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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 Jul 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: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to board fees and savings on boards under my aegis is not readily available but I will forward a detailed reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Official Travel (16 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Operational responsibility for each agency lies with the respective CEO / Registrar. The CEOs and their management teams are acutely aware of the necessity to achieve maximum value for money in all areas of expenditure, including overseas travel. Appropriate reporting by officials following overseas travel would be part of the normal business processes. Officials from my Department liaise...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (16 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The VHI is the only commercial state company under the aegis of my Department. The information sought is currently being obtained and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (16 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The table below sets out the non-commercial state agencies currently under the remit of my Department. Agency Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland Dental Council Food Safety Authority of Ireland Food Safety Promotions Board - Safefood Health and Social Care Professional Council Health Information Quality Authority Health Insurance Authority Health Research Board Irish Blood...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The process requires an assessment on medical grounds to determine whether the test set out in the Supreme Court judgment in the X case is met. The Supreme Court held that the correct test was that a termination of pregnancy was permissible if it was established as a matter of probability that there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother, and that this risk can be averted...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I am pleased to introduce the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill to the House. At the outset let us be clear: this Bill is about protecting the life of the mother and her unborn child. As all Members are aware, on 12 June 2013 the Government approved the publication of this Bill. They also will be aware of the considerable time that has been spent in constructively debating the Bill...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 161:In page 19, to delete line 8 and substitute "Cork University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital".

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 162:In page 19, to delete line 9 and substitute "Galway University Hospitals".

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 163:In page 19, line 19, after "Hospital" to insert ", Drogheda".

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 164:In page 19, line 22, to delete "Regional" and substitute "General".

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 165:In page 19, to delete line 24 and substitute "St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny".

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 155:In page 17, to delete line 39, and in page 18, to delete lines 1 and 2.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I thank all Members who contributed on this section of the Bill. I will speak first to my amendment No. 155 which proposes to delete subsection 22(4). While it was initially thought that this subsection was necessary for the avoidance of doubt, subsequent advice has proved that this is not the case and for this reason I propose to delete it. I refer to amendments Nos. 150 to 154,...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The Deputy is making the same point ad infinitum.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: How is this related to the amendment before us?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 111:In page 12, to delete lines 33 and 34 and substitute the following:“(b) in its reasonable opinion (being an opinion formed in good faith which has regard to the need to preserve unborn human life as far as practicable) that risk can only be averted by carrying out a medical procedure referred to in section 7(1) or 9(1), as the case may be,”.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: As Deputy Naughten said we are not very far away from the eleventh hour. With regard to his amendment No.118 I have received legal advice which confirms that from a legal standpoint the wording set out in the Bill allows a woman "and-or the person attending on her behalf". "And-or": that is the legal interpretation of the Bill. The Deputy's amendment is utterly unnecessary.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: These amendments are concerned with the review process set out in sections 11 to 14, inclusive. As the convenor of the review panel, the HSE needs to ensure all the requirements for the participation of medical practitioners in the formal review process as set out in the Bill - for example, in regard to registration, qualifications and composition - can be complied with. In addition,...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I wish to correct a reference I made to pharmacists when I spoke about conscientious objection. This provision is for medical and nursing personnel only. The IMO has been mentioned, and I might have some old affiliations in that regard. The Irish Family Planning Association has been mentioned, and I may have trained there. However, we are legislators and our job is to legislate. The...