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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 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: Environmental Protection Agency Investigations (8 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I do not propose to commission a study to look at the effect of smells in Shannon as a investigation into the matter is already underway. I am advised by the HSE that the investigation of recent odours in Shannon is being undertaken by the EPA and Clare County Council. This investigation is being assisted by the Public Health and Environmental Health Departments of the HSE. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (8 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: Health Insurance Cover (8 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I do not have a role in the day to day operations of any private health insurance company. The VHI is a commercial company operating in a competitive market and decisions as to whether members are entitled to benefit are made in accordance with the terms and conditions of each individual member's policy. The issue raised by the Deputy appears to be a contractual matter between the customer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Following the flooding in Letterkenny General Hospital a major emergency plan was put into operation. As part of this plan a Rebuild Steering Group was established and is supported by a design team. The Group identified the Scope of Works (11 projects), indicative timescales and the estimated cost required to restore services to the hospital. Emergency capital funding has been made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (8 Oct 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. This policy requires the health service to reduce its workforce to 98,938 wholetime equivalent employees (WTEs) by the end of 2013. The total number employed in the public health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion Issues (8 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Since the publication of Healthy Ireland - a framework for improved health & wellbeing earlier this year, the focus of my Department has been on underpinning the structures on which the future work of Healthy Ireland can be progressed and establishing clear structures and accountability mechanisms for implementation. The implementation of Healthy Ireland is being overseen by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Expenditure (8 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 595 and 596 together. The 2013 budget for the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) is €63m. The total number of medical card holders (over 16 years of age) at the end of December 2012 was over 1.421 million. Over 396,000 dental examinations were provided to medical card holders under the DTSS during 2012 i.e. almost 28% of eligible medical card...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (8 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: Substance Misuse (8 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Drugs misuse continues to be one of the most significant challenges facing our country. It is highly destructive and has devastating effects on individuals, relationships, families, communities and society in general. Recent trends indicate that levels of illicit drug use remained stable in Ireland between 2006/7 and 2010/11. However, polydrug use is increasingly becoming the norm among...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Telecommunications Services Provision (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I have no plans to introduce such a service at this time. However my Department would cooperate fully with any future proposal to introduce such a service on an interdepartmental basis.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 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 Appointment Status (3 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: Health Services Provision (3 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: Hospital Procedures (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232, 244 to 248, inclusive, and 250 and 251 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (3 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: HSE Properties (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 238 together. Management of the healthcare property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The sale of the site referred to by the Deputy was not made by Ministerial Order. Management of the health care property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Appointments (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The boards to which I make appointments are listed below some of which I have nominating rights and others that I appoint on the nomination of bodies specified in legislation. With regard to the Children’s Hospital Group Board (CHGB), it has been established on a non-statutory or administrative basis. Consequently, there is no legislation which details the numbers which should be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (3 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: Management of the healthcare property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.