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Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1010 and 1011 together. Retail measures were introduced in July 2009 (Point of Sale Display and Advertising Ban). Currently under Irish Tobacco Control Legislation a retailer wishing to sell tobacco products must register with the Health Service Executive (HSE) and be placed on the Retail Register for the sale of tobacco products. Under the Public Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: Currently under Irish Tobacco Control Legislation a retailer wishing to sell tobacco products must register with the Health Service Executive (HSE) and be placed on the Retail Register for the sale of tobacco products. This includes the sale of tobacco products by self-service vending machines. Under the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 as amended the HSE may charge a fee as may be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The work of the Steering Group is part of the deliberative process informing the drafting of heads of a Bill to regulate the retail packaging of tobacco products in Ireland. As such it would not be appropriate for me to give details of any discussions held by the Group at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for public health services in Ireland is based primarily on residency and means. Determining whether a person is "normally resident" is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. A person living in Ireland for at least one year is generally considered by the HSE to be 'ordinarily resident' and is entitled to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1025, 1101 and 1102 together. The Children's University Hospital, Temple Street is the national tertiary care centre for spina bifida and hydrocephalus. All infants born in Ireland with spina bifida are transferred to Temple Street after birth for ongoing neonatal management. Children with spina bifida are seen by a multidisciplinary team at Temple Street...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 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: Symphysiotomy Report (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy may be aware, I received the independent report by Professor Oonagh Walsh on Symphysiotomy in Ireland at the end of May 2013 and the Report is under consideration. I met with the three support groups representing the women concerned in August 2013. At that meeting, I proposed to appoint a judge to meet with the women in order to facilitate decisions on how best to bring...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cochlear Implants (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: Beaumont Hospital is the centre for delivering Ireland’s national cochlear implant programme, with surgical provision for patients under six years being carried out in the Children’s University Hospital Temple Street. Since the programme commenced in 1995, over 700 patients have received cochlear implants. Beaumont Hospital carried out ninety cochlear implants in 2012 (42...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The Children's University Hospital, Temple Street is the national tertiary care centre for spina bifida and hydrocephalus. All infants born in Ireland with spina bifida are transferred to Temple Street after birth for ongoing neonatal management. Children with spina bifida are seen by a multidisciplinary team at Temple Street which includes a Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1044 and 1068 together. Significant resources have been invested by this country in recent years in services for children with disabilities, including those with autism. The Government is committed to the provision and development of services for these children, having regard to available resources. As the Deputy will be aware, the Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: There are no international norms or agreed standards regarding total ED times. The primary purpose of ED waiting time standards is to measure and monitor the acute hospital’s ability to provide timely access to in-patient beds and sustain patient flow through the ED. A 6-hour ED time standard is used in New Zealand. A 4-hour total ED time standard was introduced in the UK in 2001....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Surgery Waiting Times (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: The measurement used in Ireland is the conventional approach to measuring wait times which is also used in Northern Ireland and in the United Kingdom.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (5 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: I am informed by the National Ambulance Service that a private ambulance company carried out this transfer. I have no role in the provision of private ambulance services for patients.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 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: Health Services Staff Issues (5 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: Nursing Staff Provision (5 Nov 2013)

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