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

James Reilly: To those who argue that standardised packaging will not reduce smoking prevalence I say that this measure, together with all of the other measures in the past and future, will have the impact of reducing the incidence of smoking. It will also de-normalise how society views tobacco and smoking. We are not alone in pursuing standardised packaging. As people have said, Australia has introduced...

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

James Reilly: I have already pointed out how plain packaging has increased awareness and people's willingness to give up tobacco products. With regard to stating the carbon monoxide and tar content of cigarettes on packages, the reason it is not allowed is part of the EU directive and the rationale behind the policy is that it allows the industry to pretend that one cigarette is less harmful and better for...

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

James Reilly: Go raibh maith agat. It is a different type of heat that I am feeling, so.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I ask for guidance from the Chair. I will respond to Senator Colm Burke. When he has responded to me, will I have a further opportunity to respond?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: That is fine. I actually dealt with this issue earlier today but thank Senator Colm Burke for raising it in this House. The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The executive received an application for...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: This particular drug costs approximately €6,000 per year. As I understand it, many of the people who are using it are being supplied by the manufacturer on a trial basis. Approximately 7,000 people in this country have multiple sclerosis, which would equate to a bill of €42 million per annum. Fampridine does not work in all cases - far from it. It is estimated that it will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (18 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: My Department issued Circular 11/2013 on compliance with health sector pay policy, making it clear that bodies funded under Section 38 of the Health Act 2004 shall not pay nor subsidise salaries which exceed those normally paid within the public sector and may not supplement approved rates of remuneration with either Exchequer funding or non-Exchequer sources of funding. At my request, the...

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

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for a direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (18 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Deputy requested this information in a previous Parliamentary Question. The information requested was issued to the Deputy by the HSE on the 24th March.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 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 him directly.

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

James Reilly: The State Claims Agency, within the NTMA, manages personal injury, property damage and clinical negligence claims brought against certain State authorities, including Government ministers and health enterprises. The vast majority of claims under the remit of the State Claims Agency (over 11,000 received since 2009) are resolved without confidentiality agreements attaching. Confidentiality...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173, 174 and 181 together. In relation to the detailed queries raised, as these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (18 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I have no function in the setting of VHI's prices, as it is a commercial company operating in a competitive market and makes its own commercial decisions about prices. VHI's average price increase for the last two years has been 4.5%. It increased its prices by an average of 3% on March 1, 2014 and an average of 6% on March 1, 2013. VHI has indicated that the price increases were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 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: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has recognised the need to increase the level of consistency and standardisation in the way services for children with disabilities are delivered. It is currently engaged in a reconfiguration of existing therapy resources to multi-disciplinary geographic based teams for children as part of its National Programme on Progressing Disability Services for Children and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (18 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: In its publication entitled "Technical Resource for Country Implementation of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 5.3", the WHO has outlined the various forms of tobacco industry tactics to interfere with tobacco control measures. Litigation and threat of litigation is one of the forms mentioned. These measures are often utilised as a means of delaying various legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (18 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. A Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) has been completed for this legislation. It is my intention that the RIA will be published shortly. As the Deputy is aware consultation with stakeholders is one element of the RIA process. In February of this year tobacco...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (18 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Haddington Road Agreement provides for a process of negotiation under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission in respect of staff working in residential care settings. Discussions in the Labour Relations Commission, involving my Department, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the HSE, Service Providers and the Trade Unions concluded recently. Despite detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (18 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 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...