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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. Targeted supports for disadvantaged, marginalised and at risk young people are provided through the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund, Rounds 1 and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: In recent years capital funding has been made available to my Department to support the provision of new youth cafés. In 2013 a capital allocation of €1.55m for new youth cafés was made available by my Department. Pobal assisted my Department with the 2013 scheme. In all 95 applications were received and some 30 proposals were approved for funding. These projects are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Dialogue (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I am conscious of the efforts made by Philomena Lee to highlight issues in relation to adoption information and tracing and illegal registrations. I understand that an invitation to meet was issued by my predecessor Minister Fitzgerald. I would welcome the opportunity to meet Philomena Lee in the course of my work as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Homeless Persons Data (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I have requested information from the Child and Family Agency and I will forward the reply to the Deputy once I have been furnished with this information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Suicide Prevention (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I have requested information from the Child and Family Agency and I will forward the reply to the Deputy once I have been furnished with this information.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: My Department and agencies under the remit of my Department engage with the public through a wide variety of means including electronic media, the national press and day to day engagement with those coming in contact with the Department and its agencies. Many of these engagements are not amenable to financial quantification. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs website is the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Missing Persons Hotline (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 831, 834, 836 and 837 together. Funding for the operation of the Missing Children Hotline is being provided by my Department and the EU, through its Daphne funding stream, and not by Tusla, (the Child and Family Agency). As is the case with other services, funding requirements for the operation of this service going forward will be considered in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme is a free and universal programme which provides a free preschool year to all eligible children. Children are eligible to avail of the free preschool year where they are aged more than 3 years 2 months and less than 4 years 7 months at 1 September in the relevant year. Children born between 2 February 2010 and 30 June 2011 will...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Reports (15 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The new Child and Family Agency, which now has responsibility for the Early Years Inspectorate, has forwarded two reports to my Department based on an analysis of preschool inspections carried out by the Inspectorate over a period of 17 months. The first report examines the process of preschool inspections and the second report considers the quality of all aspects of preschool provision....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I thank members for their questions. Sessions like today are critical because the medical card issue continues to be problematic. Mr. Hennessy made a fair comment. The vast bulk of the 2 million people involved find that the process is reasonable but there is no doubt that a small percentage of people still find it too arduous and that it creates huge uncertainties for them. Most people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I commend the committee for going to the PCRS and I encourage it to do so again to further streamline the process in respect of these more difficult cases so that eventually we will reduce those who find it difficult to the smallest possible number. I think we can do that. In regard to the comment that Deputies need to be able to speak to the decision maker, that seems perfectly reasonable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: As regards Deputy Sandra McLellan's comments on the EpiPen, I do not want to get into a clinical row with anybody. Certainly, if a person has cardiac arrhythmia of a particular nature and is administered adrenalin, it could kill him or her. It can also contribute to hypertension, with rather unpleasant, unfortunate and even catastrophic consequences. There are issues that require further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: That is fine, but I have a different view. I am sure we will get the best experts in the country to confirm it. My comments are informed by the Department through the Chief Medical Officer. We do not want to make a bad situation worse. There is an interesting point concerning the lifespan of these products that needs further exploration and I will talk to the Department and the HSE about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Without going into specifics, I think the Senator knows where I am going. I was asked about medical cards for the over-70s and whether net or gross pay would apply. It will be superseded by the roll-out of GP care. I will allow the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, to address these issues. Let me make some general comments on the medical card issue. The legislation concerning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: For additional information, many of the NCHDs are choosing to abandon jobs or training and to go to the locum agencies for employment. They get much greater remuneration doing that with a view to getting out of this country and pursuing their career somewhere else, and that is a real problem. Part of it is borne by something that I want to put on the record here that I find appalling....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Absolutely, that will be done. On other issues raised and as to when the statute will be signed, the Minister of State, Deputy White, will address that, as this is his area of competence. However, he has my 100% support with regard to legalising this product for the relief of spasticity in those who suffer with multiple sclerosis, MS. Deputy Catherine Byrne raised the issue of the nicotine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Senator Colm Burke raised the issue of the percentage of agency staff and their cost as a proportion of what we spend on hospitals. I will ask Ms McGuinness and perhaps Mr. Mulvany to address those. The Senator contends that nothing has been done about retaining the non-consultant hospital doctors and addressing their terms and conditions. I am on record as having made it very clear that I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: On the European working time directive, I will defer to Tony O'Connell from the HSE on this, but from memory, with respect to the 24-hour maximum shift, we are more than 90% compliant. When it comes to the maximum working week of 68 hours, we are 99% plus compliant. There are still areas where people are being asked to work hours that are far too long. It is particularly difficult in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Yes. Can I address that?