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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 516 together. A new dedicated Respiratory and CF unit was opened in Temple Street in June 2010 providing state of the art facilities for children with respiratory disorders, their families and staff. It includes a lung function laboratory with the most up to date equipment, spacious patient treatment rooms and outpatient clinic rooms. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Employment Rights (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 519 to 521, inclusive, together. Following the enactment of the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act this year, the HSE provided guidance to public service employers on the Act, including the fact that the equal pay provisions of the Act have retrospective effect to 5th December 2011. All agency staff employed through agencies contracted by...

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

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive have advised me that they are compiling an answer at the moment to the Deputy's original question, and as soon as it is available they will respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

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

James Reilly: I can confirm that officials from my Department attended a meeting with Tallaght Hospital in June in the context of providing secretarial support for the Review of Financial Management Systems in the Irish Health Service, more commonly known as the Ogden review. At the meeting a presentation was made in relation to Tallaght's performance to date covering various topics including activity,...

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

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Disability Appeals Officer is an independent officer appointed by the Minister for Health whose purpose is to provide an appeals service to people who wish to appeal (i) against a finding or recommendation of a complaints officer of the Health Service Executive made under the Disability Act 2005; or (ii) against the failure of the HSE or an education service...

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

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has advised that it issued a response to the Deputy in October on this matter which related to the preparation of an assessment report involving a number of professional disciplines. The Executive has indicated that it is working to finalise the assessment process with the input of the various professionals involved as soon as possible and that it will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Patronage (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Acute and non-acute hospital services are provided in three different types of hospitals in the greater Dublin Area. hospitals, owned and funded by the Health Service Executive; voluntary public hospitals, most of whose funding comes directly from the Health Service Executive; private hospitals, which may deliver some services to the Health Service Executive; voluntary public hospitals are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programme (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the national colorectal screening programme commenced in November. The programme has been introduced on a phased basis to men and women between the ages of 60-69 years. When fully implemented the programme will offer free screening to men and women aged 55-74 every two years. As 50% of cancers within this age group are found in people aged 60-69 the...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I am pleased to introduce the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012 for the consideration of the House. The Bill is a relatively short technical Bill, with 20 sections in total that was passed by Dáil Éireann without amendment on 29 November last. The Bill proposes to amend the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to provide for the enhanced and effective...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I dealt with that in my speech.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I thank Senators for their support for the Bill and for their contributions and the questions raised. Senator MacSharry raised the issue of fitness to practise committees under section 6. We need at least two committees to be in place and these have not commenced yet because the three new registers and the social work register have only recently been added. These committees will commence...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I thank the Chairman for his warm welcome to my officials and me. Let me extend seasons greeting to everybody, as I doubt we will see each other again before Christmas.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Never say "never" and always avoid "always". I thank the select sub-committee for giving me the opportunity to bring before it this Supplementary Estimate for Vote 39. The total additional funding being sought for the HSE is €360 million. I am allocating a once-off extra Exchequer receipt of €45 million from the Medical Defence Union, MDU and savings of €70 million,...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Is it the old adage of "Up the west and ... the rest."? On a serious note, I will deal with the questions as they were posed. Deputy Kelleher keeps alluding to a budget deficit of €360 million but I have pointed out that from within our own resources, the budget deficit is at €245 million. That is what is being sought. The Deputy mentioned the previous chief executive of the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I can answer that straight away. That is for next year. It is not for this Estimate.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I will answer the Deputy's questions quickly. The first question about medical card changes relates to next year and they will be in the service plan. They have nothing to do with this Supplementary Estimate. I answered the second question about home help hours as clearly as possible. The budget will be the same next year as it was at the beginning of this year and, therefore, the budget...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The greater deficit in the west is due to the deficits in Galway and Limerick hospitals, some of which they have carried for some time. No other Department has taken as much money out as we have.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: No Department, other than possibly the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, has dropped as many staff as we have or completed as much reform as we have in terms of the special delivery unit, a reduction of 25% in trolley numbers and a 92% reduction in those waiting 12 months or longer for an appointment, an 86% reduction in those waiting nine months or longer, a 36%...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: If the Deputy keeps focusing on inputs, the number of doctors and nurses and on money, he will get nowhere because that was what was done for the previous ten years. We are focusing on outcomes for patients, in particular, the number treated and how quickly, and that is what will give us the health service we all want: one in which we can feel safe and of which those who work in it can feel...