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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 May 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 (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 691 and 692 together. The Children's University Hospital, Temple Street is the national tertiary care centre for spina bifida and hydrocephalus. All infants born in Ireland with spina bifida are transferred to Temple Street after birth for ongoing neonatal management by a multidisciplinary team which includes a consultant paediatrician with a special...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2013, has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (21 May 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 Waiting Lists (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: Improving access to outpatient services is a key priority for the Government. Collaborating with individual hospitals, the SDU together with the NTPF and the HSE have developed the OP waiting list minimum dataset that allows for data to be submitted to the NTPF from hospitals on a weekly basis and, for the first time, outpatient data is available on www.ntpf.ie. For 2013, a maximum waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies Accounts (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: A tabular schedule providing information to the Deputy on the names of State organisations under my Department whose latest accounts laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas relate to an accounting period ending more than one year and more than two years old (as specified) is set out in the table. In relation to the accounts of statutory bodies and agencies audited by the Comptroller and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: I wish to inform the Deputy that I am currently considering a full spectrum of policy options on Assisted Human Reproduction and related matters based on work undertaken by my Department, including stem cell research. I will make my decision on these matters in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programme (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: CervicalCheck, the National Cervical Screening Programme was introduced in 2008 and offers free smear tests to women aged 25 - 60. The decision to offer smear tests to women aged 25 and over was made following very careful consideration of the benefits to the population and the potential risks to individual women. This involved both Irish and international experts in cervical cancer and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (22 May 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. It has been, and still is, undergoing major transformation, including in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy in relation to the recruitment of newly qualified speech and language graduates in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 is a matter for the HSE and, accordingly, the Deputy's enquiry has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Act Employment Targets (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: Public service bodies are subject to specific legal obligations under the Disability Act 2005 in relation to employment of people with disabilities. Part 5 of the Act sets out the requirement on public service bodies to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities; to comply with any statutory Code of Practice; to meet a target of 3% of employees with disabilities and to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Requests (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: The request referred to has been submitted to the Health Service Executive. Under the Freedom of Information legislation the Health Service Executive is a completely separate body from the Department of Health. Statutory responsibility for compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts rests entirely with the Health Service Executive. Provisions within the Freedom of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority Investigations (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: The fact that horsemeat was being substituted for beef in processed beef products came to light as a result of the work of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) following a survey it began in November 2012, the results of which were published in January 2013.  This is a Europe wide problem involving many countries including the UK where the deceit had persisted unknown and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a Service Matter it has been transferred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: Following the publication of the report on hospital groups, UCC has confirmed its commitment to putting in place five academic clinical appointments including three at professional level; two at senior lecturer level and one at tutor level with associated administrative support. Discussions within the new hospital group's corporate governance structure and in turn with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: I met with a delegation from the Rotunda Hospital in Leinster House on 28th November 2012: Ms Hilary Prentice Dr Sam Coulter-Smith Ms Pauline Treanor Ms Margaret Philbin I met with a delegation from the Coombe Hospital in Leinster House on 17th December 2012: Mr Aidan O'Hogan Prof John O'Leary Prof Michael Turner Dr Pamela O'Connor Dr Michael Carey Dr Sharon Sheehan Dr...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 and 203 together. The Public Service is a major consumer of legal services. All Government Departments/Offices and Agencies funded by the Exchequer must comply with EU Directives and national guidelines on procurement. Procurement of products, goods and services including legal fees which support the delivery of health care is a service matter. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that real and tangible proposals are currently being finalised on foot of the recommendations in the National Substance Misuse Strategy report. These proposals cover all of the areas mentioned in the report, including legislation on minimum unit pricing which is about setting a statutory floor price per gram of alcohol. The Cabinet Committee on Social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: A significant reform programme has been underway in recent years in pre-hospital care services, to ensure a clinically driven, nationally co-ordinated system, supported by improved technology. The programme involves a number of measures, including the Performance Improvement Action Plan, development of the intermediate care service (ICS), the trial emergency aeromedical service (EAS), and the...