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Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety Agency Establishment (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Patient Safety Agency (PSA) is not yet in place, but its establishment is a priority and is provided for in the work programme of the HSE in its Service Plan for 2014. Discussions are continuing with the HSE on establishing the PSA initially on an administrative basis within the HSE structures in 2014. This will allow the PSA to become an identifiable entity within the HSE and facilitate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The BreastCheck Programme provides free mammograms to all women aged 50-64. A priority of the BreastCheck Programme at present is to maximise national uptake in the 50-64 year age cohort. It also aims to extend the upper age range to include the 65-69 age cohort as soon as possible in line with available resources.

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

James Reilly: The review of corporate functions and resources, staff and budget of the various corporate/support/shared services as they currently exist within the HSE is ongoing. This review must be undertaken in parallel with the establishment of the revised organisational structure and governance arrangements in the HSE, and is due to be completed in 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Funding of the health service in 2014 will be through Vote 38 (Health) and Vote 39 (Health Service Executive). The Deputy will be aware that as part of the reconfiguration of health services, the Vote of the HSE will be disestablished and funding for services will be provided through the Vote of the Office of the Minister for Health. The Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (19 Dec 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Successful transformation of our health services requires a corresponding transformation of the existing funding model. The first stage in transforming this funding model is to clarify funding streams through the creation of directorates and corresponding programme based budgets. In Vote terms, programme based budgets have already been established for the Primary Care Reimbursement Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: A Review of Financial Management Systems in the Irish Health Service, commonly known as the Ogden Report, was undertaken in 2012. The review was commissioned by the Secretary General of the Department of Health. Its overall intention was to review the state of the financial management system in place in the health sector in Ireland at the time in the context of the serious overruns...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract Issues (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 339 to 341, inclusive, together. As these are service issues, the questions raised have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Regulations (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The coordination of health and social security arrangements among EU/EEA states and Switzerland is governed by Regulation (EC) 883/2004 and its Implementing Regulation 987/2009 (formerly Regulation (EC) 1408/71 and its Implementing Regulation 574/72). Under their provisions people who are insured with the healthcare system of one state but residing or staying in another state can access the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 347, 348 and 350 together. Regulation (EC) 883/2004 and Implementing Regulation 987/2009 provide for the coordination of social security systems, including healthcare, within the EU/EAA and Switzerland. Under its provisions, persons residing in Ireland who are attached to the social security system of another member state are entitled to receive health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (19 Dec 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 Dec 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: Commencement of Legislation (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy might be aware there are operational issues which needed to be addressed before the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 could be commenced and my Department has been liasing with the HSE in this regard. These include the establishment of a panel of medical practitioners for the purpose of the formal medical review provisions and administrative facilities to enable the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has recently advertised internationally to fill 54 theatre nursing posts and 34 critical care posts. This reflects a significant level of ongoing vacancies and difficulties in attracting candidates for these posts following recruitment campaigns in Ireland. While a considerable number of nurses graduate each year, approximately 1,500, it is not possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Negligence Cases (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The management of clinical negligence cases taken against the HSE is delegated to the State Claims Agency (SCA) which has a statutory mandate to investigate and manage these cases to completion. I am advised that the SCA, wherever it is proper to do so, based on expert medical and legal advice, admits breach of duty at the earliest possible opportunity to avoid distress to patients and their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As advised previously, this is a matter for the HSE. I have now asked the HSE to investigate as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Dec 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 Waiting Lists (19 Dec 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 Staff Recruitment (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 367 and 376 together. The National Epilepsy Programme, under the auspices of the National Clinical Care Programmes provides for the commissioning of a Regional Epilepsy Monitoring Unit to be based in Cork University Hospital. The Unit aims to provide accessible, comprehensive care for patients in the HSE-South area with Epilepsy, particularly those with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: All staffing arrangements have to be considered in the light of the current budgetary pressures in the health service and the need to reduce the numbers employed throughout the public sector. This has been combined with a firm focus on improving public service efficiency and effectiveness. The Haddington Road Agreement provides for health service staff to increase their working hours. The...