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

James Reilly: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet its fiscal and budgetary targets. The health sector must make its contribution to that reduction. While overall numbers employed in the Health Service have declined by 10% since 2007, the number of Speech and Language Therapists employed in the period has shown a 14% increase,...

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

James Reilly: The table below sets out the statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department. No new statutory bodies have been established since the formation of this Government. Three bodies, the National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery, National Social Workers Qualifications Board and the Children Acts Advisory Board have been dissolved since March 2011. ...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: We have been putting in place the building blocks for universal health insurance, UHI, including the introduction of money-follows-the-patient funding. We are currently working on a White Paper on UHI, which will be published before the end of the year. This involves the development of detailed policy proposals covering issues such as the design of the UHI model, the UHI basket of services...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I did not.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: One. What did Fianna Fáil do in office?

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: They put nice glossy reports up on a shelf.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: That would do nothing for community rating.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: Yes, continue.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: Yes.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: It is not half as many as the 250,000 people who lost their jobs.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: My party has always supported community rating.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: What about Fianna Fáil's amazing contribution to destroying our financial sovereignty?

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Deputy should look forward to Santa's arrival.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: Santa delivers. Children should not believe the Deputy.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: HSE mark II, no thanks.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: We had mark I.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I thank all those who partook in the debate on the Bill. I will address some of the specific issues raised by contributors. The main purpose of this Bill is to specify the number of risk equalisation credits, in respect of age, gender and level of cover, that are payable to insurers from the risk equalisation fund from 1 March 2014 and to make consequential amendments to the Stamp Duties...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Deputy can but I can tell him, as a doctor, a panic attack will not do that to anyone. In a panic attack, one may stop breathing for a few minutes before the reflex kicks back in and one starts breathing or else one is not having a panic attack.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: Some of the cases the Deputy cited are bordering on the fanciful but that is nothing new coming from the party he represents.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I beg the Deputy's pardon. Deputy Tóibín stated the health service is in crisis. I accept and acknowledge that we face a serious challenge and that a great deal of money has been taken out of our budget and many staff have left but if it is in crisis now, the Deputy should consider the position before I became Minister. A total of 34% fewer people have to endure long trolley...