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

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (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: Hospital Services (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

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

James Reilly: The Health Information and Quality Authority's (HIQA) Report into the care and treatment provided of Ms Savita Halappanavar at University Hospital, Galway recommended that the HSE should develop a national clinical guideline on the management of sepsis and ensure that all hospitals put in place arrangements for formal staff training on the recognition and management of sepsis and on the...

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: Departmental Correspondence (8 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Protocols in my Department regarding Ministerial correspondence are kept under regular review. Any allegations of wrongdoing are taken very seriously and as Minister for Health, I seek to ensure that they are dealt with quickly and appropriately. If the Deputy has any examples of the issue he raises that relate to my Department, I would be happy to deal with them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Senator Colm Burke raised a number of issues around consultants, NCHDs, training and levels of staffing. Mr. O'Brien would have all the details on that. Senator Crown raised issues around the medical schools. I would have one comment to make on that. While one likes to have as many staff as possible, it is the same argument in regard to teaching. I think the Finns have shown quite...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Deputy Maloney asked about the arrangements and contracts of consultants with regard to the private hospital at St. Vincent's. Mr. O'Brien will deal with that in detail. I started an inquiry into these issues arising from the Tallaght issue, with the HIQA report exposing a separate stream of income for certain individuals. That process is continuing and I fully support Mr. O'Brien and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: There is no room for nixers in Mr. O'Brien's case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: In deference to Deputy Ó Caoláin, I did not cover the issue of rare diseases. I will call on Dr. Devlin to address it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: No, it is three years and a couple of weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: That is classic Fianna Fáil-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Through the Chair-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Could I make an observation, through the Chair?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: That is a classic Fianna Fáil tactic to digress from the topic on to something else. The reality is that we have an ambulance service with extremely well-trained people and some very good equipment. We have invested in training, personnel and equipment and we will continue to do that. Should I go back to President Bill Clinton's comment? Is Deputy Kelleher's problem that it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the members for their questions. Deputy Kelleher made a number of comments. The publication of the White Paper is a key and important step along the road to UHI. It allows for a public conversation to take place and I hope that everybody will engage in that because it is our health service and we all need to be involved in the shaping of its future and the implementation of what I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (3 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I thank the Chairman and other members of the joint committee for their invitation to attend this meeting. I am accompanied by the Minister of State, Deputy White. As the Chairman has pointed out, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, could not attend because of a personal bereavement. Our sympathies are with her and also with Deputy Ciarán Lynch. I will give my opening...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (3 Apr 2014)

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