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Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 577 and 578 together. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) remit is to provide a safe, reliable, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapists Registration Board (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council (the Council) and the 12 registration boards to be established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 are responsible for protecting the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training and competence among the registrants of the following 12 health and social care professions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Apr 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (1 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 social security...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The number of deaths where cause of death was registered as diabetes mellitus over the past 20 years is set out in the table below. The table also shows the mortality rate per 100,000 population which has remained relatively stable over the period. Year No. of Deaths Rate per 100,000 population 1993 517 14.47 1994 352 9.82 1995 387 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Data on the total number of women diagnosed with thyroid disorders each year are not available. Data from the Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE) system show that in 2012 there were 1,308 hospitalisations with a principal diagnosis of disorders of the thyroid gland (ICD-10-AM E00 – E07). There were also an additional 7,319 hospitalisations with a secondary diagnosis of disorders of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Central Statistics Office compiles data on the numbers of deaths in Ireland each year. The latest full year of data available is for 2012 and is provisional. The data requested is contained in the following table. DEATHS - Cerebrovascular Disease Ischaemic Heart Disease 2003 2,276 5,583 2004 2,106 5,485 2005 2,037 5,141 2006 1,947 5,017 2007 2,078 5,375 2008 2,142...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Levels (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Levels of overweight and obesity have increased in the last 20 years, with a rise from 51% in 1990 to 61% in 2011. The current figures for children are 25% of 3 year olds are overweight or obese. Reliable contemporary and locally relevant figures for the annual, economiccost of weight-related ill health in the Republic of Ireland show that it costs 1.1 billion euros. My Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Funding of €1.2m was made available in the HSE Service Plan 2014 for the discharge of special care babies from the acute hospital setting using packages of care in the community. In regard to the particular query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to her directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (1 Apr 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: As the issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. I have asked the HSE to look into the particular matter raised and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: A maximum waiting time target of 12 months has been set for a first time consultant-led outpatient appointment and this is reflected in the HSE Service Plan. The SDU and the NTPF are working closely with hospitals towards achievement of the maximum waiting time. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she would...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (1 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: Autism Incidence (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the early years of life and affects the brain's normal development in the areas of social interaction and communication. While the exact cause of these developmental abnormalities remain unclear, genetic and other non genetic factors such as brain development during pregnancy are thought to play a role. Autism is described as a spectrum...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training Provision (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: Monitoring of population health takes place at a number of levels - nationally, at EU level, and internationally. This includes vital statistics on causes of death, notification of infectious diseases, disease registers, data on hospital discharges, and population-based health survey data. The reasons for higher or lower prevalence and/or mortality by region and across countries can vary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Data (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is collated by the Business Intelligence Unit within the Health Service Executive. Therefore, I have asked the Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to this matter. In relation to the Deputy's query regarding private beds; my Department has no role or function.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The Revised Estimate for 2014 for the Health group of Votes provides for gross expenditure of €13.164 billion comprising €12.774 billion in current expenditure and €390m in capital expenditure. 2014 will be another extremely challenging year for the health services. Significant cost extraction is required with €619m in savings to be achieved. In Net Vote terms,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: The prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs) and colonisation/infection of patients with antimicrobial-resistant organisms (AMR) such as MRSA is one of my priorities in protecting patient safety. HCAIs represent a major cause of preventable harm and increased healthcare costs. The prevalence of MRSA has dropped considerably in recent years. There has been a decrease of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Recruitment (1 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: In July last year, I set up a working group chaired by Professor Brian MacCraith, President of DCU, to carry out a strategic review of the medical training and career structure of NCHDs. I received the interim report of the Group in December which dealt primarily with training issues. The Group is now focusing on career structures and pathways following training and is due to report by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (1 Apr 2014)

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