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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 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: Health Services Provision (1 May 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, 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: Nursing Staff Provision (1 May 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 to 188, inclusive, together. My Department initiated discussions with the Health Service Executive (HSE) to increase the number of adaptation places for nurses and midwives wishing to work in Ireland on foot of representations to me. As a result, the Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director has been actively working with HSE Acute Hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 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: Death Certificates Issues (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Civil Registration Service is operated by the Health Service Executive on behalf of the General Register Office under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection. The cost of this service is met from within the HSE's budget, with some income generated through the issuing of certificates for life events. However, this income does not meet the economic cost of running the service. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I believe that the other requirements to which the Deputy refers concerns public servants with a net working week of 39 hours or greater. It is provided in the Haddington Road Agreement that the first hour of overtime worked each week by these grades was to be unpaid until 31st March 2014. The Agreement also provides that public servants, including those in the health service, with a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (30 Apr 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: Medical Qualifications Issues (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The first step in the medical career pathway is a five- or six-year undergraduate programme. There are six medical schools in Ireland; a number of which offer accelerated four-year medical programmes for graduates of other disciplines. I have been advised by officials in the Department of Education and Skills that the total educational cost of a medical graduate is estimated to be in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. If an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should send in a formal application. Detailed procedures along with the application form are set out on the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Policy (30 Apr 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: Freedom of Information Requests (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: 318 Freedom of Information requests have been received by the Department of Health from 1 January, 2013 to 11 April, 2014 inclusive. 19 requests were tobacco related. Of these 19 requests: - 4 were in relation to the proposed standardised packaging of tobacco, of which 1 was from an agent on behalf of a tobacco manufacturer; - 2 were in relation to non-medical nicotine delivery systems,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (30 Apr 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 Issues (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to medical cards, the Government is committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees within its term of office, as set out in the Programme for Government and the Future Health strategy framework. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing all children aged 5 and under with access...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (30 Apr 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: Maternity Services (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Maternity and Infant Care Scheme provides an agreed programme of care to all expectant mothers who are ordinarily resident in Ireland. This service is provided by a family doctor (GP) of the expectant mother's choice and a hospital obstetrician. As this service is operated by the Health Service Executive I have asked them to forward the information requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Maternity and Infant Care Scheme provides an agreed programme of care to all expectant mothers who are ordinarily resident in Ireland. This service is provided by a family doctor (GP) of the expectant mother's choice and a hospital obstetrician. On a first pregnancy the GP provides an initial examination, if possible before 12 weeks and a further five examinations during the pregnancy,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Midwifery Services (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Report which I assume the Deputy is referring to was an independent report undertaken by a retired public health expert, Dr Harold Brenner. This Report was not, in fact, published.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: My Department, in conjunction with the HSE, is preparing a National Maternity Strategy which will provide the strategic direction for the optimal development of safe and high quality maternity services. The Strategy will incorporate a review and evaluation of our services and therefore provide us with the opportunity to take stock of current services and identify how the quality and safety...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (30 Apr 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: Redundancy Payments (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: My Department has no role in relation to this issue as it concerns a private hospital.