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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 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: Ambulance Service Staff (7 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: Hospital Appointment Delays (7 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: Nursing Staff Provision (7 May 2014)

James Reilly: The Deputy’s question relates to a private nursing home. Neither my Department nor the HSE has a function in relation to staff employed in the private sector. The processing of visas for nurses is a matter for the Department of Justice. Before a visa application can be submitted it is necessary for a person to obtain an employment permit. The issuance of employment permits is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 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 her directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (7 May 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 207 together. All women who have had breast cancer surgery are entitled to their first prosthesis and two bras free of charge. A set policy is not in place in regard to the longer-term provision of bras to post-mastectomy patients who hold medical cards. A national group has recently been established in the HSE to review practices in this area and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (7 May 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 198 together. Under the Haddington Road Agreement, nurses participating in the Graduate Nurse Programme are paid 85% of the starting pay of a Staff Nurse in the first year and 90% in the second year. In addition these nurses would also be in receipt of allowances and other premium payments. There are no plans to review these rates of pay. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (7 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund Issues (7 May 2014)

James Reilly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) was established under the National Treatment Purchase Fund Board (Establishment) Order, 2004, S.I. No. 179 of 2004. Without prejudice to section 52 of the Health Act, 1970, the functions of the Board, as set out in section 4(1) of that S.I. are as follows: a) to make arrangements with persons, whether resident in the State or elsewhere, for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 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...

Topical Issue Debate: Symphysiotomy Issues (6 May 2014)

James Reilly: First, I wish to put on the record of the House that I have met the survivors of symphysiotomy on several occasions during the period to which the Deputy refers. Second, no one is coercing anyone into anything. To effectively and comprehensively provide indemnity to hospitals and their patients in the event of a medical mishap, the State introduced the clinical indemnity scheme in 2002....

Topical Issue Debate: Symphysiotomy Issues (6 May 2014)

James Reilly: I accept that the Deputy has the interests of the women at heart, as do I. The reality is that many of the women in these cases do not know the doctor concerned, cannot remember the name of the doctor or cannot find notes. The possibility of their succeeding in court is next to nil. Deputy Daly referred to a court case involving a lady who has been very public about her experiences, but it...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Eligibility (6 May 2014)

James Reilly: During 2013 the HSE issued 644,858 review notices. As of 27 February 2014, assessments of eligibility had been concluded of 482,000 medical card holders and continuing eligibility was confirmed in respect of 465,000, or 96.4%, of these individuals. Some 17,258 medical cards, or 3.6%, were not renewed because the eligibility criteria, that is, the income thresholds, were not met. In a...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Eligibility (6 May 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. To clarify, an additional €37 million in funding was made available in the budget for the specific purpose of providing free GP care for children aged six years and under. We are not taking money from anybody else to fund the initiative. Under the Health Act 1970, persons who are unable, without undue hardship, to arrange GP services for...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

James Reilly: In fairness, one must always allow for underspends and overspends within a system and attempts are made to balance them out. One cannot have a situation where those who do not make the effort to control their budgets are rewarded while those who make Herculean efforts get no reward, that is, the latter get no increase because they kept to their budget while those who did not bother to keep...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the committee members for their courtesy.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

James Reilly: The Deputy is watching certain people’s aspirations.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 May 2014)

James Reilly: Deputy Ó Caoláin referred to the nursing home support scheme and the reduction in the budget for long-term inpatient care. It is true we took €23 million out of that budget but it was to create new and more innovative home care packages which will benefit a far greater number of people and keep them at home, which is where most people wish to be. I am hugely grateful to...