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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Governance (20 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As Minister for Health, I have responsibility for national health policy. Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Services Executive has statutory responsibility for, among other matters, managing and delivering health and personal social services.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (20 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy's queries relates to service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (20 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: My Department has a comprehensive set of policies and safeguards in place to meet the requirements of Data Protection legislation and, in line with the legislation, has assigned responsibility as Data Controller, to a senior official.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (20 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The Department of Health, the HSE SDU and the INMO are at one in regarding trolley waits to be an unacceptable feature of the Irish healthcare system which must be addressed. However, year to date on a national basis we are 2.2% ahead of 2013 and 33.4% ahead of the baseline 2011 trolley count. These percentages are equivalent to 211 and 4,649 fewer patients on trolleys respectively. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I have requested the Health Service Executive to examine the matter and to revert to the Deputy

Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The Deputy has a great imagination. I will say that for him.

Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The Deputy was there for a very short time.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Maternity Services (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I thought we had rules about using words like "lies" and so on.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Maternity Services (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I have a written response, but that was before the Senator got up and made these outrageous statements about lies. The people of this country know who told them lies. The Senator's Government brought this country to its knees, so I am not going to sit here and take a lecture from him.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Maternity Services (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I heard reports of the Senator's performance earlier today, and clearly he is still in the same form.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Maternity Services (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: If I were given an opportunity to answer, I would.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Maternity Services (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The Upper House is not usually associated with people calling one another "pal", but however-----

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Maternity Services (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The first part of getting an answer is to be able to listen, rather than continually interrupting. There have been media reports suggesting that some hospitals within the west and north-west group were to lose their maternity services. These reports are purely speculative and have no basis in fact. I fully recognise that such unsubstantiated reports are a cause for concern for patients and...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Maternity Services (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The position is that in the context of the implementation of the HIQA report into the death of Savita Halappanavar and the Higgins report on the establishment of hospital groups, the west and north-west hospital group is currently undertaking a review of maternity services within the group. This review includes the maternity units at Mayo General Hospital, University Hospital Galway,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Maternity Services (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I have met the two chairpersons of two of the new hospital groups. They are acutely aware of the need to make sure that services are delivered as near to home as possible, in the most cost-effective fashion, but that the services are also safe. That will be a benefit of these groups, because they will allow for a "buddy up" of services. Rather than services closing, smaller units will have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: This question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (19 Feb 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: HSE Agency Staff Data (19 Feb 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: HSE Staffing (19 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 193 together. As these questions relate to service costs they been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (19 Feb 2014)

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