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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Trusts (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Report on the Establishment of Hospital Groups, which I launched on 14 May, is the most fundamental reform of the Irish acute hospital system in decades. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE National Review of Autism Services: Past, Present and Way Forward Report (2012) and the Progressing Disabilities Services for Children and Young People (0-18s) Programme set out the policy context for the provision of autism services to children and young people. The objective of the Progressing Disabilities Programme is to achieve a national, unified approach to delivering...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The requirement for capital investment in the children's hospitals in Dublin, to sustain and improve patient services in advance of the move to the new children's hospital, will continue to be considered in the context of the priorities in the Capital Programme. The HSE’s National Capital & Property Steering Committee appraises all projects to be included in the Capital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The report of the Tobacco Policy Review Group 'Tobacco Free Ireland' was launched on the 3rd October 2013. The report recommends the establishment of a regulatory framework for nicotine products in the context of discussions at European Union level. Last December, the Commission published a proposal for a new EU Tobacco Products Directive, the ultimate purpose of which is to reduce the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (21 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: In line with Government Decision S180/20/10/1424 of 2011, relating to the advertising for expressions of interest in vacancies on State Boards, my Department, in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service, currently advertises for board vacancies as they arise, where I, as Minister for Health, have nominating rights. Appointments may not necessarily be from the applications received...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (21 Nov 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: While it is accepted that defibrillators should be placed in facilities where the incidence of cardiac arrest is likely to be high, this requires further assessment from a cost/health benefit perspective and also that the first responder programme can be delivered in a safe and appropriate manner. For this reason, a Health Technology Assessment is underway and this will guide how best to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Nov 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: Health Services Issues (20 Nov 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: Health Services Issues (20 Nov 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: Patient Deaths (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I would like in the first instance to offer my sympathies to the family involved in this very unfortunate case. I have been advised that the circumstances surrounding this patient's death were investigated by the HSE under the National Incident Protocol following which 11 actions were recommended. I have been informed by the HSE that the Rotunda Hospital has now implemented all 11...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The allowances currently in payment to officers of my Department are as follows: Allowance Number in receipt of Allowance Franking and Machine Allowance 4 Higher Duties Allowance 1 Key Holder 3 Private Secretary Minister / Minister of State 10 (Includes 7 staff previously in the post who retain a percentage of the allowance) Private Secretary Secretary General 3 (Includes 2 staff...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (20 Nov 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion Issues (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme (formerly the Crisis Pregnancy Agency) is the national programme in charge of developing and implementing a national strategy to address the issue of crisis pregnancy in Ireland. One of its main objective is to improve access to consistent high-quality crisis pregnancy counselling and post-abortion services. In relation to the Deputy's specific query, I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (20 Nov 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: Health Insurance Cover (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: 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 system is based. Minimum Benefit Regulations, made under the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Data (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The latest data available to me from the Health Insurance Authority is that 2,047,020 people, or 44.6% of the population were insured with in-patient health insurance plans at end September 2013. The following numbers were insured from 2007 to 2012 inclusive: 2007 2,238,395 2008 2,297,113 2009 2,260,109 2010 2,228,460 2011 2,162,671 2012 2,098,942 Information is not collated on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Government is embarking on a major reform programme for the health system, the aim of which is to deliver a single-tier health service, supported by universal health insurance (UHI), where there is fair access to services based on need, not on ability to pay. Under UHI, everyone will be insured and will have equal access to a standard package of primary and acute hospital services,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care for Children (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: Palliative Care For Children with Life-Limiting Conditions in Ireland - A National Policy, published by my Department in March 2010, aims to address the deficits identified in a national needs assessment undertaken in 2005. The document contains 31 recommendations currently being implemented under the aegis of the National Development Committee (a multi-stakeholder representative group),...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (20 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet its fiscal and budgetary targets. The health sector must make its contribution to that reduction. While overall numbers employed in the Health Service have declined by 10% since 2007, the number of Speech and Language Therapists employed in the period has shown a 14% increase,...