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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1120 to 1125, inclusive, together. The review published in the American Journal of Radiology in 2009 entitled Comparison of the digital mammography and screen-film mammography in breast cancer screening: A review in the Irish breast screening program was not carried out as a 'case controlled clinical trial'. This study reviewed the use of full-field digital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed 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 Waiting Lists (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1130 to 1132, inclusive, together. In relation to the particular patient 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 Appointment Status (25 Mar 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 Appointment Status (25 Mar 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: HSE Staffing (25 Mar 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: Health Insurance Prices (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: While pricing decisions in relation to private health insurance products are a matter for individual insurers, I have consistently urged the VHI and all the private health insurers to do everything possible to keep down the cost of private health insurance. I am determined to address costs in this sector in the interest of consumers and I have made it clear to insurers that I believe...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1141 and 1143 together. In relation to the particular 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: Speech and Language Therapy (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: As the particular issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (25 Mar 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: European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: An Informal meeting of Health Ministers is due to take place on the 28th and 29th April in Athens. This meeting is being hosted by Greece, current holders of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. I plan to attend. An agenda has not yet issued for this meeting. Officials at my Department have been advised that the following items are likely to feature on the agenda:- The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: There are a number of definitions of disability that are used for particular purposes e.g. Disability Act, Education for Persons with Special Education Needs Act, Equal Status Act, Employment Equality Acts 1998 and 2004, the Census and qualifying criteria for income supports such as Domiciliary Care Allowance, Disability Allowance, etc. These definitions define disability in terms of an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: The Deputy's question relates to a survey of lymphoedema services. Accordingly, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (25 Mar 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 be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (25 Mar 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 Appointment Status (25 Mar 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: Health Services Issues (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the incident the Deputy is referring to, may I offer my condolences to the family. I have also asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (25 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: The HSE has confirmed that it is not their practice to mix male and female patients in in-patient wards. However, while the situation is avoided where possible, all hospitals must optimise the availability and occupancy of all bed spaces. As a result, there are extenuating circumstances where mixed wards can occur in Emergency Departments, Acute Medical Assessment Units, Intensive Care...