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Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (13 Feb 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 Trusts (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As a first step in the transformation of public hospitals into independent, not for profit hospital trusts, seven hospital groups have been established nationally in line with the recommendations of The Establishment of Hospital Groups as a Transition to Independent Hospital Trusts (the Higgins report) published in May 2012. Naas Hospital is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, along...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs) and colonisation/infection of our patients with antimicrobial-resistant organisms (AMR) such as MRSA is one of my priorities in protecting patient safety. HCAIs represent a major cause of preventable harm and increased healthcare costs. While not all HCAIs are due to AMR a significant proportion are. HCAIs are not an inevitable...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (13 Feb 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: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 286 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy might be aware, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 commenced on 1st January 2014. The Act provides that I, as the Minister for Health, must publish a report covering the operation of the Act in the preceding year by 30th June each year and lay it before the Houses of the Oireachtas. As the Act was commenced on 1st January 2014, the first annual report covering...

Written Answers — Department of Health: European Health Insurance Card (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Under EU Regulations an insured person who becomes ill or injured while on a temporary stay in any EU/EEA member state or Switzerland may avail of emergency health care in the public health system of that state under the terms of that state’s public health system, at the cost of the state in which they are insured. The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is issued to facilitate this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. The Government is committed to the provision and development of services for children with a disability, including early intervention services, within available resources. While these services are in the process of being reconfigured under the HSE’s National Programme on Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Open Disclosures Policy (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I expect to bring updated heads of a Health Information Bill to Government later on this year which will include detailed provisions on open disclosure. Legislative proposals being prepared by my Department on open disclosure will be an important part of the measures designed to foster and support a culture of open disclosure in the health service and I am working closely with the...

Topical Issue Debate: Maternity Services (18 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to provide reassurance regarding the future delivery of high quality and safe maternity services in the west of Ireland. I thank both Deputies for having raised this issue. Recent reports appear to suggest that some hospitals within the west-northwest group, including Mayo General Hospital, are to lose their maternity services. These reports are purely...

Topical Issue Debate: Maternity Services (18 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I wish to reiterate that the HIQA report into the care and treatment provided to the late Savita Halappanavar recommended that as a priority maternity services should be reviewed, and a national maternity services strategy should be developed and implemented. I have accepted that recommendation. The proposed national maternity strategy will determine the optimal configuration of maternity...

Topical Issue Debate: Maternity Services (18 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Yes. In December 2011, I announced new management arrangements for two groups of hospitals in the west and midwest, Galway University Hospital, incorporating Merlin Park, and Portiuncula, Ballinasloe and Roscommon hospitals, were placed within a single management structure led by a single chief executive officer, Mr. Bill Maher, who is responsible for group performance. The hospital group...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (18 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 to 674, inclusive, together. The High Court proceedings with the Information Commissioner and also the Circuit Court proceedings, initiated by the Office of the Ombudsman, are on-going and accordingly I am not in a position to make any further comment, as these matters are sub judice. The legal costs of the Department associated with these proceedings are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Standards Regulation (18 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Ireland has asked the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to compile information on the prevalence within the European Union of each of the 14 food allergies specified in the EU food labelling legislation. We have also asked for EFSA's recommendation for threshold concentrations for each allergen in food that would provide an acceptable level of protection for at-risk consumers. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (18 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As the issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. I have asked the HSE to look into the particular matter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As the particular issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (18 Feb 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: Health Services Provision (18 Feb 2014)

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: Hepatitis C Compensation Payments (18 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: In my reply to PQ No. 238 of 6th February, 2014, I set out the payments, surpluses and deficits pertaining to the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal for the years 2007-2010. As stated in the reply, there was an error in the published accounts for 2009 which led to the Surplus/(Deficit) carried forward to 2010 being listed as a surplus of €106,672,203 rather than a deficit of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (18 Feb 2014)

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