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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (3 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (3 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: HIQA Reports (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Report into quality, safety and governance at Tallaght Hospital is an important element in driving the Health Reform Programme which is focusing on and prioritising patient safety and best governance. The Health Service Executive (HSE) established an Implementation Oversight Group to progress the recommendations of the Report of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2013 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number of applications currently being assessed. The Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (3 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: Health Insurance Cover (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 418 and 433 together. The inclusion of maternity benefit in all health insurance products is a statutory requirement, as part of a legal obligation on health insurers to provide a specific minimum level of benefit in all health insurance products sold. Minimum benefit is one of the key principles on which the Irish private health insurance regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: The Special Delivery Unit was established to free up access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. The national targets for Emergency Department wait times are: - 95% of all new Emergency Department patients to wait less than 6 hours; - 100% of all new Emergency Department patients to wait less than 9 hours. The times referred to are 'Patient Experience Time'...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter I have requested the Health Service Executive to investigate and respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Issues (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (3 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: Hospital Appointments Administration (3 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: Health Services Provision (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific 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: National Treasury Management Agency Reports (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 434 and 448 together. Performance data relating to July 2013 was not available in time to publish an individual July 2013 report. Data relating to July 2013 has, however, been incorporated into the National Trend Analysis of Waiting Times Report, as is standard practice. The National Trend Analysis of Waiting Times is a report which demonstrates cumulative...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Requests (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: A request under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 for the release of the documents in question is currently under consideration in my Department; a decision will be made in accordance with the provisions of that legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 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: Health Insurance Prices (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: In Budget 2014, the Minister for Finance announced a cap on tax relief on premia for private health insurance, whereby tax relief for medical insurance premiums will be restricted to the first €1,000 per adult and the first €500 per child insured. Any portion of premium paid in excess of these ceilings will no longer qualify for tax relief. The Minister for Finance has allowed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: I wish to categorically confirm for the Deputy that there is no question of the Dáil being misled in responses to previous Parliamentary Questions regarding this case. May I clarify the HSE's Risk and Incident Investigation procedure and its application in this case. The investigation of the circumstances surrounding this person's death was conducted in line with the HSE's Risk and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As e-cigarettes are not presented as medicinal products for smoking cessation or as medical devices with a therapeutic purpose they do not fall under the medicinal products or medical devices legislation. As electronic cigarettes do not contain tobacco they are currently not regulated under tobacco legislation. Products which do not fall under any other regulatory framework come under the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Following a competitive EU tendering process, Goodbody Stockbrokers and Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors were appointed in 2011 as financial and legal advisors to make recommendations on options to address the imbalance in the private health insurance market. The report examined the structure of the market, the position of existing insurers in the market and the question of rebalancing...