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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The gross current budget for the Health Sector for 2014 is €13,263m, a reduction of €361m on the 2013 allocation of €13,624m. A total of €666m in health savings measures have been identified in the context of the Health Estimates to meet the overall health expenditure ceiling reduction of €361m, commitments under the Programme for Government of €57m...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (22 Oct 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.

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Do not forget about Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

Older Citizens: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Is there no extra time for him?

Older Citizens: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The House is aware that the Government is pursuing an ambitious programme of reform for our health sector, including in social care and care for older people. We want a health service that is patient-centred, whether that patient is young or old. We want a health service that delivers care as close to home as possible in order that older people will be able to live in their homes where they...

Older Citizens: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I am delivering on hospital groups which will enable care to be delivered closer to home in local communities, which will benefit everyone, especially older people. With the introduction of clinical programmes and the piloting of the model of money following the patient, we are ensuring high quality and safe care in our hospitals for everyone, including older people. The ongoing reforms in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (23 Oct 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 Procedures (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware from my reply to him of 25th September last, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (23 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 of applications currently being assessed. 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 Appointment Status (23 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: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The Special Delivery Unit was established to free up access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. The national targets Emergency Department wait times are: - 95% of all new Emergency Department patients to wait less than 6 hours. Patient Experience Time (PET) is measured from arrival to Emergency Department departure time. - 100% of all new Emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (23 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: Proposed Legislation (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: In June this year, my Department launched a seven week public consultation process on new legislation to replace the Dentists Act, 1985. This took place from 10th June 2013 to 26th July 2013, and the objective of the consultation was to obtain the views of the public and key stakeholders on the proposed new legislation. The public consultation was advertised in national newspapers on 10th...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The Medical Council's "Guide to Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Medical Practitioners" advises that confidentiality is a fundamental principle of medical ethics and is central to the trust between patients and doctors. Patients are entitled to expect that information about them will be held in confidence. Patient information remains confidential even after death. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Access Defibrillator Programme (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The Second Stage of the Public Access to Defibrillators Bill, which sets out the requirement to provide defibrillators in a range of settings and for events which have a regular attendance in excess of 100 persons per day, was passed in the Seanad in June 2013. Approval was granted for the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to undertake a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: As the issue raised is a matter for the Health Service Executive, I have referred the question to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (23 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I have no plans to pursue changes to the consultant contract in order to facilitate practice in the private sector. Consultant Contract 2008 introduced a series of measures designed to improve equity for public patients, including limits on private practice. This Contract included specified upper limits to private practice activity of 20% for newly-appointed consultants on a Type B or C...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (24 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy is aware, Government approval was received on 28th 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 in the area. The work of the Steering Group is part of the deliberative process informing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (24 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 to 235, inclusive, together. Nadolol was being reimbursed by the HSE at a price of €79.45. The supplier informed the HSE some months ago that it could not continue to supply at that price. The HSE is aware that the price currently offered to community pharmacies is in the region of €259. Where there is a sudden increase in price sought...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (24 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE provides orthodontic treatment to patients based on their level of clinical need. An individual's access to orthodontic treatment is determined against a set of clinical guidelines and priority is given to patients with greatest needs. The HSE has been asked to examine the specific query raised by the Deputy and to reply to him as soon as possible.