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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...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Referral to Select Committee (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Health pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Career Breaks (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 630, 634 and 637 together. On 1 May last my Department issued a Circular letter to the HSE, authorising the introduction of an incentivised career break scheme in the HSE and in organisations funded by the HSE under Section 38 of the Health Act 2004. The scheme was intended as a tool to assist managers to achieve the numbers reduction required under the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory and Poverty Impact Assessments (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Under Cabinet Procedures, Departments are not required to conduct a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) in respect of a Bill which gives effect to decisions taken by the Government as part of the Budget. Some of the provisions in the Health (Amendment) Bill 2013 fall into this category while others do not. As the Health (Amendment) Bill is a combination of budgetary, charging and general...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Jul 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: Tobacco Control Measures (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: All tobacco products, whether legally produced or illicit are injurious to health and are therefore a threat to public health. I am concerned about the level of smoking in Ireland and it remains my objective that Ireland moves towards being a tobacco free society. The tobacco control measures which have already been introduced and future planned measures will, in my view, make a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: At present, private in-patients in public hospitals are subject to maintenance charges that generally range from €586 to €1,046 per day when they are accommodated in a private designated bed. However, in an emergency admission if a private designated bed is not available and a private in-patient is accommodated in a public bed, the maintenance charge is currently not levied,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Rehiring (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: My Department has not employed any temporary Clerical Officers in the last three years.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: A tragic event occurred in Kerry last week which was widely reported. Firstly, I wish to extend my deepest sympathies to the family of the child involved. The loss of a loved one is hard for family and friends at any time, but the sudden and unexpected death of a young child is particularly difficult. In relation to this incident, the facts are that, at 1.16 am on 18 June 2013, an emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: National Lottery applications are received by my Department from a range of community and voluntary organisations involved in various health related activities. The relevant Unit in my Department liaises with the appropriate personnel in the Health Service Executive to assess each individual application and consider whether the application should be recommended for funding. When the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, accountability for the management of services is a matter for the HSE to address within the ambit of its Vote (Vote 39). The level of health services to be delivered within the available funding for 2013 has been set out in the HSE National Service Plan for 2013, which I approved in January. I have made enquires of the HSE in relation to the Deputy’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The 2012 sponsored Student Public Health Nurse Graduate/Postgraduate Diploma recruitment campaign, which was advertised by the HSE with a closing date of 1st June 2012, advised candidates that, on successful completion of the training programme, they would be required to accept an initial assignment as a full-time Public Health Nurse, for a period of not less than two years, in the sponsoring...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Jul 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (2 Jul 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: Hospital Services (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Part 9 of the Health Act 2004 provides for the making of complaints. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has published a "National Healthcare Charter, You and Your Health Service" which outlines what service users can expect and what their responsibilities are whenever and wherever they use health services and the mediation and facilitation provided for the handling of complaints. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 Jul 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: Hospital Procedures (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 670 to 673, inclusive, together. In relation to the particular queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Improving access to outpatient services is a key priority for the Government. Collaborating with individual hospitals, the SDU, together with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) and the HSE, has developed the outpatient waiting list minimum dataset. This allows data to be submitted to the NTPF from hospitals on a weekly basis and, for the first time, outpatient data is available on...