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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (15 Apr 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: Departmental Legal Costs (15 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy for 2011,2012 and 2013 is set out in the table below. It is not possible to estimate legal costs that might be incurred in 2014. Year Legal Costs 2011 €351,569 2012 €165,915 2013 €113,370

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (15 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Press and Communications Office of my Department liaise with the media on behalf of the Department as well as all Ministers and do not use the services of a PR company. My Department has not incurred any PR costs since March 2011 to date. It is not possible to estimate PR costs for the rest of 2014 at this stage.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services for Children and Young People (15 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 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: State Properties (15 Apr 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (15 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, I received Government approval on 19 November 2013 to proceed with drafting the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013. Standardised packaging, also known as plain or generic packaging, means that all forms of branding – trademarks, logos, colours and graphics – would be removed from retail tobacco packaging, except for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (15 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The new Tobacco Products Directive has been approved and signed by both the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers. The new Directive will not come into force until it has been published in the Official Journal of the EU for a specified period. Once in force Member States have two years in which to transpose the provisions of the Directive into their domestic legislation. It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (15 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: Treatment Abroad Scheme (15 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (15 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: Ambulance Service Provision (15 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: National Children's Hospital Issues (15 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I announced in January this year that satellite centres of the new children's hospital would be built on the campuses of Tallaght and Connolly hospitals. These satellite centres will be an integral part of, and come under the governance of, the new children’s hospital. The centres will provide services and environments of the same quality as those delivered in the new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (15 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: Universal Health Insurance Provision (15 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: It is, as yet, not possible to say what the cost of UHI premiums will be when the system is fully implemented in 2019. Determining the cost of universal health insurance is a complex matter and will require expert analytical support and time to undertake. The cost will depend on a range of factors, including decisions on the basket of services to be provided under UHI, estimating future...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (15 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The delivery of a single tier health system, supported by universal health insurance (UHI), where there is fair access to services based on need and not on ability to pay, is a central pillar of the Government’s major reform programme for the health system. The White Paper on Universal Health Insurance,which was published on 2ndApril 2014 and is available on the Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (15 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 Admissions (15 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: Patient Transport Provision (15 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund Issues (15 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, as soon as this information becomes available I will make arrangements to forward it to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 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.