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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (8 Apr 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 Appointment Status (8 Apr 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 Services (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides that all persons ordinarily resident in the country are entitled, subject to certain charges, to public in-patient hospital services and to public out-patient hospital services. For persons availing of public in-patient services, the current public hospital statutory in-patient charge is €75 per night, subject to a maximum of €750 in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: In late 2011 the HSE identified an urgent need to put in place appropriate management arrangements for the Galway and Roscommon hospitals, in view of the need to address critical service difficulties that had been identified in the hospitals concerned. Despite the best efforts of the HSE it had not been possible to attract senior managers with the requisite expertise to run the hospitals....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Future Health - A Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Services 2012 - 2015, sets out three phases for the Health Reform Programme with the ultimate objective of introducing Universal Health Insurance, as outlined in the White Paper published last week. Phase II of the Health Reform Programme provides for the dissolution and replacement of the Health Service Executive with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to the provision and development of therapy services for children, including those with special needs, within available resources. Health related therapy supports and interventions for children can be accessed through both the Health Service Executive’s primary care services and its disability services. The HSE's National Service Plan 2013 provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Rehabilitation Clinics (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The HSE provides opioid substitution (mainly methadone) in a number of treatment settings to meet the needs of individual drug users. These settings include: primary care through GPs and community pharmacies; satellite clinics that facilitate opioid substitution provision through community pharmacies; treatment centres where opioid substitution treatment is dispensed on site and; residential...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: As the issues raised in relation to the Rotunda Hospital are operational matters the Deputy's question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Apr 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: Universal Health Insurance Provision (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Government has embarked on a major reform programme for the health system, the aim of which is to deliver a single-tier health service, supported by universal health insurance (UHI), where there is fair access to services based on need, not on ability to pay. Under UHI, everyone will have a choice of health insurer and access to a standard package of health services. In addition, a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (8 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 Status (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is responsible for this priority capital project, and is focused on delivering the new hospital on schedule to optimal design and value for money. The Development Board is currently in the final selection phase of the process leading to the appointment of the Design Team. Short-listed architectural teams have been announced (available at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions Costs (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: In 2011, an analysis of Parliamentary Affairs business processes in my Department was co-ordinated by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This included an estimation of the average cost of responding to Oral (including Priority) and Written Parliamentary Questions. These were indicative estimates based on survey responses from staff in my Department. They do not include any...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to the provision and development of services for children with special needs within available resources. Health related therapy supports and interventions for these children can be accessed through both the Health Service Executive’s primary care services and its disability services. The HSE's National Service Plan 2013 provided for additional funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Charges for long-stay in-patient services were provided for under the Health (Amendment) Act 2005 and came into effect on 15 July 2005 under the Health (Charges for In-Patient Services) Regulations 2005. These Regulations have been amended on a number of occasions since then, most recently by the Health (Charges for In-patient Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, which came into effect on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Expenditure on individual health-care programmes is a matter for the Health Service Executive. As such I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The health insurance market is challenged by factors such as an ageing population, a reduction in numbers holding private health insurance and constant pressures on claims costs. However, I am determined to address these issues and to promote a sustainable private health insurance market as we move towards Universal Health Insurance. I have consistently emphasised the need for much greater...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 to 675, inclusive together. 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: Hospital Admissions (8 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: Commercial Rates Issues (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a matter for the Health Service Executive your question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.