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

James Reilly: My Department does not undertake means testing of individual citizens. Where such testing is necessary for the purposes of providing health and personal social services, it is undertaken by the Health Service Executive, accordingly I have referred the matter to the Executive for Direct reply to the Deputy.

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

James Reilly: An amount of €10,546,230 was spent on Traveller health via Traveller Health Units during 2011. This amount excludes the costs of core/mainstream services accessed by members of the Travelling community e.g. GP services, foster care etc. Efforts have continued to ensure that funding for all vulnerable groups remains protected as far as possible. The specific information requested...

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

James Reilly: Traveller Health Units (THUs) operate in each HSE area and work in partnership with local Traveller organisations. Peer led healthcare projects known as Primary Healthcare Projects play an invaluable role. They began in 1994 and now there are over 40 projects involving over 450 participants. In addition the HSE’s National Traveller Health Advisory Forum (NTHAF) is a governance body...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 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: Hospital Staff (13 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: 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 NCHDs with the Working Time Directive was submitted to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207, 221, 222, 233 and 234 together. The issue of an adequate number of intern places in the Irish medical system is a priority for my Department and for the HSE. The HSE established an Intern Implementation Group in 2009 to implement aspects of the Report of the NCMET on the Intern Year and I am aware that this Group has issued two Implementation Reports,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (13 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy may realise, I have received a substantial number of representations on this issue since last December when the Government approved the implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the A, B and C v Ireland case by way of legislation with regulations, within the parameters of Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (13 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 215 together. As the Deputy will be aware, I met with the Catholic Church Bishops as part of the delegation involved in the Church-State dialogue meeting led by An Taoiseach on 18th January. I can confirm that the issue of abortion and the Government's intention to implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the A, B and C v...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (13 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 and 217 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children held three days of oral hearings on the implementation of the Government decision following the publication of the Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in A, B & C v Ireland, from 8th to 10th of January this year. Officials from my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (13 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Park Charges (13 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (13 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation (13 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Cork and Beaumont are two of six regional centres which have been identified by the HSE's Clinical Care Programme for Epilepsy for the provision of specialist epilepsy services. Developments so far under the Programme include the opening of Rapid Access Clinics at four of these centre, including Beaumont, St James’s, Galway and Limerick. The Rapid Access clinics are led by Advanced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Tullow / Rathvilly 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Planning (13 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: It is intended to publish the Health Service Executive's regional service plans by the end of February.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (13 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: In July 2011, I announced the establishment of the Special Delivery Unit as a key part of my plans to radically reform the health system in Ireland. The Unit’s purpose is to improve access to the emergency and elective care system. Since it was established last year, it has been working to unblock public access to acute services by improving patient journeys through the system and by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 to 242, inclusive, together. The MMUH is undertaking the most significant transformative reform programme in its history. This includes the migration of a significant part of the existing clinical services (including a new Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit) to a new building, the implementation of the national clinical care programmes and other...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: This scheme represents an opportunity for a substantial number of recently-qualified nurses to work in Ireland for a two-year period and to gain valuable experience and additional skills at a time when job opportunities in the public service are, regrettably, very limited. Graduate nurses and midwives are of course entitled to choose whether to participate in the initiative or to pursue...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The scheme is a major concession on the basis that the nurses will be employed outside the employment control framework which has been set and within which we must reduce numbers. It allows us to create what was previously known as a "nursing bank" which will include people with the type of skills we require. The current dependency on agency nursing means one has to take the agency nurse...