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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (11 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: As you will be aware, I established an independent Review Group to consider the implications of the decision of An Bórd Pleanála, received on 23 February 2012, to reject the planning application for the proposed construction of a national paediatric hospital on the site of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. The aim of the Review was to consider all the possible options for the...

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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (11 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: As you will be aware, I established an independent Review Group to consider the implications of the decision of An Bórd Pleanála, received on 23 February 2012, to reject the planning application for the proposed construction of a national paediatric hospital on the site of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. The aim of the Review was to consider all the possible options for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: A commitment was given in the Programme for Government to seek a mechanism to compensate those women who were excluded on age grounds alone from the Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme. The Scheme of Redress approved by Government was a non-statutory, ex-gratia scheme. Awards were determined by an independent Redress Board in 2007 and 2008. My Department has been engaged in a review to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (16 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE is overspent by €374m to the end of September and would have a deficit of approximately €550m at the end of the year if current run rates prevail unless additional cost containment measures are undertaken. There is intensive engagement between my Department and the Health Service Executive to address the excess expenditure. In the short term, to address the 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (16 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to fundamental reform of healthcare in Ireland that will deliver a single tier health system, supported by universal health insurance (UHI), where access is based on need, not income. Every individual will have a choice of health insurer and will have equal access to a comprehensive range of curative services. In February, I established an Implementation Group...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (16 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The Special Delivery Unit has been working on many initiatives in relation to older persons care and to date over 330 frail older people have been discharged with additional hours of home supports with a projected value to years end of €1.043million. This is likely to double in the coming months. A Re-Ablement programme (rehabilitation at home) is due to commence this month in Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: In relation to the query raised by the Deputy I have set out the specific details in the table below; Patients Waiting Over 6 Months September 2012 March 2011 Total Number 6,907 9,643 This represents a reduction of 28%.