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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (2 Oct 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: Hospital Appointment Status (2 Oct 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: Cochlear Implants (2 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Beaumont Hospital is the centre for delivering Ireland’s national cochlear implant programme, with surgical provision for patients under six years being carried out in the Children’s University Hospital Temple Street. Since the programme commenced in 1995, over 700 patients have received cochlear implants. Beaumont Hospital carried out ninety cochlear implants in 2012 (42...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (2 Oct 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 has been made.

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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 268 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (2 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The Health (Amendment) Act, 2013 (No. 31 of 2013) provides for the introduction of a single private in-patient charge for all private patients, including those accommodated in public beds. The charges set out in the Act have been set at a level intended to raise an additional €30 million in hospital revenue in 2014. As I outlined when the Act was being debated in the Dáil, as a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (2 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (2 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I have not contracted any consultants since 1 January 2013 to advise on the possible sale of any assets.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Telecommunications Services Provision (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I have no plans to introduce such a service at this time. However my Department would cooperate fully with any future proposal to introduce such a service on an interdepartmental basis.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Oct 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 (3 Oct 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: Health Services Provision (3 Oct 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 Procedures (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232, 244 to 248, inclusive, and 250 and 251 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (3 Oct 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 (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 238 together. 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: HSE Properties (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The sale of the site referred to by the Deputy was not made by Ministerial Order. Management of the health care 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: Ministerial Appointments (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The boards to which I make appointments are listed below some of which I have nominating rights and others that I appoint on the nomination of bodies specified in legislation. With regard to the Children’s Hospital Group Board (CHGB), it has been established on a non-statutory or administrative basis. Consequently, there is no legislation which details the numbers which should be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (3 Oct 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.

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (8 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. A significant reform programme has been under way in pre-hospital emergency services in recent years. This is to ensure the best clinical care is provided for the people in each region served by the National Ambulance Service, through the provision of a clinically driven and nationally co-ordinated system that is supported by improved technology....

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (8 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I emphasise that the new rostering arrangements have resulted in increased hours of 188 hours each work, which is 9,800 hours a year. There are - as there always have been - problems in the ambulance service. According to my briefing note, the relatively high absenteeism rate rather than a lack of vehicle resources is an issue. Although the absenteeism is being addressed by the National...