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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I have not met the IHCA recently.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I have not met the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) recently. Officials of my Department and the HSE have had a number of meetings with the IMO in recent months. Issues addressed included EWTD, NCHD recruitment and retention and consultant issues. Further meetings are planned to progress these issues. On 31st January 2014, my colleague Alex White, Minister of State for Primary Care met...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The Director General of the Health Service Executive is invited to attend meetings of the Management Advisory Committee of the Department of Health when relevant matters are on the agenda.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (4 Feb 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: Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Section 1 of the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919 states that any person who shall fail to take such steps as may from time to time be necessary and reasonably practicable for the destruction of rats and mice on or in any land of which he is the occupier (meaning in the case of land not occupied by any tenant or other person, the owner of the land) or for preventing such land from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Facility (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Delivery of healthcare facilities is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The Government is fully committed to protecting front-line services, including services for children with disabilities, to the greatest extent possible, notwithstanding the financial constraints within which the health sector must operate. Significant resources have been invested by the health sector in recent years in services for children with disabilities. In particular, there is now an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Equipment (4 Feb 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: Proposed Legislation (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, Government approval was received on 19 November 2013 for the publication of the General Scheme of a new Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013 and to proceed with the drafting of the legislation based on this General Scheme. I can confirm that relevant sections of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013 will be subject...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (4 Feb 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 (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 677 to 679, inclusive, together. My statement of 28 January 2014 set out overall figures provided by the HSE on waiting lists for end of year 2013. These figures show: - 95% reduction in the numbers waiting over 12 months for an outpatient appointment; - 99.99% of adult elective patients waiting less than 8 months; - 95% of child elective patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications Issues (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: In accordance with the provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, the Medical Council is the regulator for medical practitioners in this State. Under that Act, it is an offence to practise medicine in Ireland if not registered with the Council. Section 7 of the Act details the functions of the Council. These include the mutual recognition of medical qualifications awarded in or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 687, 688 and 693 together. In relation to the detailed 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 Staff Recruitment (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 689 and 690 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy in relation to health service staff is a matter for the HSE and, accordingly, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy in relation to agency staff is a matter for the HSE and, accordingly, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: 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: Hospital Procedures (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Ireland's immunisation programme is based on the guidelines of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. BCG vaccination is part of the primary childhood immunisation programme in Ireland. As the Deputy’s question relates to an individual case it has been referred to the HSE for a direct reply.