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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Delivery of healthcare infrastructure and financial management is a service issue. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I am pleased to inform you that I have approved a grant of €55,000 from my Department's 2013 allocation of National Lottery funds for this organisation.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Arising from the HIQA report on Tallaght Hospital in 2012 which noted that a number of senior staff had been in receipt of remuneration in addition to the approved rates for their posts, my Department requested the HSE to take steps to ensure that similar payments were not being made in other agencies funded under Section 38 of the 2004 Health Act. The HSE’s Internal Audit Directorate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (10 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: Medical Card Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for health services in Ireland is based primarily on residency and means. The Act provides that persons who are unable without undue hardship to arrange GP services for themselves and family qualify for a medical card. The HSE can only award medical cards in accordance with the Act and, therefore, it must assess applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Management of healthcare property is a service issue. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As the particular issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Safety Regulations (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Under Section 8 of the Health Act 2007 the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) may set standards on safety and quality and monitor compliance with these standards. HIQA may also undertake an investigation as to the safety, quality and standards of the services if the Authority believes that there are reasonable grounds for doing so as set out in Section 9 of the Act. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: My Department does not hold a national register of public and private hospitals. The Deputy will wish to be aware, however, that legislative proposals are currently being developed on the licensing of public and private health service providers designed to improve patient safety by ensuring that health service providers do not operate below core standards. The legislative proposals will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract Issues (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The introduction of Hospital Groups will provide for organisational change in the first instance, giving more autonomy and better enabling the reorganisation of services in a well-planned manner. Over time, this will help to improve services and service delivery resulting in better outcomes for patients. Chairs have now been appointed to all seven Hospital Groups. CEOs are in place for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific hospital appointment query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service Provision (10 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 Staff Recruitment (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly 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: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The management and delivery of the health capital programme is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Breast Care Clinics of 14th November and 4th December at Letterkenny General Hospital had to be re-scheduled because of consultant leave arrangements. As a satellite of the designated cancer centre in Galway, the Letterkenny unit currently has one consultant surgeon with a visiting consultant providing one additional session monthly. In circumstances of consultant leave, where it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (10 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 (10 Dec 2013)

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: Hospital Appointment Status (10 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: Medical Card Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...