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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (13 May 2014)

James Reilly: The Directive on Patients’ Rights in Cross Border Healthcare provides rules for the reimbursement to patients’ of the cost of receiving treatment abroad, where the patient would be entitled to such treatment in their home Member State (Member State of Affiliation) and supplements the rights that patients already have at EU level through the legislation on the coordination of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (13 May 2014)

James Reilly: As this is an operational matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 May 2014)

James Reilly: As the question relates to service matters I have arranged for its referral to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (13 May 2014)

James Reilly: As this is an operational matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (13 May 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has recognised the need to increase the level of consistency and standardisation in the way services for children with disabilities are delivered. It is currently engaged in a reconfiguration of existing therapy resources to multi-disciplinary geographic based teams for children as part of its National Programme on Progressing Disability Services for Children and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 May 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies Data (13 May 2014)

James Reilly: Four bodies, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery, National Social Workers Qualifications Board, Children Acts Advisory Board and the Drug Treatment Centre Board have been dissolved since March 2011. The extent of savings varies between organisations and the majority of staff will be redeployed to other public service bodies. Efficiencies will derive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Remuneration (13 May 2014)

James Reilly: There are a number of officers in the Department acting in different roles who are on different payscales to the standard civil service. However, they are employed on secondment arrangements whereby they hold the payscale they are properly entitled to in their parent Department or Organisation. The Department does not have any civil servants who are employed directly by the Department on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (13 May 2014)

James Reilly: The Department does not currently have any legal cases pending arising from disputes regarding pay and conditions of its staff.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (13 May 2014)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statement. Year Average Age of Staff 2010 46 2011 46 2012 47 2013 47 May 9th 2014 48

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Travel (13 May 2014)

James Reilly: I will be attending a meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) in Luxembourg on Friday 20th June 2014. Health Ministers from all 27 Member States will be present or represented. I have no other foreign trips arranged at this time. My colleague Minister Kathleen Lynch has one foreign trip arranged. She will be attending the second International Day...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Training (8 May 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 Staff (8 May 2014)

James Reilly: I understand that a reply to question No. 541 of 1 April 2014 has been issued to the Deputy by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (8 May 2014)

James Reilly: The issue of changes to the EU VAT Directive 132 to allow for a zero vat rate to be placed on defibrillators was not addressed during the EU Presidency. However, my Department is actively involved in plans for a Public Access Defibrillation Programme. The Second Stage of the Public Access to Defibrillators Bill was passed in the Seanad in June 2013. The Bill sets out the requirement to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Report (8 May 2014)

James Reilly: The position is that no decision has been made by the Government regarding a redress scheme for women who have undergone a surgical symphysiotomy. Since coming into office, I have endeavoured to satisfactorily facilitate closure for around 250 - 350 women affected by symphysiotomy. On 26 November 2013, Government approved the appointment of retired Circuit Court Judge Yvonne Murphy to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 May 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 2013,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: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 May 2014)

James Reilly: Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific hospital appointment 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: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (8 May 2014)

James Reilly: As the issues raised by the Deputy refer to further specific, detailed local operational matters in County Kerry, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 May 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: Health Insurance Company Payments (7 May 2014)

James Reilly: I have asked the HSE to collate the information requested. A reply will issue to the Deputy shortly.