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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 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: Health Services Staff Recruitment (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE National Clinical Care Programmes provide a national, strategic and co-ordinated approach to a wide range of clinical services. Currently there are 33 Clinical Programmes, including one for diabetes, in different stages of development/implementation. The programmes have three main objectives – to improve the quality of care, to improve access and to improve cost/value,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE National Clinical Care Programmes provide a national, strategic and co-ordinated approach to a wide range of clinical services Currently there are 33 Clinical Programmes, including one for diabetes, in different stages of development/implementation. The programmes have three main objectives – to improve the quality of care, to improve access and to improve cost/value,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (23 May 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: Departmental Legal Costs (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: My Department is aware of the need to minimise legal costs and, in general, avails of legal services and advice from the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. With regard to agencies under my Department's aegis, arrangements for the provision of legal services is an operational matter for the agencies themselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: I might take advantage of an "ish" as well, if the Chairman does not mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: You energise us all. I thank the Chairman and members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children for the invitation to discuss health service issues. I am accompanied by the Ministers of State, Deputies Kathleen Lynch and Alex White, and together with my senior officials we will provide as much information and clarification as possible. I welcome Dr. Fergal Lynch, the deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: Many of the questions asked by members of the committee relate to officials who are in attendance. I will touch on the questions that are appropriate to me and pass the other questions on. Deputy Kelleher asked about the temporary suspension of the fair deal scheme. Mr. Tony O'Brien went into that in some detail, in fairness. I would like to comment on it in the overall context of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: As I have stated on a number of occasions, it is unacceptable that the cost of private health insurance continues to increase. It is also unacceptable that the number of health insurance claims increased by 14% in 2012, given that the number of people insured declined last year. There is no proper audit of the sector. For example, there is no clinical audit, in other words, treating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: The nursing homes support scheme is run fairly. As discussed with Mr. Tony O'Brien and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, we will revert to the normal course once the pressure point has been addressed, as it has been. Mr. O'Brien will provide further detail. Nobody was disadvantaged because anybody who had been on the list was allocated a bed. We will catch up and make it fair...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: If the Deputy has a specific case in mind, he should provide me with the details. As I stated, we will catch up and there will be fairness and equity across the system by the end of the year. We will also catch up with our inpatient elective procedures by the end of the year. Deputy Seamus Healy also referred to the outpatients list. This was an unintentional oversight. This is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: Yes; it will also include ear, nose and throat procedures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: Yes, there are reasons for that and we can deal with that issue also. The Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, will discuss the issue of cochlear implants. I am grateful to her for meeting yesterday with concerned parents who have formed the Happy New Ear group. On the national paediatric hospital, we have a project timeline to have a cleared, brownfield site ready for building to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: In response to Deputy Healy's point, as somebody who worked in the system for 25 years I find it very strange that someone would get a discretionary medical card with an expiry date seven or eight years out. Discretionary medical cards on the basis of medical need are for people who find themselves in an acute situation - very often, sadly, those who are terminally ill. This is where the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: If I may, Chairman, I would like, before Mr. O'Brien responds to Deputy Ó Caoláin's question, to make a point in regard to the work that has been going on at St. James's Hospital. As we have said, a project team in the hospital is looking after the decanting project, with a clear plan set out to deliver a brownfield site. I commend the hospital's chief executive officer on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: I thank Senator Colm Burke for the issue he raised, as it is one of that is serious concern, and certainly of serious concern to me. The idea that people are on six-month contracts is something I have discussed already with the Department. We are looking at giving people a three-year contract when they have done their intern years. In that way we would have them for two more years as SHOs,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: I think Tracey Cooper will be very relieved to hear that. We could look forward to the inspection of some hospitals through that mechanism in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: The relevant matter here is that tobacco is a killer. The tobacco industry is an industry that promotes its product. It must replace 5,200 Irish people and 700,000 Europeans every year with new clients and those clients are children. A total of 78% of smokers surveyed in this country said they started smoking when they were under the age of 18 and several surveys done across the EU have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: What particular question does the Chairman want me to address?