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

James Reilly: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cochlear Implants (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 558, 565, 570, 578 and 585 together. 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....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 560 and 561 together. Since September 2011, Lyme Disease has been a notifiable disease under the Infectious Diseases Regulations. The standard approach to the treatment of Lyme Disease is to follow the guidance laid out in the Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines on the clinical assessment, treatment and prevention of Lyme Disease. This is...

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

James Reilly: In July 2011 I announced changes to the remit of the NTPF, namely its role would be changed to support the mission of the Special Delivery Unit (SDU) within the Health Service Executive (HSE). The NTPF is now fully aligned with the SDU and is targeting waiting lists strategically and assisting in the performance management of hospitals to reduce waiting times. The NTPF capability is a core...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Costs (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: There are 2,059,000 people insured under in-patient private health insurance as at 30 June 2013, which is the most recent available data. According to the Health Insurance Authority, the statutory regulator of the private health insurance market, the average premium paid per insured person gross of tax relief in 2012 (adults and children combined) was €1,048 (€838 net of tax...

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

James Reilly: 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. I have asked that they examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed below: Grade 2005 2012 Clerical Officers 169.46 77.4 Staff Officers 14.96 8.53 Executive Officers 109.33 54.3 Higher Executive Officers 92.06 72.3 Administrative Officers 20 7.3 Assistant Principals 98.6 75.9 Principal Officers 35.6 23.3 Assistant Secretaries 7 5 Deputy Secretary Generals 0 1 Secretary General 1 1 * The Human...

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

James Reilly: The following table sets out the total number of whole time equivalent employees (excluding career break) in the Management & Administrative grade category in the Health Service Executive in 2005 and 2012. Date Total 31/12/2005 11,909 31/12/2012 11,162 Data source: Health Service Personnel Census The Deputy may wish to note that the HSE has operated a moratorium on the filling of...

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

James Reilly: The Health Sector Consolidated Salary Scales, which are prepared and issued by my Department, set out the rates of pay and allowances for staff in the public health service. These scales were revised in July 2013 to take account of the reductions provided for under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013. Public service pay policy requires that the salary scales...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hearing Tests (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: In order to reduce the current audiology waiting lists a number of measures are being taken by the HSE. The Audiology Clinical Care Programme has recently developed a waiting list and validation procedure to be implemented regionally. The first data set is due in by the end of this month. Ten recently graduated HSE funded MSc Audiologists are also due to join the workforce this month. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Improving access to outpatient services is a key priority for the Government. Collaborating with individual hospitals, the SDU, together with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) and the HSE, has developed the outpatient waiting list minimum dataset. This allows data to be submitted to the NTPF from hospitals on a weekly basis and, for the first time, outpatient data is available on...

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

James Reilly: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The gross current budget for the Health Sector for 2014 is €13,263m, a reduction of €361m on the 2013 allocation of €13,624m. A total of €666m in health savings measures have been identified in the context of the Health Estimates to meet the overall health expenditure ceiling reduction of €361m, commitments under the Programme for Government of €57m...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak about the very valuable work that is under way in audiology services and the national cochlear implant programme. I am aware that since the cochlear implant programme commenced at Beaumont Hospital, more than 700 patients have received cochlear implants. I also know that the programme does much more than provide surgical services. It also provides an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I will defer to the Minister of State, Deputy White, in respect of the medical card issues. I certainly think there is a need to answer Senator O'Brien's point about how we measure up to the UN standard for child care in terms of how we issue medical cards. That is something we will do because I believe this country is progressive and provides good standards by comparison with other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: It must be the saddest thing of all to have the joy of childbirth followed by the news that one's child is not going to live and the pain that causes parents. We have had a long discussion here about the difficulties around the issue of terminal illness and how we define it. Perhaps this provides us with an opportunity to refine that definition to benefit people as best we can. It seems...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I did not realise the Chairman was winding up so quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Yes, I must go to the Dáil. There has been much talk about the medical card. I hope things have been clarified for people and that they realise that there has been no change in policy. I understand that people have difficulties, which have been outlined very clearly here by some of the members and which will be taken on board. We need to look at the issues around terminal illness and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Issues: Discussion (17 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: With regard to the medical cards and terminal illness, it is clearly a very emotive and difficult issue. If there is to be a change with regard to the giving of the card without means testing, because of the nature of the situation, I presume there would have to be legislation and new regulations. I will allow the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, to deal with that as it is more in his...