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

James Reilly: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal services which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the HSE to have the matter investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy.

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

James Reilly: The HSE Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) issues form E112 (IE) for specific episodes of care which an approved patient receives in a public hospital in the EU, EEA or Switzerland. The health authority of these countries issue invoices, under form E125, to the HSE for care provided to those approved patients. These invoices are received in arrears - often up to 2 and 3 years in arrears....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular 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: Hospital Appointment Status (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: As the particular issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 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: Air Ambulance Service Provision (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Emergency Aeromedical Support Service (EAS) was established as a pilot project between the National Ambulance Service (NAS) and the Air Corps, with additional support from the Irish Coastguard Service where necessary. The service provides dedicated aeromedical support to the NAS in the west, specifically where land ambulance transit times would not be clinically appropriate. The EAS...

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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 606 and 607 together. 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 Waiting Lists (24 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The NTPF waiting list reports will be published today, Tuesday 24 June 2014.

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

James Reilly: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet fiscal and budgetary targets. In order to mitigate the impact on frontline services of the reduction in employment numbers, the priority is to reform how health services are delivered in order to ensure a more productive and cost effective health system. The revised working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: BreastCheck provides free mammograms to all women aged 50-64. A priority of the BreastCheck Programme at present is to maximise national uptake in the 50-64 year age cohort. It also aims to extend the upper age range to include the 65-69 age cohort and this will be implemented as soon as possible in line with available resources.

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

James Reilly: I understand that there was a delay in forwarding Parliamentary Questions 249 and 250 of 3rd April 2014 to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. I have asked the Executive to provide a reply to the Deputy on the issues raised, as a matter of urgency.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (24 Jun 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Minister for Health is currently examining proposals to regulate assisted human reproduction and related matters including stem cell research. In relation to any risks arising to patients, let me assure the Deputy that the handling, processing, storage, etc, of human tissues and cells, including gametes (eggs and sperm) and embryos, is currently regulated under the European Communities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 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: Mortality Rates (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 658, 659 and 660 together. Information on cause of death is not routinely collected by my Department. However, the data in the tables below for Acute Myocardial Infarction (ICD 10 code I21) has been provided by the Central Statistics Office. Table 1: Numbers of deaths from Acute Myocardial Infarction by sex and age, 2004-2013 Cause of Death Sex Age Group...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (24 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: Information on hospital discharges is available from the Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE) which covers all inpatient and daycase activity in publicly funded acute hospitals in the state. While all patients are unique, groups of patients have demographic, diagnostic and therapeutic attributes in common that determine their level of resource intensity. By developing clinically similar groups...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (24 Jun 2014)

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