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

James Reilly: The table below sets out the statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department. No new statutory bodies have been established since the formation of this Government. Three bodies, the National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery, National Social Workers Qualifications Board and the Children Acts Advisory Board have been dissolved since March 2011. ...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: If the Deputy sits down, I will address that matter during the course of my Second Stage speech.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: By all means.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: This is a democracy.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to address the House on Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013. I would like Deputies to note that when the Bill was scheduled, the new rules with regard to the process of pre-legislative scrutiny had not yet been established. Of course, I will take the appropriate action in respect of any new...

Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: We will continue to press for the development of a centre in Ennis, as well as at other locations. The critical point is to have the agreement of the general practitioners in the area to come to these centres. We are offering modern purpose-built premises where they can also interact with many other members of the primary care team. From my professional experience, if one has access to a...

Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I am grateful to the Deputy for raising this issue. I am glad to tell the House that significant progress has been made in the development of primary care centres. A total of 34 centres have been built since the Government took office. On average, one primary care centre opens every month. Some 35 primary care centre sites were originally identified to be built by PPP, 16 of which have...

Topical Issue Debate: HSE Staff Remuneration (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I will deal with some of the specific issues raised by the Deputy. First, this is a Government which is actively pursuing reform of the health service. The issues emerging are as a result of a HSE audit of section 38 bodies, both hospitals and disability agencies. This is a Government which is trying to weed out additional sweeteners and expenditures within the health service at a time...

Topical Issue Debate: HSE Staff Remuneration (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: We expect all of the disclosures to be made by the close of business today, 6 p.m. The HSE will then take some time to examine them, with any extenuating circumstance and any contractual or legal issue that arises. The Government is committed to public pay policy being adhered to in section 38 agencies and hospitals. The rationale is quite simple. Staff of these bodies enjoy all of the...

Topical Issue Debate: HSE Staff Remuneration (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: We will taken action, unlike the previous Government, and bring transparency and fairness to the system, as we promised to do. The HSE will issue a report to me in the coming days and advise me on the best way forward, given the circumstances that may pertain in different areas. That is something to which the Government and I are committed and which we have every intention of pursuing. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (19 Nov 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 Waiting Lists (19 Nov 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: Alcohol Pricing (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse, on foot of the recommendations in the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group Report. Legislation is being developed to provide for, inter alia, a minimum unit price for alcohol. This is a mechanism of imposing a statutory floor in price levels per gram of alcohol that must be legally...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Advertising (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse, on foot of the recommendations in the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group Report. Legislation is being developed to provide for, inter alia, a regime of minimum unit pricing for alcohol. The policy of minimum unit pricing will be complemented by implementation of the recommendation in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse, on foot of the recommendations in the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group Report. Legislation is being developed to provide for, inter alia, a minimum unit price for alcohol. This is a mechanism of imposing a statutory floor in price levels per gram of alcohol that must be legally...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I have been advised by both the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) that there is no legal prohibition on the sale of L-Tryptophan in Ireland either as a food or as a medicine. L-tryptophan is an essential amino acid, which can be found naturally along with a variety of other amino acids in whey protein, hydrolysed whey protein and hydrolysed casein products,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (19 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: Hospital Investigations (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 638 to 640, inclusive, 640 together. As I responded to the Deputy in my reply of 13th October last, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (19 Nov 2013)

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