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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Feb 2013)

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: Hospital Trusts (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219, 241 and 243 together. The Galway/Roscommon University Hospital Group was established on a pilot basis in January 2012. This was in response to budgetary and service issues in relation to Galway and the movement of services between Roscommon and Portiuncula hospital in line with the principles of the smaller hospitals framework, that service should be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Cork and Beaumont are two of six regional centres which have been identified for the provision of specialist epilepsy services under the HSE's National Clinical Care Programme for Epilepsy. It is intended that services will be provided by a team of nurses and consultant neurologists working as a virtual national network supporting all acute and primary care locations. Rapid Access Clinics...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Six retired Public Servants (3.86 wholetime equivalents) are currently re-employed in my Department and are on the payroll. Four former staff members of my Department, who are now retired, were rehired in line with a Government Decision on the arrangements for dealing with our EU Presidency requirements. These officers have experience and expertise that is essential to a successful...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Following the receipt of a complaint regarding the retention of Newborn Screening Cards (NSCs), the Data Protection Commissioner found that the retention of the cards without consent constituted a breach of the Data Protection Acts 1998 and 2003. There were a number of meetings between the Deputy Data Protection Commissioner, representatives from my Department, the HSE, and the Children's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: In the health service, agency staff are used to fill vacancies that arise for a variety of reasons including sick leave, annual leave and maternity leave, to ensure continuity of service and where some flexibility in staffing a service is required. However such arrangements involve certain additional costs, such as a fee to the agency concerned as well as Value-Added Tax (VAT) at 22%. As...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 to 231, inclusive, together. In relation to the particular queries raised by the Deputy, as this information is not readily available within my Department, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 to 234, inclusive, together. In relation to the particular queries raised by the Deputy, as this information is not readily available within my Department, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 to 237, inclusive, together. In relation to the particular queries raised by the Deputy, as this information is not readily available within my Department, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, 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: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (6 Feb 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: Departmental Banking (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely collected by my Department. Responsibility for the day to day administration of Non Commercial State Agencies under my Department's remit lies with their governing Boards. These agencies publish an annual report and financial statements, which in general, are made available on each agency's website. All agencies under the aegis of my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: 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.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I thank the Chairman and the committee for the opportunity to appear before them and to answer their questions in regard to the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant. I propose to make some opening remarks on the complex issues which the Ombudsman previously highlighted to the committee and the considerable efforts being made to address these issues. The Minister of State,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I shall let the Secretary General respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputies for their comments and reiterate what my Minister of State has said. We know that the scheme cannot continue in its current form and that we must find a solution. She also said that if the solution were easy, we would have found it some time back. As Deputy Boyd Barrett has said, the problem was first uncovered in 2008 and 2009. It has not been ignored by us. We have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: There is no way anybody in the Government, including myself, Deputy Kathleen Lynch and Deputy Alex White, thinks it is okay to be in breach of the law. Part of what we hope might arise from today is that perhaps with the fresh eyes Deputy Peter Mathews mentioned we will get additional insight into how we can resolve this. I am aware that farmers go through a tough time and that things are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: What questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I will answer the last question before letting the Secretary General respond. Clearly, the views of individual Ministers as expressed in small discussions I had with different people about this are not the view of the Government. The view of the Government is the view expressed by the Cabinet and I am not at liberty to discuss what happens in Cabinet, except after it has happened and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I think the committee is aware of my statement on the money spent in the court on litigation and legal fees. It should more rightly be spent on those who need the services. I concur completely.