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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2014)

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 (15 Jan 2014)

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: Ambulance Service Provision (15 Jan 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I am aware that the ambulance services in the north east have received considerable media attention recently. The Deputy may however wish to note that significant investment has gone into the area in recent years, including five more ambulance stations, three rapid response vehicles and six intermediate care vehicles. In addition, under new rostering arrangements, 500 extra crew hours are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) published its Pre-hospital Emergency Care Key Performance Indicators for Emergency Response Time in 2011. This set of key performance indicators (KPIs) classified 112/999 emergency calls by clinical status. Clinical Status 1 ECHO calls involve life-threatening emergencies of cardiac or respiratory origin. Clinical Status 1 DELTA calls...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (15 Jan 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (15 Jan 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has recognised the need to increase the level of consistency and standardisation in the way both early intervention services and services for school-aged children with disabilities, including autism, are delivered. It is currently engaged in a reconfiguration of existing therapy resources to geographic based teams for children (0-18 years) as part of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The latest data available from the Health Insurance Authority, showing the annual average increase in the average premium paid by insured persons, is as follows: 2008: 8.6% 2009: 11.3% 2010: 7.4% 2011: 7.3% 2012: 12.1% Full year figures for 2013 are not yet available. In the interim, the increase in the average premium per person insured for the 12 months to end-September 2013 is 10.6%. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (15 Jan 2014)

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 Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2014)

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 Services (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: Cystic Fibrosis is Ireland's most common life-threatening inherited disease. This Government is acutely aware of the challenges that people with cystic fibrosis and their families face in managing their condition and fully acknowledges the need for and supports the provision of dedicated accommodation in an environment which allows appropriate isolation for improved infection control. Given...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: Last May, I published the Government's plan to reorganise public hospitals into more efficient and accountable Hospital Groups which will harness the benefits of increased independence and greater control at local level. The establishment of acute hospitals into a small number of groups, each with its own governance and management, will, I believe, provide an optimum configuration for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (16 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: There is currently no package being considered to encourage staff to retire early. 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. This policy requires the health service to reduce its workforce to 94,209 wholetime equivalent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: It is the policy of my Department to keep costs in relation to the use of photographers to a minimum. The information requested by the Deputy up to June 2013 is displayed below. I will forward to the Deputy details from July 2013 when it is available. Occasion for which photography was booked Name of photographer Costs Seminar: Parental Substance Misuse – Addressing its Impact on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Relations Contracts Data (16 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The Press and Communications Office of my Department liaise with the media on behalf of the Department as well as all Ministers and do not use the services of a PR company. My Department did not spent any money on public relations or communications consultants from March 2011 - January 2014. It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where it is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available within my Department. The information is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (16 Jan 2014)

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.