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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (6 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific patient 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: Medical Card Applications (6 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (6 Mar 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: Home Help Service Provision (6 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I, and the Government, recognise the importance of home help and home care in supporting older persons to live in their own homes and communities in accordance with Government policy. In September 2013 the Labour Court issued a binding recommendation to the HSE, SIPTU and IMPACT stipulating that Home Helps receive a guaranteed minimum number of working hours per week. The recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Clinical Trials (6 Mar 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: Speech and Language Therapy (6 Mar 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: Hospital Investigations (6 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: Just over three weeks ago I requested the Chief Medical Officer of my Department to conduct a review of the safety of Portlaoise Hospital Maternity Services. Last Friday 28th February, I published the report of the Chief Medical Officer of my Department on the Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. The CMO's report is far reaching. It makes 42 recommendations and 11...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Chairman and committee members for giving me this opportunity to speak to them. I will keep my introductory statement as brief as possible and will be happy to reply to comments and questions. As the Chairman pointed out, we are joined by the chief medical officer, Dr. Tony Holohan, and the chief of the clinical effectiveness unit, Ms Kathleen MacLellan, not to mention our other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the members for their contributions. Nobody here does not wish to have this problem fixed. In the past there was a sense that when hospitals became unsafe, reports were carried out to confirm the fact that they were unsafe, and to use that to close them down. That will not be the case here. This report will be used to fix the service. Deputy Kelleher raised a number of issues....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: With respect, I do not want this to turn into a row, but I did say in response to the Deputy's questions that Dr. Holohan and the HSE would address his issues. I ask him to give them an opportunity to address the issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I want to make one point before handing over to Ms Laverne McGuinness who will take the questions posed by Deputy Ó Caoláin on staffing. While it will not make a huge difference to our overall ranking, it is extremely important to patients and to parents who have had a stillbirth or lost a baby that it is recorded. It diminishes hugely their trust in the whole system and our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: Deputy Brian Stanley referred to non-nationals returning to their home countries to give birth, the inference being that some maternity services are unsafe. I do not think the statistics, even though we have had a discussion on them, bear this out. As a doctor, I know there are many reasons people go back to their home countries to give birth, as they like to be near their parents, families...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: May I make one comment that I forgot to make? The issue of the number of consultants has been raised. I am aware of a report presented to me, which was out of date, which showed Ireland at the bottom of the list. In fact, in the Netherlands and Canada there are fewer obstetricians per head of population. They have developed new models of care, which is what we need to look at because it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (11 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (11 Mar 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 (11 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have referred the Deputy's further question in this matter to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (11 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 505 and 520 together. Fourth year undergraduate student nurses undertake a 36 week rostered placement as a key part of their degree programme. When doing so, they are not qualified nurses and require supervision. The following pay scales have been sanctioned, with the agreement of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with effect from 1 July...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (11 Mar 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 Charges (11 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 508 and 516 together. 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 her directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (11 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.