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Written Answers — Department of Health: Compensation Awards (22 Oct 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: Newborn Screening Issues (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Ireland has been supportive of the EU proposals on rare disease which concluded with a Council Recommendation in June 2009. The end point is that countries are recommended to develop plans or strategies preferably by the end of 2013. Ireland is now well advanced in this work. In January 2011, EUROPLAN, the European Project for Rare Disease National Plan's Development, organised a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Community Optometric Services are provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE has therefore been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: As the HSE is responsible for providing optical screening services for school age children, the HSE has been asked to examine this matter and respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the body with statutory responsibility for building the new children's hospital. In August I announced appointments to this Board to replace the transitional Board which had been in place since January 2013. These appointments bring architectural, planning, procurement, engineering and construction expertise and experience to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (22 Oct 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 was commenced on 1 June 2007 in respect of children aged under 5. In 2008, the then Government decided, in the light of financial circumstances, to defer further implementation of the Disability Act 2005 and the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. Part 2 of the Disability Act, inter alia, provides for an assessment of the needs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Health Service Executive has operational responsibility for the delivery of health and personal social services within the ambit of its Vote (Vote 39). The level of health services to be delivered within the available funding has been set out in the HSE National Service Plan, which I approved in January. The Government has decided that the numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Proposals are currently being finalised on foot of the recommendations in the Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy 2012. These proposals cover all of the areas mentioned in the report, including measures on access and availability of alcohol; controls on alcohol advertising and sponsorship; labelling of alcohol products, and legislation on minimum unit pricing. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (22 Oct 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: Medical Card Applications (22 Oct 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: Medical Card Applications (22 Oct 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: Medical Card Applications (22 Oct 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: Vaccination Programme (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The inclusion of items on meeting agendas is a matter for the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) itself. The Department will, however be informed of any recommendations arising from those meetings. Should the NIAC advice recommend the inclusion of Meningococcal group B (Meningitis B) vaccine into the primary childhood immunisation programme in Ireland, my Department, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (22 Oct 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: Medical Card Applications (22 Oct 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: Health Services Provision (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (22 Oct 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...