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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (8 Apr 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: National Children's Hospital Status (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is responsible for this priority capital project, and is focused on delivering the new hospital on schedule to optimal design and value for money. The Development Board is currently in the final selection phase of the process leading to the appointment of the Design Team. Short-listed architectural teams have been announced (available at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions Costs (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: In 2011, an analysis of Parliamentary Affairs business processes in my Department was co-ordinated by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This included an estimation of the average cost of responding to Oral (including Priority) and Written Parliamentary Questions. These were indicative estimates based on survey responses from staff in my Department. They do not include any...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to the provision and development of services for children with special needs within available resources. Health related therapy supports and interventions for these children can be accessed through both the Health Service Executive’s primary care services and its disability services. The HSE's National Service Plan 2013 provided for additional funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Charges for long-stay in-patient services were provided for under the Health (Amendment) Act 2005 and came into effect on 15 July 2005 under the Health (Charges for In-Patient Services) Regulations 2005. These Regulations have been amended on a number of occasions since then, most recently by the Health (Charges for In-patient Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, which came into effect on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Expenditure on individual health-care programmes is a matter for the Health Service Executive. As such I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The health insurance market is challenged by factors such as an ageing population, a reduction in numbers holding private health insurance and constant pressures on claims costs. However, I am determined to address these issues and to promote a sustainable private health insurance market as we move towards Universal Health Insurance. I have consistently emphasised the need for much greater...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 to 675, inclusive together. In relation to the detailed queries raised 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: Hospital Admissions (8 Apr 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: Commercial Rates Issues (8 Apr 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (8 Apr 2014)

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 Waiting Lists (8 Apr 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 Services (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed patient query raised 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Information and Quality Authority's (HIQA) Report into the care and treatment provided of Ms Savita Halappanavar at University Hospital, Galway recommended that the HSE should develop a national clinical guideline on the management of sepsis and ensure that all hospitals put in place arrangements for formal staff training on the recognition and management of sepsis and on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Apr 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: Departmental Correspondence (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Protocols in my Department regarding Ministerial correspondence are kept under regular review. Any allegations of wrongdoing are taken very seriously and as Minister for Health, I seek to ensure that they are dealt with quickly and appropriately. If the Deputy has any examples of the issue he raises that relate to my Department, I would be happy to deal with them.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Accommodation Provision (9 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. It is one in which I have had a keen interest since I first stood in Dáil, and the issue of cystic fibrosis was the first matter I raised in an Adjournment debate in this House. The Government is acutely aware of the challenges that people with cystic fibrosis and their families face in managing their condition. It was a matter of...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Accommodation Provision (9 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: To respond to the final matter raised by the Deputy, of course we are very much committed to a new strategic development on how Beaumont Hospital is organised and the paucity of single beds in the hospital as a whole. It was built in the 1980s but with a plan hailing from the 1950s and 1960s. It is in need of modernisation. No modern hospital would be built on the basis of big open wards....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prompt Payments (9 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I can assure the Deputy that the Executive is committed to making every effort to pay its suppliers promptly, and to standard payment terms of 30 days. Taking into account that over 7,000 invoices are received daily by the Executive across a multiplicity of service delivery units, managing all payment processes is logistically complex. Notwithstanding this, the introduction of Prompt...