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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I regret to inform the deputy that data on the prevalence of the inherited metabolic disorder cystinosis are not routinely available. In addition, it is not possible to identify the hospitalisation rates as the condition is part of a group of related diagnoses that are collected at group level only.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The new children’s hospital to be developed on the St James's campus will provide all tertiary or more complex care for children from all over the country, and all secondary or less complex care for children from the Greater Dublin Area. This is the largest and most complex capital project ever undertaken in health in Ireland, and the three existing paediatric hospitals in Dublin,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Jun 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 2014, 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 (17 Jun 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: Maternity Services (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 707 and 708 together. The position is that in the context of the implementation of the recommendations of a number of reports into the death of Savita Halappanavar at University Hospital Galway, and the Report on the establishment of Hospital Groups, the West/North West Hospital Group undertook a review of maternity services within the Group. The review...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (17 Jun 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: Maternity Services (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is currently developing a new National Strategy for Maternity Services which will determine the optimal configuration of maternity services to ensure that women in Ireland have access to safe, high quality maternity care in a setting most appropriate to their needs. As part of the development of the Strategy, all maternity services in the country...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive is responsible for the administration of the primary care schemes, therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular 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: Health Services Reports (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: Following an obstetric clinical incident in Cavan General Hospital in November 2012, an external review was undertaken by a team from the National Maternity Hospital. The external review team examined the clinical management and care given to an obstetric patient and her baby, (in line with HSE Incident Management Investigation policy). My Department understands that the external review...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 724 to 727, inclusive, together. My Department and the HSE first became aware that an issue had arisen in relation to the commissioning of the review of maternity services on behalf of the West/North West Hospital Group from a media query on 19 May 2014. The Director General of the HSE informed my Department that day that he had requested a team from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I understand that the Orthopaedic Team at the hospital has been in touch with the patient's family regarding a possible date for surgery. The HSE has also advised me that an administrative validation exercise was conducted in April to confirm patient details, and to confirm that the patient wished to remain on the waiting list and had received treatment elsewhere.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I regret to inform the deputy that data on the prevalence of Addison's Disease (Adrenal Insufficiency) are not routinely available. In addition, it is not possible to identify the hospitalisation rates as the condition is part of a group of related diagnoses that are collected at group level only.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: All women who have had breast cancer surgery are entitled to their first prosthesis and two bras free of charge. A set policy is not in place in regard to the longer-term provision of bras to post-mastectomy patients who hold medical cards, and variations can apply across regions. A national group has been established in the HSE to review practices in the area of aids and appliances. As...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular 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: Tobacco Control Measures (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 was published last Friday, 13th June. It is my intention that the Regulatory Impact Analysis carried out in connection with the Bill will be published shortly. In relation to the Deputy’s assertion regarding illicit trade, the Revenue Commissioners have advised that the tax stamp is a key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: 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 her directly.

Seanad: Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I thank all Senators for their support. Some 850 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed every year and 150 people die every year from melanoma. Data from the HSE indicates that the cost of treating it ranges from €6,000 to €10,000 per patient but new treatments that have recently come on stream range from €50,000 to €100,000. The passage of this Bill is timely....

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Senators for beginning this Bill in the Seanad. It is appropriate, given that we have just finished another public health Bill which will protect our citizens, particularly our children, from malignant melanoma, which, as Senator Crown said, is highly preventable. The Bill we are now discussing is another that will lead to a great reduction in the incidence of cancers in this...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Leas-Chathaoirleach knows how close this matter is to my heart. As I have said elsewhere, it is political, it is professional and it is personal. I thank all the Senators for their very supportive views and comments this evening. I also thank and acknowledge the Irish Cancer Society, the Irish Heart Foundation, the Asthma Society of Ireland, the organisation dealing with chronic...