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Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (26 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: Health Services Charges (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Under the provision of the Health Act 1970, a person with full eligibility (i.e. a medical card holder) is eligible for public hospital out-patient and in-patient services, including consultant services, without charge. A person with limited eligibility (i.e. a non-medical card holder) is entitled, subject to certain charges, to all in-patient public hospital services in public wards...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE, through its National Organ Donation and Transplantation Office, in conjunction with my Department, has identified further priority areas for action to enhance the organ donation and transplantation system. These are being considered in the context of the current Estimates process. Meanwhile, approval has been given for 30 wholetime equivalent posts at various levels for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Under this Government, clear data on outpatient waiting lists is being published for the first time following a national project undertaken by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). The waiting list for outpatients is updated monthly and includes numbers waiting by hospital, by timeframe and by specialty. In August 2013, there were 374,104 people overall on outpatient waiting lists....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I remain committed to a wide series of health reform as outlined in the document Future Health. Those areas of reform that I have prioritised for this Dail term are: To publish a White Paper on Universal Health Insurance. To establish a new Patient Safety Agency on an administrative basis. In conjunction with the HSE and the State Claims Agency to rollout the National Adverse...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence Policy (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: In 2010 the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence was published. It aims to provide a framework for sustainable intervention to prevent and effectively respond to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and is lead by Cosc which is the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence. The HSE subsequently published its own Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Following the flooding in Letterkenny General Hospital a major emergency plan was put into operation. As part of this plan a Rebuild Steering Group was established and is supported by a design team. The Group identified the Scope of Works (11 projects), indicative timescales and costs to restore services to the hospital. Emergency capital funding has been made available to fund the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2014 Issues (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The health care system has, over recent years, had to deal with a number of major challenges, including reduced overall levels of funding and employment levels, demographic pressures, and increased numbers of people with chronic illnesses. Despite this, major improvements in mortality and morbidity rates have been achieved in certain core areas, including diseases of the circulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the body with statutory responsibility for building the new children's hospital. Last month I announced appointments to this Board to replace the transitional Board which had been in place since January 2013. These appointments ensure appropriate professional membership with the necessary capital development expertise and experience in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The three existing paediatric hospitals in Dublin - Children's University Hospital Temple Street, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin and the paediatric service at Tallaght - will come together in the new children's hospital when built. The HSE National Service Plan 2013 sets out the quantum and type of health services to be provided in 2013 by the three hospitals, within the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The details of the new in-patient charges are set out in the Health (Amendment) Act 2013. As a result of the discussions my Department has had with the private insurance industry, in order to agree a phasing in of the charges for all private patients, including those who occupy public beds, I have decided to implement these charges from 1 January 2014. It is expected that the new in-patient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance White Paper (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to a major reform programme for the health system, the aim of which is to deliver a single-tier health service, supported by universal health insurance (UHI), where access is based on need, not on income. Under UHI, everyone will be insured and will have equal access to a standard package of primary and acute hospital services, including acute mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2013 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number currently being assessed by my Department and the Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision had been made.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (26 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (26 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply directly to the Deputy with the information sought.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (26 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 Waiting Lists (26 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The Press and Communications Office of my Department liaise with the media on behalf of the Department as well as all Ministers and do not use the services of a PR company. My Department did not spent any money on public relations or communications consultants from March 2011 - June 2013. Details in respect of any expenditure in respect of the remaining time is not available at present but...