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Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill was signed into law by the President on 30th July 2013. There are operational issues which need to be addressed before it can be commenced and the Department is liaising with the HSE in this regard. These include the establishment of a panel of medical practitioners for the purpose of the formal medical review provisions and administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Immediately following my appointment, I established the Special Delivery Unit, as set out in the Programme for Government. The aim of the SDU is to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. For 2013, as set out in the HSE Service Plan, the targets include that no adult should wait longer than eight months for an inpatient or daycase procedure and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Issues (24 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I wish to inform the Deputy that I am currently considering policy proposals to regulate Assisted Human Reproduction and related matters, including stem cells, based on work undertaken by my Department. I will make a decision on these matters in due course.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (19 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I thank both Members for raising this important issue. It is emotive, particularly at this time of year as some children leave the school system and others enter examinations year. Intellectual disability is also to the fore given the issues parents face about the placement of their children in the adult services when they leave school. I had a conversation with a departmental official...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (19 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: There is an opportunity through this office to put mental health on the curriculum. We are forever saying we want to destigmatise it and that it should be treated the same way as other health issues. It does not make sense that we should not start talking about it until children are in their late teens. We should be talking about it much earlier.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (19 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I thank both Deputies for giving me the opportunity to update the House on the current position in the provision of additional funding for mental health services in 2013. Following on from the special allocation of €35 million and 414 posts provided for mental health in 2012, an additional €35 million was allocated in budget 2013 for the continued development of our mental...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (19 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 Facilities (19 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: This Government's policy to ensure that patients with cystic fibrosis receive the right care at the right time and in the right environment - that is, dedicated accommodation in an environment which allows appropriate isolation for improved infection control. There have been a number of developments in this area in recent years including the new Nutley Wing (opened summer 2012) at St...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (19 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: Health Services Expenditure (19 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Total Gross Health Budget Supplementary Estimate Staff Numbers* Year €,000 €,000 Number 1996 3,063,653 - 66,933 1997 3,405,756 51,430 69,190 1998 3,968,212 24,820 71,111 1999 4,507,287 227,390 74,355 2000 5,456,102 141,576 83,132 2001 6,851,039 250,127 92,159 2002 8,188,595 210,000 97,556...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (19 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 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: Health Services Provision (19 Sep 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (18 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1276, 1278 and 1352 together. 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 legislation on minimum unit pricing; controls on alcohol advertising and sponsorship - and any attended impact...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (18 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Health (Tobacco) (General and Combined Warnings) Regulations 2011 (SI No. 656), came into effect earlier this year. Since Friday, 1st February 2013, cigarette packaging placed on the Irish market must display graphic photographs with a strong health warning. These images depict the negative health impacts associated with smoking, and were selected by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Issues (18 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: I wish to inform the Deputy that I am currently considering policy proposals to regulate Assisted Human Reproduction and related matters, including stem cells, based on work undertaken by my Department. I will make a decision on these matters in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: Regulation (EC) 883/04 and Implementing Regulation 987/09 provide for the coordination of social security systems, including healthcare, within the EU/EEA and Switzerland, with the aim of ensuring the free movement of persons. This objective of the Regulation is to ensure that persons exercising their right to move and to stay freely within the EU/EEA and Switzerland do not suffer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann (18 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 is the legislation which provides for the operation of An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann or, in the English language, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. Both titles are legally recognised by that Act.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The funding pressures now being experienced in the health services mean that the acute sector must reduce its costs in order to deliver the agreed level of activity within the resources available to it. This means that we must concentrate on maximising efficiency and getting the best possible services for patients from the budgets available to us. In relation to the specific queries raised...