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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (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: Hospital Equipment (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: Infectious Disease Screening Service (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: Malaria is a serious tropical disease caused by parasites that are spread by biting mosquitoes. There are four kinds of malaria that can infect humans: Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae. P. falciparum is the most severe form of malaria, and it and P. vivax are the most commonly encountered. The mosquitoes that transmit malaria are not found in Ireland and all cases...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Requests (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The request referred to was submitted to the Health Service Executive South. Under the Freedom of Information legislation the Health Service Executive is a completely separate body from the Department of Health. Statutory responsibility for compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts rests entirely with the Health Service Executive. Provisions within the Freedom of...

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: Hospital Charges (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: While it is accepted that defibrillators should be placed in facilities where the incidence of cardiac arrest is likely to be high, this requires further assessment from a cost/health benefit perspective and also that the first responder programme can be delivered in a safe and appropriate manner. For this reason, a Health Technology Assessment is underway and this will guide how best to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 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: Health Services Issues (20 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: Health Services Issues (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter I have requested the Health Service Executive to investigate and respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Deaths (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I would like in the first instance to offer my sympathies to the family involved in this very unfortunate case. 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 implemented all 11...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The allowances currently in payment to officers of my Department are as follows: Allowance Number in receipt of Allowance Franking and Machine Allowance 4 Higher Duties Allowance 1 Key Holder 3 Private Secretary Minister / Minister of State 10 (Includes 7 staff previously in the post who retain a percentage of the allowance) Private Secretary Secretary General 3 (Includes 2 staff...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (20 Nov 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion Issues (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme (formerly the Crisis Pregnancy Agency) is the national programme in charge of developing and implementing a national strategy to address the issue of crisis pregnancy in Ireland. One of its main objective is to improve access to consistent high-quality crisis pregnancy counselling and post-abortion services. In relation to the Deputy's specific query, I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (20 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: Health Insurance Cover (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The inclusion of maternity benefit in all health insurance products is a statutory requirement, as part of a legal obligation on health insurers to provide a specific minimum level of benefit in all health insurance products sold. Minimum benefit is one of the key principles on which the Irish private health insurance regulatory system is based. Minimum Benefit Regulations, made under the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Data (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The latest data available to me from the Health Insurance Authority is that 2,047,020 people, or 44.6% of the population were insured with in-patient health insurance plans at end September 2013. The following numbers were insured from 2007 to 2012 inclusive: 2007 2,238,395 2008 2,297,113 2009 2,260,109 2010 2,228,460 2011 2,162,671 2012 2,098,942 Information is not collated on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Government is embarking on 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 there is fair access to services based on need, not on ability to pay. Under UHI, everyone will be insured and will have equal access to a standard package of primary and acute hospital services,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care for Children (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: Palliative Care For Children with Life-Limiting Conditions in Ireland - A National Policy, published by my Department in March 2010, aims to address the deficits identified in a national needs assessment undertaken in 2005. The document contains 31 recommendations currently being implemented under the aegis of the National Development Committee (a multi-stakeholder representative group),...