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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The organisation in question applied for National Lottery funding in 2011, 2012 and 2013. A National Lottery grant of €5,000 was awarded to the organisation in 2011. Each year applications to the Department for National Lottery grants far exceed the funding available and it is not possible to assist every organisation that applies.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract Issues (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 to 214, inclusive, together. Implementation of Consultant Contract 2008 is a matter for the HSE in the first instance. The Contract sets out clear rules on the permitted ratios of public-private practice and the measures to ensure that these provisions are complied with. Depending on contract type, a consultant may have no access to private practice...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I have requested the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the specific issues raised.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions Numbers (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE's commitment, set out in the 2013 Service Plan, is to respond to 75% of parliamentary questions within 15 working days of referral. The HSE is currently responding to over 80% of parliamentary questions within 15 days of referral and 57% within 10 days. 2014 will be a challenging year but the goal is to continue to maintain and improve those response times within that overall...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Screening Service (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre is establishing a Lyme Borreliosis Group whose aim will be to develop strategies to undertake primary prevention measures in order to minimise the harm caused by Lyme Borreliosis in Ireland based on best international evidence. The remit of the Group will also include raising awareness amongst both clinicians and the general public and exploring ways...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Accountability for the management of services is a matter for the Health Service Executive to address within the ambit of its Vote (Vote 39). The level of health services to be delivered each year within the available funding is set out in the HSE's annual National Service Plan. As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As Minister for Health, I have made overweight and obesity and in particular childhood overweight and obesity, a public health priority and have established a Special Action Group on Obesity (SAGO) whom I meet with regularly to progress the obesity agenda. The Special Action Group on Obesity comprises representatives from the Departments of Health, Children and Youth Affairs, Education and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Public Service Agreements 2010 - 2016 provide for the increased use of staff redeployment arrangements within the health service and across different sectors of the public service. All staffing arrangements have to be considered in the light of the current budgetary pressures in the health service and the need to reduce the numbers employed throughout the public sector. This has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The query raised by the Deputy is a matter for the HSE. Accordingly, I have asked the HSE to collate this information and respond directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Dec 2013)

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: HSE Staff Remuneration (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Sector Consolidated Salary Scales, which are prepared and issued by my Department, set out the rates of pay and allowances for staff in the public health service. These scales were revised in July 2013 to take account of the reductions provided for under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013. Public service pay policy requires that the salary scales...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Dec 2013)

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: Industrial Disputes (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The new children's hospital will provide single rooms with en-suite bathroom and will provide overnight in-room accommodation for parents Planning of the number of beds for the new children's hospital was undertaken during the previous phase of this project on the Mater campus, based on ongoing analysis of paediatric hospital activity, ongoing review of Diagnostic Related Groups (clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As the issues raised are operational matters the Deputy's question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Statistics (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182, 183 and 185 together. In relation to the detailed information requested by the Deputy, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to him directly in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Statistics (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 and 188 together. As the Deputies will be aware, the Health Service Executive has operational responsibility for the delivery of health and personal social services within the ambit of its Vote (Vote 39). The level of health services to be delivered within the available funding has been set out in the HSE National Service Plan, which I approved in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed as follows: - Total no. of sick days taken Average no. of sick days 2010 4783 9 2011 4781 11 2012 3932 11 With regard to the Health Service Executive, they have been asked to collate the data sought as soon as possible and it will be provided directly to the Deputy by them when available.