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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Investigations (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Following an initial review, the HSE decided that a full investigation of the allegations made in respect of state-funded crisis pregnancy counselling services in the Irish Independent last year was needed and was to be carried out by the former secretary general of the Department of Education, Ms. Brigid McManus. This is the audit to which I referred in my reply last week. As I mentioned...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: On Monday 27 May, I announced that the National Maternity Hospital is to be relocated to the St Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH) campus. This will be a state of the art, custom built, modern health care facility. It will provide care to international standards in the most appropriate surroundings, and with access to the facilities and staff of a major acute hospital. The new hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The management and delivery of the health capital programme is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the body charged with the planning, design, building, furnishing and equipping of the new children’s hospital. I propose to restructure the Board, so that it focuses specifically on the capital project. I am currently considering proposals for appointments to the Board to ensure appropriate professional membership with the necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 616 and 617 together. On 6 November last, I announced the Government's decision to locate the new children's hospital on the St James's campus. This completed consideration on the location of the hospital. Co-location, and ultimately tri-location with a maternity hospital, on the St James's campus will support the provision of excellence in clinical care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Work on developing a detailed project time-line for the Children's Hospital is continuing, recognising the urgency and priority attached to the project, as well as its scale and complexity. A Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the design tender was published on 13 June, and this will be followed by publication of the contract notice for procurement of the design team. The intention is to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Estimates for 2013 continue to be very challenging and further cost reductions had to be made to ensure the most vulnerable were protected and frontline services maintained to the greatest extent possible. The Health Services have already made significant progress in "doing more with less" with significantly reduced financial and human resources. In order to mitigate the impact...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Internships (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 it is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE) in co-operation with the medical training bodies and after consultation with the Higher Education Authority, to undertake appropriate medical workforce planning for the purpose of meeting specialist medical staffing and training needs of the health service on an ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: A workforce planning exercise carried out in 2012 to forecast future staffing requirements as part of the Review of the Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Degree Programmes has indicated that the overall number of trainee nurses and midwives currently undertaking the programmes, 1,570 places in total, is considered to be sufficient to meet demand.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Improving access to hospital services for patients is a priority in the Programme for Government. In July 2011, I established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU) as set out in the Programme for Government, with the aim of unblocking access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. Since then, the number of adults waiting over nine months has fallen by 25%, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: In 2013 the health sector continues to face the dual challenge of reducing costs while at the same time improving outcomes for patients. The financial challenges to be addressed this year are significant and a total cost reduction requirement of €721m was identified in the National Service Plan approved in January. Based on a review of financial data to date, the HSE is not flagging...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 633 and 638 together. Government policy requires that by the end of 2013 the health service achieves a workforce of 98,955 wholetime equivalents (WTEs), a gross reduction of almost 4,000 WTE in the current year. Given the requirement on the HSE to reduce numbers employed and to achieve savings of over €700m this year, there is very limited scope to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: My Department oversees the maintenance of a competitive and sustainable private health insurance market, under the provisions of the Health Insurance Acts 1994 to 2012, and monitors developments on an ongoing basis, to ensure that the market is regulated appropriately in the transition to a market-based Universal Health Insurance system. I have consistently raised the issue of managing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Regulations (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: All Government Departments and Agencies funded by the Exchequer must comply with EU Directives and national guidelines on procurement. Procurement of medicine, drugs or services in the health care sector which supports the delivery of health care is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced, in order to meet fiscal and budgetary targets. As a major employer, the health sector must make a significant contribution to this reduction. This policy requires that, by the end of 2013, the health service achieves a workforce of 98,955 wholetime equivalents (WTEs). The HSE may continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (25 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced, in order to meet fiscal and budgetary targets. As a major employer, the health sector must make a significant contribution to this reduction. This policy requires that by the end of 2013, the health service achieves a workforce of 98,955 wholetime equivalents (WTEs). The HSE may continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jun 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...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy and I appreciate it. I noticed when I was reading my statement that one point could be somewhat confusing. Where I said, "If the legislation is abused I will have the power to suspend it and I will not be afraid to exercise this power", I meant that "it" to refer to the service, not the Bill. That is for the purposes of clarity.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Perish the thought.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I stand before the House today fully aware of the sensitive and complex nature of the matter we are about to deal with. I am also fully cognisant of the wide range of views that exist in the House and throughout our country so from the outset I want make very clear this legislation is about saving lives, the life of the mother and her...