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

James Reilly: I would be a great supporter of and would continue to encourage our young doctors to travel abroad to broaden their horizons and get training outside of this country and bring that expertise back with them, but they should do that form a basis of wanting to and being curious and innovative and not because they are utterly frustrated with the system they have to endure here. Specifically, on...

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

James Reilly: In response to Deputy Ó Caoláin’s questions about the west and north west group, the CEO’s actions and the appointment of the chairman, as is well known the chairman has stood down. He did not want any damage to his reputation or that of the hospital group. I share that concern. It is already on the record that the CEO has been admonished for failing to follow...

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

James Reilly: All I can say in response is that anticipation is half the pleasure. I thank the members of the committee. I am accompanied today by the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, and the Chairman has already gone through our team. They are Dr. Siobhán O'Halloran, chief nursing officer; Mr. Matthew Collins from the eligibility unit; and Ms Fiona Prendergast of the finance unit. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jul 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: Ambulance Service Provision (10 Jul 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: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (10 Jul 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 183 together. As I previously replied to Deputy McDonald in October 2013, the HSE has estimated that the additional revenue if the full economic cost of private in-patient services, calculated on the basis of historic casemix data, were paid by the private patients, it could amount to €107 million.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (10 Jul 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The information requested is being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 to 173, inclusive, and 177 together. As these questions relate to operational matters, I have referred them to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (10 Jul 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: Health Services Reform (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Financial Reform is a key element of Future Health - A Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service 2012 – 2015. Following on from the report referred to by the Deputy, the HSE commenced the Finance Reform Programme in Autumn 2012. Central to the establishment of this programme was the recognition that successful implementation of Future Health and the wider reform agenda will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 Jul 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: Hospitals Funding (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) systems classify patients into distinct groupings which are clinically similar and consume similar health resources. Irish hospitals use the AR-DRG grouping system which groups each hospital's inpatient and daycase workload into 698 DRGs. Until the end of 2013, the main use of the DRG system was to adjust the budget allocations of acute public hospitals by up...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The Money Follows the Patient Policy Paper, which I published in February 2013, outlines the Government's plans for the introduction of a prospective case based payment system for hospital services using Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). Implementation of this new funding model commenced in January of this year with the approach initially being applied to inpatient and daycase activity in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Trusts (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: Ahead of the establishment of Independent Hospital Trusts on a statutory footing, seven non-statutory Hospital Groups have been established. These are the Dublin East Hospital Group, Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, Dublin North East Hospital Group, West/North West Hospital Group, South/South West Hospital Group, University of Limerick Hospital Group and the Children's Hospital Group....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Retirements (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: From the level of Assistant Secretary and higher there have been two retirements and no resignations in my Department since 1 January 2014. The HSE has been requested to forward the information in respect of that organisation directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Retirements (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: In the Judgement referred to by the Deputy, it was held that the Minister was obliged to justify compulsorily retirement at age 65. The Court went on to outline that such a measure could be justified by reference to the following: (a) That the measure is a genuine and determining occupational requirement; (b) That the measure is aimed at preserving operational capacity; (c) That the measure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The action plan submitted by Cavan & Monaghan Hospital relates to the achievements and maintenance of scheduled care wait time targets for patients availing of outpatients appointments. This plan was submitted to the National Director of Acute Hospitals in Quarter 1 2014. It is currently under review by the National Director. At local level Cavan & Monaghan Hospital are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: The following table sets out the appointments made by me to State Boards so far in 2014. Name Board Appointment Date Expiry Date Mr Colm Gaynor National Committee for the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes (IMB) 09/01/2014 08/01/2019 Dr Marilyn Brown National Committee for the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes (IMB) 09/01/2014 08/01/2019 Mr David Anderson...