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Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to address the House on Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013. I would like Deputies to note that when the Bill was scheduled, the new rules with regard to the process of pre-legislative scrutiny had not yet been established. Of course, I will take the appropriate action in respect of any new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Nov 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: Alcohol Pricing (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse, on foot of the recommendations in the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group Report. Legislation is being developed to provide for, inter alia, a minimum unit price for alcohol. This is a mechanism of imposing a statutory floor in price levels per gram of alcohol that must be legally...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse, on foot of the recommendations in the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group Report. Legislation is being developed to provide for, inter alia, a regime of minimum unit pricing for alcohol. The policy of minimum unit pricing will be complemented by implementation of the recommendation in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse, on foot of the recommendations in the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group Report. Legislation is being developed to provide for, inter alia, a minimum unit price for alcohol. This is a mechanism of imposing a statutory floor in price levels per gram of alcohol that must be legally...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I have been advised by both the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) that there is no legal prohibition on the sale of L-Tryptophan in Ireland either as a food or as a medicine. L-tryptophan is an essential amino acid, which can be found naturally along with a variety of other amino acids in whey protein, hydrolysed whey protein and hydrolysed casein products,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (19 Nov 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 Investigations (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 638 to 640, inclusive, 640 together. As I responded to the Deputy in my reply of 13th October last, I have been advised that the circumstances surrounding this patient's death were investigated by the HSE under the National Incident Protocol following which 11 actions were recommended. I have been informed by the HSE that the Rotunda Hospital has now...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (19 Nov 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: Ambulance Service Provision (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 642 to 644, inclusive, together. In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions Numbers (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE target to answer 75% of PQs within 15 working days has been exceeded. As of 23rd October some 2,942 PQs have been referred to the HSE since 1 January 2013. Of these, 2,359 (80%) were answered within the time frame. 2,886 PQs (98% of referred PQs) have been responded to and 56 cases remain open. Of those 56 Cases, almost half, (21 cases) were referred between 15th of October and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Governance (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I understand that Deputy James Bannon is referring to the role of hospital management within Hospital Groups. The introduction of Hospital Groups, which I announced last May, will provide for organisational change in the first instance, giving more autonomy and better enabling the reorganisation of services in a well-planned manner. Over time, this will help to improve services and deliver...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE operates a Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS), for persons entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA member state or Switzerland under EU Regulation 1408/71, as per procedures set out in EU Regulation 574/72 and in accordance with Department of Health and Children Guidelines. Within these governing EU Regulations and the Department of Health and Children’s Guidelines, the TAS provides...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: For 2013, a maximum waiting time target of 12 months has been set for a first time consultant-led outpatient appointment and this is reflected in the HSE Service Plan. The SDU and the NTPF are working closely with hospitals towards achievement of the maximum waiting time. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (19 Nov 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: HSE Properties (19 Nov 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: Health Insurance Issues (19 Nov 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Report on the Establishment of Hospital Groups, which I launched on 14 May, is the most fundamental reform of the Irish acute hospital system in decades. The introduction of Hospital Groups will provide for organisational change in the first instance, giving more autonomy and better enabling the reorganisation of services in a well-planned manner. Over time, this will help to improve...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.