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Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Programme Expenditure (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Expenditure Exchequer Issues at 30th November 2013 notified a gross capital under spend of €69.9m for the HSE and €15.5m for the Department. The HSE's underspend is due to a number of factors: - Major projects such as the Children's Hospital are at an early stage in their lifecycles. - The procurement of design teams and contractors is taking much longer than expected...

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

James Reilly: In October 2009, the then Minister for Health and Children announced the establishment of an independent non statutory review, the “Drogheda Review”, to advise her on whether any additional information or insights were likely to be achieved from a further full investigation into the activities of a certain doctor in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in the period 1964 to 1995. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The information relating to these costs is not readily available. The information is being collated and I will get back to the Deputy as soon as possible regarding this matter.

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

James Reilly: For 2013, a maximum waiting time target of 12 months has been set for a first time consultant-led outpatient appointment and this is reflected in the HSE Service Plan. The SDU and the NTPF are working closely with hospitals towards achievement of the maximum waiting time. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Funding (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I understand from the HSE that an erroneous and partial reply issued to the Deputy in response to his question of 21 November 2013 and that a full and correct response will issue in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Travel Abroad Scheme (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Travel Abroad Scheme (TAS) provides for the cost of approved specific treatments in a public healthcare system of another EU/EEA Member State or Switzerland in accordance with EU legislation and guidelines. A decision is made on each application in accordance with this legislation and guidelines and on the basis of a review by clinical experts. The HSE has advised that no application has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Negligence Cases (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The management of clinical negligence cases taken against the HSE is delegated to the State Claims Agency (SCA) which has a statutory mandate to investigate and manage these cases to completion. I am advised that the SCA, wherever it is proper to do so, based on expert medical and legal advice, admits breach of duty at the earliest possible opportunity to avoid distress to patients and their...

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

James Reilly: The reduction in size of the public service has been an essential component of the approach to addressing the State’s fiscal difficulties. This has been combined with a firm focus on improving public service efficiency and effectiveness. The Haddington Road Agreement provides for some five million additional working hours annually. These measures will enable the health service to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The information relating to these costs is not readily available. The information is being collated and I will get back to the Deputy as soon as possible regarding this matter.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. Obviously, this is a very disturbing development for people, especially people who have given so generously during these straitened times. They will be particularly disturbed to think that money they have given for a specific charitable purpose to look after those with disabilities could be used for other purposes. I must remind Deputy Finian...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: To himself.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I thank Deputies Keating, Deputy Donovan and Deputy McGrath for raising this issue. As Minister for Health and a member of a government that is currently trying to address an unprecedented financial crisis, I reiterate my commitment to ensuring that scarce public funds are expended on services, not on unsanctioned payments to senior managers. Front-line staff in the health services are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I have strong memories of a similar issue from the past, when people were buying, for example, very expensive cameras abroad. If one was caught with them here and could not provide a receipt or proof of where one had purchased it, one was in trouble.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: When they all come deluging in we will be able to give clear evidence of who they are, rather than supposition that could allow people to accuse us of being-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I thank everybody for their support. I am looking forward to the hearings. I have no doubt they will inform us in a very real way in the production and publication of the Bill. I am aware that retailers have had concerns in the past, but this morning's news, which was on the Internet last night, that Ireland is now the best country in the world in which to do business - not just the best...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Yes, it was recommended in the Tobacco Free Ireland report. The Department is on the ball. Senator Crown referred to threats from the American Chamber of Commerce and he is correct that letters were written to try to intimidate us. They were not written by the American Chamber of Commerce but by people represented by the chamber who described themselves as something else. I believe there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: We must be clear and calm about this issue. This is a very serious public health measure on which we will not be deterred by anybody. Irish people have a right to self-determination and the role of Members is to represent them. The vast bulk of Irish people support our position on this matter. This affords me an opportunity to consult my iPad to cite the findings of a survey conducted by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Would the Chair like me to deal with the issues raised by Senator Burke before he leaves?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I will ask Dr. Holohan to talk about how we are going to track the progress of the tobacco-free Ireland initiative and similar initiatives, such as the campaign aimed at pregnant women.