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Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 to 227, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Issues (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: Determining the cost of universal health insurance is a complex matter and will require expert analytical support and time to undertake. My officials will be progressing the necessary work in this regard during 2014. I should make it clear that I am committed to developing and implementing a cost effective system of UHI that is affordable and complies fully with Government expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Programme Expenditure (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together. The HSE has completed a prioritisation exercise for its CNU programme in relation to accommodation to be upgraded/refurbished and new build. There will always be more projects than can be funded by the Exchequer. As with all capital projects, further development of the CNU programme must be considered within the context of the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Data (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 236 to 240, inclusive, together. In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (13 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: Nursing Staff Provision (13 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: Hospital Staff (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247, 252 and 269 together. I have forwarded the Deputy's question in relation to the recruitment of the additional staff for the maternity unit in Portlaoise to the HSE for direct reply. However, I would take the opportunity to reaffirm that I and the Government are committed to the provision of safe maternity care at Portlaoise and all other maternity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Negligence Cases (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: The management of clinical negligence cases taken against the HSE is delegated to the State Claims Agency which has a statutory mandate to investigate and manage these cases to completion. The information requested by the Deputy concerning the amounts paid in compensation to the families of babies born in the years 2010 to 2013 with cerebral palsy in Portlaoise Hospital is not readily...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: In my response to the Deputy at the Oireachtas Committee last week I referred to a letter I had received in relation to one of the cases in Portlaoise. The communication I received was, in fact, an email and it was dated the 18th November, 2012. The information provided in this email was confidential and it would be inappropriate of me to provide details of the case without the consent of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: As this is a services matter, the HSE has been requested to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (13 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: Ambulance Service Response Times (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Research (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 258 together. A ‘Comparison of the digital mammography and screen-film mammography in breast cancer screening: a review in the Irish breast screening program’ was published in the American Journal of Radiology (AJR) in 2009. This study reviewed the use of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in a population-based cancer screening...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 261 together. In relation to the detailed information requested 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: Food Safety Standards Review (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: The Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine has policy responsibility for the sale of raw milk. I am aware that the Food Standards Agency in the UK is currently conducting a review of its controls in relation to raw milk and I have asked the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to notify the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine when the outcome of this review is known.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: Further to previous PQs No's. 254 and 265, the Deputy will be aware of the report “Health Care Quality Indicators in the Irish Health System: Examining the Potential of Hospital Discharge Data using the Hospital Inpatient Enquiry System” and will be aware of the background. The report highlighted a number of variations with a small number of hospitals being identified as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 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 Waiting Lists (13 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed information requested 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 (13 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 Waiting Lists (13 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...