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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Apr 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 multidisciplinary geographic based teams for children as part of its National Programme on Progressing Disability Services for Children and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Government is fully committed to ensuring the on-going delivery of vital services and supports to people with disabilities within available resources. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has been provided with funding in the order of €1.4 billion this year to fund its 2014 disability services programme for children and adults with disabilities. The majority of this funding is...

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

James Reilly: In relation to the Deputy's further question in this matter, as this is a service issue, I have again asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (30 Apr 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: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The remit of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is to provide a safe, reliable and robust blood service to the Irish health system. Blood, and the products derived from it, are an integral facet of healthcare delivery. A major objective of the IBTS is to ensure that it always has the necessary programmes and procedures in place to protect both the donors of blood and the recipients of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases Incidence (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre of the HSE is responsible for the collation of data regarding incidences of notifiable infectious diseases, including HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. I have, therefore, asked the HSE to supply the information requested by the Deputy directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (30 Apr 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 Accommodation Provision (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Delivery of healthcare facilities is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting 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: Hospital Data (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed information requested 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: Prompt Payments (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I can assure the Deputy that my Department is committed to paying its suppliers promptly and to a standard payment period of 15 days as per the Government Decision effective from 1 June 2009. Information in relation to prompt payment interest paid by my Department is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy. The Health Service Executive is committed to making every effort to pay...

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

James Reilly: The Haddington Road Agreement provided for the recruitment of up to 1000 Nurse Graduates on a 2 year programme to be employed at 85% of the first salary point of the January 2011 staff nurse scale, progressing to 90% of same in year 2. The Initiative supports the retention of recently qualified graduate nurses and midwives within the Irish health system and enables them to gain valuable work...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 Apr 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: Obesity Strategy (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I established the Special Action Group on Obesity (SAGO) comprising representatives from relevant Government Departments, the HSE, the Food Safety Authority, members of academia, service professionals and safefood to examine and progress a number of issues to address the problem of overweight and obesity in Ireland. At my request the Special Action Group on Obesity has established a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Every blood donation is tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), syphilis and human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV). However, despite improvements in blood screening tests, a small number of infected donations may be missed because of the ‘window period’ between exposure to risk and evidence of infection. For this reason it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (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 Card Eligibility (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: My priority continues to be to ensure that the women who have undergone the Symphysiotomy procedure have their health needs comprehensively and professionally met. The HSE provides a range of services to women who may be experiencing any adverse effects as a result of undergoing this procedure. These services include the provision of medical cards, the availability of independent clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (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 Promotion Issues (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: As the implementation of Schools for Health in Europe is part of the Executive Function of the HSE I have referred the matter to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Workers Register (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The opening of the Social Workers Register at CORU on 31 May 2011 marked the start of statutory registration of this profession. Social workers who wish to practise in Ireland must now be registered with the Social Workers Registration Board. Possession of an approved qualification is one of several steps in the recognition process and the Social Workers Registration Board is also designated...