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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive does not hold fitness to practise hearings. Fitness to practise hearings are the statutory function of each of the six individual health professional regulators. The following regulators undertake fitness to practise hearings - The Medical Council, The Dental Council, The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (19 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) directorate has established over thirty National Clinical Programmes to improve and standardise patient care throughout the organisation. As the Deputy’s question relates to service issues regarding each Programme, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (19 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: It is very difficult to estimate the cost of funding the health service over the next 20 years. However, it is generally accepted internationally that healthcare costs are rising and will continue to do so into the future. There a number of factors which are driving health costs upwards year on year including an ageing population, an increase in chronic diseases, the development of new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (19 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: It is generally accepted internationally that healthcare costs are rising and will continue to do so into the future. It is therefore important to make the most efficient use of resources in healthcare delivery. This requires, inter alia, increasing emphasis on models of care that treat patients at the lowest level of complexity and provide safe quality services at the least possible cost....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: Healthy Ireland - the Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013 – 2025 is the national framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of the country over the coming generations. Healthy Ireland supports a whole-of-government approach to address the determinants and predictors of health and wellbeing, many of which fall outside the health sector, e.g. housing,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 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: Health Services Staff Remuneration (19 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: As this is an operational matter, I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply.

Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I point out to Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin that if the amendment to section 10 was not being introduced, there would be no legal constraint on the HSE's spending. That constraint is imposed by virtue of the executive having its own Vote. I must inform Deputy Billy Kelleher that there will be a clear line of accountability under the new arrangements. The HSE will be given a...

Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: Instead, we ended up with 569 patients lying on trolleys in hospitals on a single day in January 2011 when the Deputy's party was still in government.

Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Deputy can talk about rhetoric all he wants, but the reality is that reform of the health service is happening. As a result of such reform, we will continue to deliver better care for citizens. I commend the Bill to the House.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Certificates Administration (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Civil Registration Service is operated by the Health Service Executive on behalf of the General Register Office under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection. The cost of this service is met from within the HSE's budget, with some income generated through the issuing of certificates for life events. However, this income does not meet the economic cost of running the service....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Management System (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Government agreed in December 2011 to address the European Court of Justice ruling of September 2011 and has continued to work with the VHI in its application process for authorisation by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). I would draw the Deputy's attention to the significant progress made since the Government Decision of 3 December 2013 to achieve authorisation of VHI by end 2014. VHI...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The HSE operates a Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS), for persons entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA member state or Switzerland under EU Regulation 1408/71, as per the procedures set out in EU Regulations 574/72, and in accordance with Department of Health Guidelines. Patients, in conjunction with their Irish based public referring hospital consultant, have the ability to apply to the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research Regulation (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to your query rea legislative framework for Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR), I am pleased to inform you that the Minister for Health is examining proposals to regulate AHR and related matters including stem cell research. He will make a decision on these matters in due course in the context of on-going legislative priorities. In relation to the funding of stem cell research,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Responsibilities (24 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 Appointment Delays (24 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: HSE Properties (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: Management of the health care property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (24 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training Expenditure (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: My Department supports research in health through the Health Research Board (HRB). The HRB is a statutory body under the aegis of the Department of Health and is the lead agency in Ireland supporting and funding health research. In 2014 the HRB received from my Department an allocation of €30.654m. I am advised by the HRB that it has current commitments of €2.64M in research...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Jun 2014)

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