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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 196 together. S.I. No. 494 of 2004 European Communities (Organisation of Working Time) (Activities of Doctors in Training) Regulations 2004, which transposed the EU Working Time Directive for doctors in training (junior doctors), provides for: - A maximum 48 hour average working week; - A 30 minute rest break every 6 hours during period on-site...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 194 together. On 6 November last, I announced the Government’s decision to develop the new children’s hospital at the campus of St James’s Hospital in Dublin. The new children’s hospital is a key commitment in the Programme for Government and the largest project within the current Capital Plan. This Government regards...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Properties (30 Jan 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I am advised that Beaumont Hospital carried out over ninety cochlear implants in 2012 and that over seven hundred patients are currently under the care of the hospital programme which provides rehabilitation and programming on a recurring basis. In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service issue it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Expenditure (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Section 36 (2) of the Health Act, 2004 requires the HSE to prepare Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and to adopt the AFS on or before the 1st day of April in the year following the financial year to which they relate. All accrued liabilities must be disclosed in the AFS. The HSE is also required to prepare an Appropriation Account annually which is derived from the AFS and is audited by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Expenditure (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive funds a number of service providers and bodies for the provision of health and personal social services on its behalf, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 38 and 39 of the Health Act 2004. Before entering into such as arrangement, the HSE determines the maximum amount of funding that it proposes to make available in the financial year under the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations, providing a range of health related services. If an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should send in a formal application. Detailed procedures, along with the application form are set out on the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group reported in February, 2012. 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. Real and tangible proposals are currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Immediately following my appointment, I set out to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients being treated in our hospitals. I established the Special Delivery Unit, as set out in the Programme for Government. The SDU is working to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. There was significant progress during the course of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to vacancies on the boards of organisations or agencies under my aegis is not readily available, but I will forward a detailed reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco-Related Diseases (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Smoking is the greatest single cause of preventable illness and premature death in Ireland, killing over 5,200 people a year. In high income countries, such as Ireland, smoking related health care costs account for 6-15% of all annual health care costs. The average cost per admission of treating a smoker in an in-patient setting for a tobacco related illness is €7,700. As this is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Applications for National Lottery grants far exceed resources and as the funds available for 2012 have been disbursed it is not possible, unfortunately, to assist in this particular case. However, if funding for this project is required in 2013, the organisation may wish to apply for a grant from the 2013 National Lottery allocation.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208, 211 and 225 together. The Government is committed to achieving compliance with the European Working Time Directive in respect of non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) by 2014. I have emphasised to the HSE the high priority the Government and I attach to this issue. In January 2012, a detailed plan for the achievement of compliance by NCHDs with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: My Department undertook to conduct a review of the Traveller Health Advisory Committee (THAC) at the end of 2012. An external reviewer is to be charged with completing the review subject to a process of appointment that is currently underway. It is hoped that the review will commence in the coming weeks and take approximately 4-6 weeks to carry out, at which time a report will be submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive Social Inclusion budget for 2012 totalled €115 million. The allocation for this Care Group amounts to €114 million for 2013. This covers a range of areas including Addiction; Alcohol; Homelessness; Intercultural Health (i.e. Asylum seekers, refugees, migrants etc.); Irish Travellers and Roma; LGBT; and HIV/AIDS, together with elements of community...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) was carried out in 2007 and the findings were published in September 2010 with a follow up Birth Cohort Study published in September 2011. It was a comprehensive study of the health and social status of the Traveller community in Ireland and was carried out by the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Immediately following my appointment, I established the Special Delivery Unit, as set out in the Programme for Government. The aim of the SDU is to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. There was significant progress during the course of 2012 in reducing the number of patients waiting on trolleys. In December 2012, there were 23.5% fewer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I am advised that Beaumont Hospital carried out over ninety cochlear implants in 2012 and that over seven hundred patients are currently under the care of the hospital programme which provides rehabilitation and programming on a recurring basis. In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service issue it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.