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Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions Numbers (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: My Department receives an average of 6,000 Parliamentary Questions each year. Around 50% of these questions concern operational issues and are referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to Deputies. Many of these questions relate to individual patients and local day to day operational matters. The number of Parliamentary Questions referred to the HSE for direct reply from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jun 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: Departmental Appointments (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The Department of Health has been unable to fill the post of Chief Dental Officer on a full time basis due to the moratorium on recruitment. Accordingly, it was agreed with the HSE that the HSE National Oral Health Lead would be released to the Department for two days each week to undertake the functions of Chief Dental Officer, with effect from 20 May 2013. The arrangement will be reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Jun 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 in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The position of Chief Executive Officer of the Addiction Counsellors of Ireland is not funded by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274, 275 and 276 together. The HSE National Review of Autism Services: Past, Present and Way Forward Report (2012) and the Progressing Disabilities Services for Children and Young People (0-18s) Programme set out the policy context for the provision of autism services to children and young people. The objective of the Progressing Disabilities Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The information regarding the cost of employing staff nurses is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE). I have forwarded your query to the HSE for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Data (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy in relation to agency staff 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: Health Services Provision (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) systems classify patients into distinct groupings which are clinically similar and consume similar health resources. Irish hospitals use the AR-DRG grouping system which groups each hospital’s inpatient and daycase workload into 698 DRGs. Until this point, the main use of the DRG system has been to adjust the budget allocations of acute public hospitals...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childhood Obesity (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter this has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract Issues (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: In September 2012, following intensive engagement between health service management and the consultant representative bodies at the Labour Relations Commission, a comprehensive set of measures was agreed. The agreement encompasses a range of flexibilities to enhance productivity and efficiency and to maximise the availability of consultants, as key clinical decision-makers. These...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: In 2013 the health sector continues to face the dual challenge of reducing costs while at the same time improving outcomes for patients. The financial challenges to be addressed this year are significant and a total cost reduction requirement of €721m was identified in the National Service Plan approved in January. Based on a review of financial data to date, the HSE is not flagging...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. I have asked the Executive to compile the data requested by the Deputy in relation to hospital consultant numbers and remuneration and to reply to him directly. Government policy is to move to a consultant provided service and in...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Basically, these are technical and drafting amendments. Amendment No. 1 relates to section 10 of the Health Act 2004, which deals with directions to the HSE from the Minister. The amendment clarifies that directions issued by the Minister can be amended or revoked by the Minister. It brings the drafting position back into line with the position under the Act of 2004. Amendment No. 31...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: These amendments relate to the size and composition of the directorate. The Bill provides that the directorate will be the governing body. I have always made clear my intention for employees in charge of key service areas to be members of the directorate. It is also my intention that the person heading the child and family services division would be a member of the directorate pending the...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I am happy to clarify that. There was provision for six because there were six directors. It was felt very appropriate that one should be able to have one's chief operations officer and one's chief financial officer at director level. There are no cost implications on this. It was merely felt it was appropriate to have those people on the directorate. Amendments Nos. 6 to 17, inclusive,...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I am informed by my ever-helpful legal advice behind me that these are based on precedence and difficult to change in the Bill.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: It will be explored further, but I do not believe it will be possible to do it in this Bill. Amendments Nos. 21 to 23, inclusive, are essentially technical and relate to the service planning process. Under section 31 of the Health Act 2004, the HSE must submit a service plan within 21 days after the Government publishes the Estimates for that financial year or in such other period that the...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Basically, these are technical and drafting amendments. Amendment No. 1 relates to section 10 of the Health Act 2004, which deals with directions to the HSE from the Minister. The amendment clarifies that directions issued by the Minister can be amended or revoked by the Minister. It brings the drafting position back into line with the position under the Act of 2004. Amendment No. 31...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: These amendments relate to the size and composition of the directorate. The Bill provides that the directorate will be the governing body. I have always made clear my intention for employees in charge of key service areas to be members of the directorate. It is also my intention that the person heading the child and family services division would be a member of the directorate pending the...