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Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Basically, these are technical and drafting amendments. Amendment No. 1 relates to section 10 of the Health Act 2004, which deals with directions to the HSE from the Minister. The amendment clarifies that directions issued by the Minister can be amended or revoked by the Minister. It brings the drafting position back into line with the position under the Act of 2004. Amendment No. 31...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: These amendments relate to the size and composition of the directorate. The Bill provides that the directorate will be the governing body. I have always made clear my intention for employees in charge of key service areas to be members of the directorate. It is also my intention that the person heading the child and family services division would be a member of the directorate pending the...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I am happy to clarify that. There was provision for six because there were six directors. It was felt very appropriate that one should be able to have one's chief operations officer and one's chief financial officer at director level. There are no cost implications on this. It was merely felt it was appropriate to have those people on the directorate. Amendments Nos. 6 to 17, inclusive,...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I am informed by my ever-helpful legal advice behind me that these are based on precedence and difficult to change in the Bill.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: It will be explored further, but I do not believe it will be possible to do it in this Bill. Amendments Nos. 21 to 23, inclusive, are essentially technical and relate to the service planning process. Under section 31 of the Health Act 2004, the HSE must submit a service plan within 21 days after the Government publishes the Estimates for that financial year or in such other period that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 255 together. The Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE) have developed and published the “National Policy and Strategy for the provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland 2011-2015”. In addition, the HSE is developing its Rehabilitation Medicine Programme within the Clinical Strategy and Programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Numbers (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The information requested in respect of Term Time or Shorter Working Year leave as it has been known since 2009 is detailed below: - 2012 2013 No. of staff availing of Shorter Working Year 23 21* Average duration 6.6 weeks 6 weeks * Information supplied in respect of 2013 reflects applications on hand. It is still open to staff to apply to take leave under the Shorter Working Year...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Staff Numbers (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The information regarding the number of staff in organisations or agencies under the aegis of my Department availing of term time is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy when it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Training (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Officers who are approved to undertake, on their own time, a course of study on a subject related to their work are entitled to a maximum of ten days study leave in respect of the final year only of a third level primary or masters degree or five days for the other years of a third level course. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of staff and duration involved...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Staff Numbers (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The information regarding the number of staff in organisations or agencies under the aegis of my Department who availed of study or training leave is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy when it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations, providing a range of health related services. If an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should send in a formal application. Detailed procedures, along with the application form are set out on the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 259 together. A tragic event occurred in Kerry last week which was widely reported. Firstly, I wish to extend my deepest sympathies to the family of the child involved. The loss of a loved one is hard for family and friends at any time, but the sudden and unexpected death of a young child is particularly difficult. In relation to this incident, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The Private Members Bill in question has been referred to the Select Committee on Justice Defence and Equality for consideration at a date that has yet to be scheduled.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Issues relating to access to personal data, including insurance details, are a matter for the Data Protection Commissioner. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is established under the 1988 Data Protection Act. The Data Protection Amendment Act, 2003, updated the legislation, implementing the provisions of EU Directive 95/46. The Acts set out the general principle that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions Numbers (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: My Department receives an average of 6,000 Parliamentary Questions each year. Around 50% of these questions concern operational issues and are referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to Deputies. Many of these questions relate to individual patients and local day to day operational matters. The number of Parliamentary Questions referred to the HSE for direct reply from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jun 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 Appointments (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The Department of Health has been unable to fill the post of Chief Dental Officer on a full time basis due to the moratorium on recruitment. Accordingly, it was agreed with the HSE that the HSE National Oral Health Lead would be released to the Department for two days each week to undertake the functions of Chief Dental Officer, with effect from 20 May 2013. The arrangement will be reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Jun 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: Substance Misuse (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The position of Chief Executive Officer of the Addiction Counsellors of Ireland is not funded by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (27 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274, 275 and 276 together. The HSE National Review of Autism Services: Past, Present and Way Forward Report (2012) and the Progressing Disabilities Services for Children and Young People (0-18s) Programme set out the policy context for the provision of autism services to children and young people. The objective of the Progressing Disabilities Programme...