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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Management of the healthcare property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Complaints Procedures (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: With regard to specific complaints in relation to experiences of individuals in our hospitals, there is a formal complaints policy, entitled Your Service Your Say details of which are on the HSE website, at www.hse.ie/eng/services/ysys/Complaint. In addition, advice and instructions for making complaints about a service or an individual may be found at If an individual is not satisfied...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: My Department has received the report and it is being considered.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: In July 2013 there were 15,592 management / administrative staff employed in the HSE and agencies funded by the HSE, which represents 15.4% of total staff; management/administrative staff numbers have reduced by 2,829 since July 2007. In the context of the employment control framework numbers employed in the health service must be further reduced. While it is a matter for the HSE to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Ambulance Service (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: In common with most large organisations, both public and private sector, the HSE has policies and guidelines in place in relation to staff conduct and the means by which they may raise issues of concern. All staff receive a copy of the HSE's employee handbook, which includes information on the organisation's protected disclosure policy (whistleblowers) and the other channels available for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Given the payroll details required to answer the Deputy's question, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Management of the healthcare property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (24 Sep 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: Hospital Transfers (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: It is anticipated that the enabling works for this development, including a new ring road and additional car parking capacity will be completed in January 2014. The procurement process for the appointment of a design team has commenced and it is expected that the design team will be in place at year end. These capital works are proceeding on schedule.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill was signed into law by the President on 30th July 2013. There are operational issues which need to be addressed before it can be commenced and the Department is liaising with the HSE in this regard. These include the establishment of a panel of medical practitioners for the purpose of the formal medical review provisions and administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Immediately following my appointment, I established the Special Delivery Unit, as set out in the Programme for Government. The aim of the SDU is to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. For 2013, as set out in the HSE Service Plan, the targets include that no adult should wait longer than eight months for an inpatient or daycase procedure and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Issues (24 Sep 2013)

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

Seanad: EU Directive on Patients Rights in Cross-Border Health Care: Statements (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I welcome this opportunity provided by Seanad Éireann to discuss the EU directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border health care. This directive, commonly known as the cross-border directive, aims to provide clarity on the rights of patients to access health care in another member state. It also sets out the grounds on which a patient may claim reimbursement of the...

Seanad: EU Directive on Patients Rights in Cross-Border Health Care: Statements (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I thank the Senators for their contributions. As has been pointed out, the directive will be implemented by statutory instrument. I think North-South co-operation in health has been advanced significantly in the past couple of years. The Northern Ireland Health Minister, Edwin Poots, MLA, and I see eye to eye on many issues which we are trying to advance. As has been pointed out by a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Sep 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...