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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jun 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (18 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: There will always be more construction projects than can be funded by the Exchequer. Therefore, it is essential to assess all projects, other than those where existing contractual commitments are in place, on their merits to ensure that the limited capital funding available goes to those developments which are of highest national importance based on service needs. As with all capital projects...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I ask for guidance from the Chair. I will respond to Senator Colm Burke. When he has responded to me, will I have a further opportunity to respond?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: That is fine. I actually dealt with this issue earlier today but thank Senator Colm Burke for raising it in this House. The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The executive received an application for...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: This particular drug costs approximately €6,000 per year. As I understand it, many of the people who are using it are being supplied by the manufacturer on a trial basis. Approximately 7,000 people in this country have multiple sclerosis, which would equate to a bill of €42 million per annum. Fampridine does not work in all cases - far from it. It is estimated that it will...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: The Leas-Chathaoirleach knows how close this matter is to my heart. As I have said elsewhere, it is political, it is professional and it is personal. I thank all the Senators for their very supportive views and comments this evening. I also thank and acknowledge the Irish Cancer Society, the Irish Heart Foundation, the Asthma Society of Ireland, the organisation dealing with chronic...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: To those who argue that standardised packaging will not reduce smoking prevalence I say that this measure, together with all of the other measures in the past and future, will have the impact of reducing the incidence of smoking. It will also de-normalise how society views tobacco and smoking. We are not alone in pursuing standardised packaging. As people have said, Australia has introduced...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I have already pointed out how plain packaging has increased awareness and people's willingness to give up tobacco products. With regard to stating the carbon monoxide and tar content of cigarettes on packages, the reason it is not allowed is part of the EU directive and the rationale behind the policy is that it allows the industry to pretend that one cigarette is less harmful and better for...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: Go raibh maith agat. It is a different type of heat that I am feeling, so.

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Second Stage (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Senators for beginning this Bill in the Seanad. It is appropriate, given that we have just finished another public health Bill which will protect our citizens, particularly our children, from malignant melanoma, which, as Senator Crown said, is highly preventable. The Bill we are now discussing is another that will lead to a great reduction in the incidence of cancers in this...

Seanad: Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I thank all Senators for their support. Some 850 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed every year and 150 people die every year from melanoma. Data from the HSE indicates that the cost of treating it ranges from €6,000 to €10,000 per patient but new treatments that have recently come on stream range from €50,000 to €100,000. The passage of this Bill is timely....

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: Again, I thank the Deputy. I would like to make a few general points. The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association and the Irish pharmaceutical sector are very important to this country, but we have a problem in that we have a very limited budget. We have just exited a bailout and the pressures of the health budget are well known. In the context of Fampyra, there are more than 7,000...

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I assure the Deputy that his desire is my desire. I do not want people spending any longer on trolleys than they must. I do not want to see the numbers of patients on trolleys increasing. We are moving to the use of patient experience times because those figures can highlight where people do have to wait prolonged periods on trolleys, which is unsatisfactory. The newly appointed director...

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue which relates not only to the specific drug to which she referred but to a range of medicines. I understand the manufacturer of Fampyra - a brand name for fampridine - has indicated to the HSE that it intends to submit a revised application to include the drug under the community drugs schemes. The HSE will consider the application on...

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy. In common with many hospitals, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda has experienced an increase in attendances at its emergency department in the current year. For hospitals like Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital that serve populations with significant numbers of high acuity elderly patients presenting with complex co-morbidities, the requirement to admit patients is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: My Department does not provide any funding to this organisation but I understand that the Health Service Executive (HSE) provides funding by way of grant aid and I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Allowances (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: Ireland operates a bilateral healthcare reimbursement agreement with the United Kingdom, in respect of health services provided under EU Regulations, covering such persons as temporary visitors between the two countries, pensioners of one country and their dependants residing in the other country, and the dependant families of persons employed in the other country. Under the terms of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (17 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: Hospital Staff Data (17 Jun 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (17 Jun 2014)

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