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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (25 Jun 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (25 Jun 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Screening Service (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, the HSE has been requested to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Data (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: As the issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. I have asked the HSE to look into the particular matter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: Access to accurate and up to date patient information is critical to the provision of safe and efficient health services. The management of information of a personal and sensitive nature between service providers is one that I consider to be very important and should be done to ensure that the privacy and confidentiality of the information has the requisite protection whilst ensuring the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The total net budget for my Department (Vote 38) for 2014 is almost €202m comprising €186m Revenue and €16m Capital. This funding is for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Health and certain other services administered by that Office, including grants to research, consultative and advisory bodies. The May Returns, produced five working days after...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 179, inclusive, together. Though the HSE has the capacity to recruit where it is necessary to do so in order to ensure patient safety and to support service delivery, there is evidence that there are, at present, some difficulties in recruiting certain frontline staff including consultants, NCHDs and specialist nurses. I am currently progressing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The provisions of the European Working Time Directive encompass a number of measures to protect workers' welfare and safety, including a maximum 48 hour working week - averaged over a reference period, the granting of breaks, minimum daily and weekly rest periods and the granting of compensatory rest where the working day exceeds 13 hours. The HSE is focused on advancing implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (25 Jun 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service matters they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (25 Jun 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 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: HSE Reports (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: Financial Reform is a key element of Future Health - A Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service 2012 – 2015. 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 require fundamental changes in the way financial...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred 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.

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The reason this is specifically mentioned is because, under the directive, the tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide content of a tobacco product shall not be printed on a unit packet or any other form of retail packaging of a tobacco product. We will be transposing that into law. There is no wriggle room in that regard. I hear what the Senator is saying about making the information available,...