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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (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: 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 516 together. Under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Minister for Health may designate a health and social care profession if he or she considers that it is in the public interest to do so and if specified criteria have been met. The 12 professions to be regulated under the Act are clinical biochemists, dietitians, medical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. I have asked the Executive to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. I have asked the Executive to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (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: Health Care Infrastructure (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Delivery of health care infrastructure is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

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

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 533 and 534 together. The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). NIAC is a committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland comprising of experts in a number of specialties including infectious diseases, paediatrics and public health. The committee's recommendations are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Smoking is the greatest single cause of preventable illness and premature death in Ireland - killing over 5,200 people a year. This represents approximately 19% of all deaths. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable mortality in Ireland . Smokers lose on average 10 to 15 years of quality life. Smokers have higher levels of life long morbidity than non-smokers. Smoking is the main cause...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Compensation Awards (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: A commitment was made in the Programme for Government to seek a mechanism to compensate those women who were excluded on age grounds alone from the Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme. The Scheme of Redress approved by Government in 2007 was a non-statutory, ex-gratia scheme. Awards were determined by an independent Redress Board in 2007 and 2008. My Department has been engaged in a review to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The Deputy's questions relate to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 545 and 553 together. In relation to the particular queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular issue of waiting times for non - emergency routine MRI scans, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

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

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy is a matter for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). I have forwarded your request to NMBI for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (9 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer diagnosed in women in Ireland. A comprehensive symptomatic breast service is available for women in the eight designated cancer centres. Most cases of breast cancer arise in women with no apparent close family history. The majority of people with a family history of breast cancer will not be at substantially increased risk. Women at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (9 Jul 2013)

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

Health (Amendment) Bill 2013: Referral to Select Committee (4 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Health pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.