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Written Answers — Department of Health: Charities and Voluntary Organisations (19 Dec 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: Charities and Voluntary Organisations (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I would like to emphasise the high priority that I and the Ministers of State at the Department of Health are according to improving governance within all organisations in the health sector. One of the fundamental reasons for the major Health Reform Programme now being delivered on is to enhance accountability across the whole health system, improve its governance and to deliver more cost...

Written Answers — Department of Health: European Health Insurance Card (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) was introduced in 2004 across the European Union. Under EU Regulation (EC) 883/04 persons who are linked to another EU/EEA State for Social Security purposes and who are visiting or on temporary stay in another State are entitled to necessary health care if they become ill or injured while on a temporary stay. States are entitled to seek...

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

James Reilly: The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for the HSE. I have therefore, referred the matter to the Executive and that they respond directly to him.

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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 375 and 387 together. The agreement with the Consultant Representative Bodies in September 2012 encompasses a range of flexibilities to enhance productivity and efficiency and to maximise the availability of consultants. These include consultant availability for rostering for any five days out of seven as opposed to weekdays and rostering of consultants on...

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

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the table below. - 2012 2013(18 December) Number of Freedom of Information requests received 339 231 Number of requests for which a search and retrieval fee was sought 44 41 The maximum fee sought in respect of a request received €1,319.85 €733.25 The number of requests not proceeded following the non payment of...

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

James Reilly: Matters relating to the professional conduct of doctors are appropriate to the Medical Council, given its statutory functions.

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

James Reilly: The Medical Council is the regulator for medical practitioners and undertakes a number of checks when a person applies for registration. These checks include verifying the qualification and obtaining a certificate of good standing. The applicant also completes a self declaration which includes questions in relation to offences, medical disabilities and disciplinary proceedings etc. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.

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

James Reilly: Responsibility for setting the level of the annual nursing retention fee is a matter for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) under Section 38(1)(b) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011. As the agency is self funding, the Board must ensure that it has the financial capacity to undertake its full range of responsibilities, and as such, it must put in place a fee structure that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process RIA (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Sixteen Bills have been published by my Department since my appointment as Minister for Health. A Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) was carried out in advance of publication in relation to the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011, the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 and part of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2013 and the RIAs on the Health (Pricing and Supply...

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

James Reilly: The table 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. Non...

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

James Reilly: There are currently 14 Chairpersons of State boards that fall under the responsibility of my Department, who were appointed prior to my appointment as Minister for Health and are currently in that role. The state boards are; Irish Medicines Board, Opticians Board, Dublin Dental Hospital Board, Health and Social Care Professionals Council, Health Insurance Authority, Leopardstown Park Hospital...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I am very pleased to speak on the Bill. In reply to Senator Barrett, I always get very nervous when anybody calls me an expert on anything. I assure the House I am not opposing this and I do not intend to submit any amendments to the Bill today, although I will bring amendments at a later stage in the legislative process and I will explain these as I go through the Bill. I want to put my...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I would love to be able to give the Senator an answer to her question, but I cannot do so. As Harold Macmillan once said when asked about how a particular issue might progress: "Events, dear boy, events." We have a huge amount of legislation to get through and our progress was held up to some extent by all of the troika-related legislation we had to bring through, even in the area of...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: To be absolutely clear, I am 100% supportive of this Bill and of the banning of smoking in cars where children are present. There is irrefutable evidence for such a prohibition, as I have indicated. In fact, I am strongly in favour of banning it in cars altogether not only because of possible scenarios such as that referred to by Senator Conway, but because I see a health and safety issue...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I am not opposing the amendment. I am trying to be helpful because I want this Bill to succeed and to be implemented as quickly as possible. The intention of the original Bill's provisions and amendment No. 1 relates to the offence of smoking in a car where children are present. It is intended to give power to An Garda Síochána in respect of this offence. I agree with the...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The ban on smoking in the workplace was a sea change. I commend Deputy Micheál Martin on introducing it. Section 47(8) of the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002, as amended, sets out the definitions of specified places, that is, a place of work, schools and so forth. These are the specified places where smoking is currently prohibited. The amendment states that An Garda...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: My apologies. In short, none of these problems is insurmountable. They just have to be worked on. To return to the previous point about how long it takes to get legislation through, another Bill that springs to mind is the sunbed legislation which was introduced by my predecessor in 2010. It has just come back from Europe. I fully support that legislation and see no need to alter or...