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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (25 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Notwithstanding the need to reduce the numbers employed across the public service in order to meet fiscal and budgetary targets, arrangements are in place in the HSE to allow the recruitment of front-line staff where there is an established service need. I want to make it attractive for frontline staff to continue their careers in Ireland and initiatives are in train to support retention. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (25 Feb 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (25 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 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: Autism Support Services (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) is one of a number of approaches that are used, predominantly in educational settings, when working with children with autism spectrum disorders. While noting the matters raised by the Deputy in relation to applied behavioural analysis (ABA) for children with autism in the United States, I am advised that it is not considered a medical treatment in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 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: Services for People with Disabilities (26 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: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 222 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: Hospital Appointment Delays (26 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: Substance Misuse (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse to be incorporated in a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. These measures are based on the recommendations contained in the Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy, 2012. The package of measures to be implemented will include provision for minimum unit pricing, regulation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Issues (26 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 Appointment Status (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: A maximum waiting time target of 12 months has been set for a first time consultant-led outpatient appointment and this is reflected in the HSE Service Plan. The SDU and the NTPF are working closely with hospitals towards achievement of the maximum waiting time. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she would be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: My Department published the report “Health Care Quality Indicators in the Irish Health System: Examining the Potential of Hospital Discharge Data using the Hospital Inpatient Enquiry System” on the 17th February 2014. The purpose of the report was to assess the feasibility of using the HIPE system to derive healthcare quality indicators that could be used in the future to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: A maximum waiting time target of 12 months has been set for a first time consultant-led outpatient appointment and this is reflected in the HSE Service Plan. The SDU and the NTPF are working closely with hospitals towards achievement of the maximum waiting time. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she would be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 to 258, inclusive, together. BreastCheck, the National Breast Screening Programme, offers a population-based ongoing call and recall programme every two years to all eligible women aged 50-64. BreastCheck has a clear commitment to providing transparent information to women invited for screening - with the benefits and limitations of screening clearly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: BreastCheck, the national breast cancer screening programme, operates standards and quality assurance systems that are in line with international guidelines to ensure that the most effective service is provided to women. A specialist BreastCheck multidisciplinary team provides the screening service. Quality assurance standards in operation include the double reading of all mammograms by two...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Interval cancers, involving breast cancers diagnosed in the interval between scheduled screenings, where women have been given a normal screening result at their most recent screening, inevitably arise in any screening programme. Cancer can occur at any time, including during periods between mammograms. Also, not all breast cancers can be found by means of mammogram. Some non-invasive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 to 263, inclusive, together. Prior to its introduction on a national scale,digital mammography was introduced on a pilot basis in Ireland. Based on the success of the pilot, BreastCheck transferred to digital mammography. Digital mammography gives enhanced image quality with improved visualisation of dense breast tissue. It allows images to be acquired...