to the end of September and is projected to have a deficit of approximately €550m at the end of the year if expenditure continues at the current run rates. There is intensive engagement between my Department and the Health Service Executive to address the overrun in health expenditure. In the short term, to address the 2012 position, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (11 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE has announced a reduction in the provision of home help hours as one of a number of measures required to address the current budget deficit, subject to home help services continuing to be available to those assessed as requiring them. Contracts for home helps employed by external (non-HSE) providers are a matter for the individual provider. However, where external providers have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Oct 2012)

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