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Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service Provision (10 Jul 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Issues (10 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 to 240, inclusive, together. The National Treatment Purchase Fund Board was established in 2004 (S.I. No. 179 of 2004). Membership of the Board of the NTPF, as well as accountability and reporting arrangements are set out in its Establishment Order; the SI provides for a Board of nine members which reports to the Minister. In July 2011, I announced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (10 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I understand that the Health Service Executive responded to the Deputy in relation to this matter on 2nd July 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Report (10 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has commissioned an independent research report in relation to the practice of symphysiotomy in Ireland. It is my intention to brief the Government on the report prior to its publication and I also intend to meet with representatives from all of the symphysiotomy support groups prior to the release of the report. The independent research report has not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (10 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: As this is an operational matter for the Health Service Executive I have referred the Deputy's question to the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive for attention and direct reply to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (10 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I published the Framework for Smaller Hospitals - Securing the Future of Smaller Hospitals: A Framework for Development, and the Hospital Groups Report on 14 May 2013. This Framework offers clear information about the role of our smaller hospitals, including St Colmcille's Hospital, and what they will do in the future. Hospital groups will be required to submit a strategic plan within one...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (10 Jul 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The Government is fully committed to protecting front-line services, including services for children with disabilities, to the greatest extent possible, notwithstanding the financial constraints which the health sector must operate within. Significant resources have been invested by the health sector in recent years in services for children with disabilities. In particular, there is now an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 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: Regulation of Sunbed Use (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 472 to 476, inclusive, 493, 512, 521, 522, 525, 529, 531, 532 and 557 together. I am aware that the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) has recently launched a campaign to highlight the need to protect young people from cancer-causing sunbeds. This campaign is focussed on the cancer risk associated with sunbed use and builds on earlier work undertaken by the ICS in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drug-Related Deaths Index (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The Irish National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI), which is maintained by the Health Research Board, is an epidemiological database which records deaths in Ireland due to drug and alcohol poisoning, and deaths among drug users and those who are alcohol dependent. I have been advised by the Health Research Board that information on 2010 deaths is the most recent data available. Data on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parent Held Record (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The Parent Held Record (PHR) was first piloted in Ireland in the former Midwest area in 2000-2012. Evaluation of the pilot project has demonstrated an improvement in service quality – through provision of accurate, timely information and the empowerment of parents in the care of their child. The PHR is now in use in the former mid-west, north east and north-west areas. A process is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Nursing Service (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE Public Health Nursing service is responsible for child health monitoring, which involves a programme of screening interventions and supports for parents, starting at birth and extending through the pre-school years. In total there are nine timed age-related visits offered to children under the Child Health Surveillance Programme (CHSS). There are three associated KPIs regarding this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 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 Access (9 Jul 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 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: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: My Department is having enquiries made of the Health Service Executive in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy. I will be in further communication with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 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: Health Services Provision (9 Jul 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 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...