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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I have been advised by the HSE that each consultant prioritises patients on the basis of information provided by general practitioners. Accordingly, patients should contact their GP in the first instance to discuss their request an earlier appointment date. 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Feb 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Vetting Applications (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Garda vetting of relevant health service staff has my full support. While Garda vetting is a matter for employers in the first instance, I am not aware of excessive delays in relation to the vetting of potential staff members. It is the case that the vetting of potential staff can extend the duration of the appointment process, particularly at times when a significant volume of clearances...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccine Damage Compensation (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The issues contained in the Report of the Vaccine Damage Steering Group are complex. They need to be considered in the wider context of how best to address the long term health and social needs of people who may have experienced adverse outcomes from all healthcare interventions.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) is not a static service. It deploys its resources in a dynamic manner and works on a regional and national, not a local, basis. The dynamic deployment of ambulance resources ensures that the nearest appropriate resource is mobilised to the location of any incident. In this context, any removal of overtime inefficiencies will be addressed through...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 677 and 678 together. The National Ambulance Service is not a static service. The NAS deploys its emergency resources in a dynamic manner and works on an area and national, rather than a local, basis. The dynamic deployment of ambulance resources ensures that the nearest appropriate resource within a region is mobilised to the an incident. For dynamic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Deaths (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The investigations currently underway in relation to the case referenced by the Deputy are those of the Health Service Executive (HSE), Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and the Coroner's Office. The HSE's investigation team continues to work to complete its investigation in the shortest timeframe possible to achieve the objectives of the investigation. It is the intention of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 682 and 693 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 Health Service Executive the high priority the Government and I attach to this issue. In January 2012, a detailed plan for the achievement of compliance by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The National Ambulance Service (NAS) is not a static service. The Service deploys its resources in a dynamic manner and works on an area and national, rather than a local, basis. The dynamic deployment of ambulance resources ensures that the nearest appropriate resource is mobilised to the location of any incident. The NAS has been taking a number of steps to improve response times....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The method and timescale for the delivery of health care infrastructure is a dynamic process which is constantly evolving to take account of changing circumstances, including the feasibility of implementation. There will always be more construction projects than can be funded by the Exchequer. The Health Service Executive must prioritise infrastructure projects within its overall capital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular 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: Organ Donation (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The Programme for Government envisages the introduction of an opt-out system of organ donation, with a view to improving the availability of organs for patients in need of transplantation. This will of course require detailed consideration and further consultation and I am developing proposals for Government on this matter. In addition to consent systems, there is evidence from other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet its fiscal and budgetary targets. The health sector must make its contribution to that reduction. This policy requires that by the end of 2013, the health service achieves a workforce of 98,955 whole time equivalents (WTEs). While normal retirement and redeployment will achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Funding (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: As this a service matter I have requested the Health Service Executive to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 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 Procedures (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Beaumont Hospital is the centre for delivering Ireland’s national cochlear implant programme with surgical provision for patients under six (6) years carried out in the Children’s University Hospital at Temple Street. Since the programme commenced seventeen years ago, over 700 patients have received cochlear implants. I am advised that Beaumont Hospital carried out over ninety...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Improving access to outpatient services is a key priority for the Government. Building on work already undertaken by the HSE, the NTPF has now taken over the reporting of outpatient waiting time data. For the first time, clear and comprehensive data is available on www.ptr.ie. The collation and analysis of outpatient waiting time data in a standardised format will reveal the distribution...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Dungloe, Co Donegal is one of the 35 potential locations for primary care centres for development by way of PPP as announced in the July 2012 Infrastructure Stimulus Package. Of the 35, approximately 20 will be offered to the market subject to a) agreement between the local GPs and the HSE on active local GP involvement in the centres and b) site suitability and availability. The HSE is...