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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (4 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: My Department invited the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, an international partnership hosted by the World Health Organisation, to prepare a report on the implications for the Irish health system of our current financial pressures. The report in question “Health system responses to financial pressures in Ireland: policy options in an international context”...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tax Code (4 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Given the increases in obesity, especially in children and teenagers, and the links between obesity and chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk. I am considering a range of measures to halt this increase. I am aware that is evidence that Sugared Sweetened Drinks contribute to weight gain because of their high added sugar content, low satiety, and potential incomplete...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Calorie Posting on Menus (4 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Given the increases in obesity, especially in children and teenagers, and the links between obesity and chronic diseases such as Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk. I am considering a range of measures to halt this increase. I established a Special Action Group on Obesity in 2011 and one of the measures being pursued at the moment is Calorie Posting on menu boards in fast food...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Claims (4 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I understand that this issue concerns the payment of maternity costs arising for a private patient at Limerick Maternity Hospital. My Department has referred the matter to the HSE for examination and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: A priority action for the HSE has been the development and implementation of standardised reporting for outpatient access through the HSE Outpatient Data Quality Programme. This has enabled reporting of Outpatient Waiting Lists from January 2012. Subsequently, waiting times have been published on www.hse.ie each month as part of the HSE Performance Reports. The latest HSE Performance Report...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff Remuneration (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Under the moratorium on staff recruitment and promotions in place since 2009, appointments to the post of Senior Staff Nurse, which had been granted after 20 years service, have been withheld since November 2009, on the basis that such appointments constitute promotion. The position has been explained to the relevant unions. This matter does not come within the scope of the Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: As advised to the Deputy's office by telephone on 3rd December the sensitivities of this case are such that my Department is corresponding directly with the Children and Family Services Directorate of the HSE on this matter and when the information is received I will forward it to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Funding (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Section 38 of the Health Act 2004 provides for the Health Service Executive, subject to its available resources, to enter into an arrangement with a group or agency to provide services on its behalf. It is for the Executive to determine the maximum amount of funding that it proposes to make available in any year and the level of service it expects to be provided for that funding. I am not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Report (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: My first priority is to ensure that the women who have had this procedure have their health needs comprehensively and professionally met. In this regard, the HSE provides a range of services to women who continue to suffer the effects of having had this procedure. These services include the provision of medical cards, the availability of independent clinical advice and the organisation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The association between Pandemic vaccination and an increased risk of narcolepsy in children/adolescents is acknowledged in the epidemiological report of the National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee. However, causation has not been established. My priority is to ensure that children/adolescents affected by narcolepsy with symptom onset post pandemic vaccination are provided with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to seek a mechanism to compensate those women who were excluded on age grounds alone from the Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme. My Department has been engaged in a review to identify the most appropriate mechanism to compensate the women concerned. This review has included taking instructions and legal advice, including advice from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Properties (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Management of the health property estate is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Food labelling is currently governed by Council Directive 2000/13/EC (general labelling) and Council Directive 90/496/EEC (nutrition labelling). In November 2011, a new food labelling Regulation was accepted by the European Parliament, Council and Commission. The provisions of this Regulation will be effective from 2014 in most cases, and from 2016 in others. The main changes proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The 2011 figures on HIV and AIDS in Ireland were compiled by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC). There were 320 new HIV diagnoses reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in 2011, which is less than the number reported in 2010 (330). With the exception of 2005, this is the lowest number since 2001 (Table 1). 6,287 people have been diagnosed with HIV in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group reported in February of this year. The report contains a range of recommendations to, among other things, reduce the consumption of alcohol in general. These recommendations are grouped under five pillars of Supply Reduction (availability), Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation and Research. The Report contains a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: In 2010 the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence was published. It aims to provide a framework for sustainable intervention to prevent and effectively respond to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and is lead by Cosc which is the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence. The HSE subsequently published its own Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The management of waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that urgent and cancer patients are prioritised for treatment, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier prioritisation, he/she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Properties (5 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Management of the health property estate is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.