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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2013 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number currently being assessed by my Department and the Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision had been made.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (26 Sep 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 (26 Sep 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: Health Services Staff Data (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply directly to the Deputy with the information sought.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (26 Sep 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Sep 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 Waiting Lists (26 Sep 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: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The Press and Communications Office of my Department liaise with the media on behalf of the Department as well as all Ministers and do not use the services of a PR company. My Department did not spent any money on public relations or communications consultants from March 2011 - June 2013. Details in respect of any expenditure in respect of the remaining time is not available at present but...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The establishment of a no-fault compensation scheme is being considered by my Department as part of the recommendations of the Vaccine Damage Steering Group. However, this issue is complex and needs to be considered in the wider context of how best to address the long term health and social needs of people who may have experienced adverse outcome from other health services.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: In the context of the forthcoming Budget, the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform has asked my Department to identify savings which will feed into the expenditure decisions by Government for the Estimates 2014 and the setting of future Ministerial ceilings. The scale of the adjustments for 2014 were set out in part 1 of the Expenditure Report 2013 , which was published in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The data available on the private health insurance market in recent years shows a number of factors which are affecting private health insurance costs. The reduction in the numbers holding private health insurance, the age profile of those holding private health insurance, increases in claims costs, increases in premiums, and the overall state of the economy are all having an impact on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter I have referred the Deputy's question to the Health Service Executive for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The overall position regarding the supply of junior hospital doctors has stabilised since the last training rotation took place on 8 July and the majority of vacancies are now filled. While the majority of doctors are sourced internally, a number of posts are filled through recruitment of doctors from overseas. Some challenges remain, mainly in smaller hospitals and in certain specialties,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The number of nurses engaged in the public health service has reduced over the past four years in accordance with Government policy, arising from the requirement that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet fiscal and budgetary targets. The HSE can make essential staff appointments once it remains within its overall employment ceiling and has the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (26 Sep 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. This policy requires that by the end of 2013, the health service achieves a workforce of 98,938 whole time equivalents (WTEs). However, the HSE can make staff appointments once it remains within its overall employment ceiling and has the financial...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (26 Sep 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: Ambulance Service Provision (26 Sep 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 Waiting Lists (26 Sep 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: Departmental Staff Data (26 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy regarding advisory staff employed in support of the Minister for Health and Ministers of State at the Department is detailed below: Minister 1981 2011 2013 Dr. Michael Woods, T.D. * 1 Political Advisor - - Dr. James Reilly T.D. Minister for Health - 1 Press Advisor 1 Special Advisor 1 Press Advisor 1 Special Advisor Róisín Shortall T.D....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Sep 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,...