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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 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 Appointments Administration (16 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 Appointments Administration (16 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 Appointments Administration (16 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: Ambulance Service Provision (16 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Community response in various forms has long been an important support in the delivery of healthcare in Ireland, and in particular in pre-hospital care for people who have been unfortunate enough to suffer serious illness or injury. I acknowledge the enormous voluntary contribution, commitment and assistance offered by community response schemes in responding to emergency calls over the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (16 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (16 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Government approval was received on 28 May 2013 to begin the process of introducing standardised packaging of tobacco products in Ireland. An interdepartmental Steering Group on Standardised Packaging has been established to oversee the implementation of a project plan. The group has met twice to date. In line with the Regulatory Impact Assessment Guidelines published by the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Impact Assessment Submissions (16 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: In line with the Regulatory Impact Assessment Guidelines (RIA) published by the Department of the Taoiseach, my Department will be undertaking a Regulatory Impact Analysis on the proposed legislation for the introduction of standardised packaging for tobacco products. A final decision has yet to be taken on the timing of the consultation.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (16 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The Government gave approval to the drafting of amendments to a Private Member's Bill entitled "Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012". The purpose of the Bill is to prohibit smoking in cars where children are present. A number of amendments are required to ensure that the Bill operates as an effective piece of legislation. Meetings have been held with my Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Congregated Settings Report (16 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows:; ; ; ; ; # A Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) was published in relation to the A RIA in relation to some elements of the

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (16 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Health Service Executive has operational responsibility for the delivery of health and personal social services within the ambit of its Vote (Vote 39). The level of health services to be delivered within the available funding has been set out in the HSE National Service Plan, which I approved in January. With regard to the HSE's Speech and Language...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (16 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 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...

Order of Business (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Deputy Martin would not know anything about that.

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak about the very valuable work that is under way in audiology services and the national cochlear implant programme. I am aware that since the cochlear implant programme commenced at Beaumont Hospital, more than 700 patients have received cochlear implants. I also know that the programme does much more than provide surgical services. It also provides an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Proposals are currently being finalised on foot of the recommendations in the Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy 2012. These proposals cover all of the areas mentioned in the report, including measures on access and availability of alcohol; controls on alcohol advertising and sponsorship; labelling of alcohol products, and legislation on minimum unit pricing. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. I am determined that the recommendations of the HSE inquiry into the death of Tania McCabe and her infant son Zach at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in 2007, and the recently published HIQA Report of the care and treatment provided to Ms. Halappanavar, will be fully implemented and that any actions required will be implemented across...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197, 198, 223 and 231 together. The Children's University Hospital, Temple Street is the national tertiary care centre for spina bifida and hydrocephalus. All infants born in Ireland with Spina Bifida are transferred to Temple Street after birth for ongoing neonatal management. Children with spina bifida are seen by a multidisciplinary team at Temple Street...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The latest data available to me from the Health Insurance Authority on the numbers insured with open membership private health insurers is as follows: MEMBERSHIP End 2008 - Age Group Market 17 & under 518189 18 - 29 334372 30 - 39 370084 40 - 49 322627 50 - 59 268526 60 - 69 188676 70 - 79 96071 80 & over 37014 Total 2135559 End 2009 - Age Group Market 17...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Levy Issues (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The Government agreed in December 2011 to address the European Court of Justice ruling of September 2011 and to work with the VHI in its application process for authorisation by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) subject to further Government consideration of any application for authorisation. Officials from my Department, the VHI and the CBI continue to engage regularly to progress the...