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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: This scheme was always based on financial hardship and discretion was shown when people had complicated, multiple medical conditions resulting in financial hardship. The resolution to all this is to introduce free GP care for everybody and address the needs of people who have disabilities or lifelong conditions and meet those needs outside a medical card. It is often to do with appliances...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The Deputy has made his point and making it ten times will not change it. Deputy McLellan talked about job cuts. People are leaving the service. In some instances they are not being replaced, in others they are. Last year we employed approximately 700 nurses. The moratorium is being done in a flexible way. We must change the skills mix. I have said it many times. We have consultants...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: They may be saying that to the Chairman, but I am telling him the facts. All situations are different, but what is on offer is very attractive. If we extend GP care across the sector, we will be looking for a new GP contract focused more on prevention and chronic illness care than the current contract. Many of the procedures currently carried out in hospitals could be carried out in...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: With regard to consultants, it has always been the case that there are some geographical locations where it is difficult to fill consultant posts. Some specialties are difficult to fill and it is the same with nurses. At the moment we have an active campaign to recruit theatre nurses and intensive care nurses. We are told it is all related to salary, but nothing could be further from the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I think that was the last point Deputy Kelleher raised, and we will see him later, no doubt. I want to put on record our gratitude to the men and women who work in our health service. They are working in a different way under a lot of pressure. We are trying to change the system to allow them to work in a way that allows more people to be seen more quickly and to improve outcomes for...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I can do it at the end.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I am more than happy to oblige. Deputy Kelleher asked me when the transfer of the Vote will take place. The legislation has been published and it will take place on 1 January 2015. He mentioned the response times of ambulances and pre-hospital emergency care. The national ambulance service provides pre-hospital emergency care and non-emergency patient transport. It has approximately...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I am very pleased to have the opportunity to address the select committee on the Revised Estimates for 2014 for my Department - Vote 38 - and the Health Service Executive - Vote 39. Copies of the Revised Estimates and briefing documents on the two Votes by subhead have been provided for Deputies. As they are aware, the annual Estimates are being reconfigured along programme lines to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Jan 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 (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: In Ireland the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) collates influenza vaccine uptake statistics in those aged 65 years and older based on data obtained from the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS), HSE- Finance Shared Services. These data provide information on the number of patients vaccinated with influenza vaccine (by age group and HSE-Area of residence), attendance at GP...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I am informed by the HSE that provisional data from the National Telephone Survey 2013 indicates that among those in the age group 18 - 64 years, with chronic medical conditions, self-reported influenza uptake for the 2012 - 2013 season was 28.4%. There has been little change from uptake in this group previously reported from the National Telephone Survey undertaken in 2010 (for the 2009 -...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: This Government’s policy is to support older people to live with dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Where this is not feasible, the health service supports access to quality long-term residential care where this is appropriate. The Health Service Executive continues to develop and improve health services in all regions of the country...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: The HSE has informed me that the provision of wigs for cancer patients is administered locally at present through local health offices. The HSE advises that it is undertaking a full review of the operation of this service and is developing standard procedures for consistent application across the country. It is anticipated that these standard protocols will be in place by mid 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Internship Scheme Data (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: There were no JobBridge interns taken on in my Department in County Louth in the specified period.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: In relation to the Deputy's further question in this matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (28 Jan 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: Hospitals Funding (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 689 and 690 together. 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: Hospital Staff Recruitment (28 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 691 and 692 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (28 Jan 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: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (28 Jan 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.