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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Construction of the National Maternity Hospital on the St Vincent's University Hospital campus is estimated to be completed by 2018. On the transfer of the hospital services it is planned that the ownership of the premises at Holles Street will be ceded to the State. At this early stage it would be premature to speculate as to the future use of the premises.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, current Government policy advocates a mainstreaming approach to the provision of services and supports for people with disabilities including those with autism, whereby people with disabilities have access to the same services as the general population, and in addition receive the appropriate supports and interventions to address individual needs. The HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Rates (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: According to the Central Statistics Office, there were 2,651 registered births in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar in 2012. In addition, there were 2 domiciliary births registered where the mother's home address was stated as Co. Westmeath. Looking at births by mother's area of residence, CSO figures show that there were 1,398 babies born in 2012 to mothers whose area of residence...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Haddington Road Agreement Issues (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The Public Service Stability Agreement 2013 – 2016 provides that public service pay and any related issues will not be revisited within the lifetime of the Agreement. However, when economic circumstances allow and the public finances are restored to a sustainable position, the pay measures that have applied to public servants will be reviewed, and in that regard, priority will be given...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility (11 Jun 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: Ambulance Service Staff (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 886 and 1055 together. Statutory pre-hospital emergency care services for the State are provided by the HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) and, on behalf of the NAS in the greater Dublin area, Dublin Fire Brigade. Emergency first responders include voluntary service providers such as St John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland, Irish Red Cross and the Order of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (11 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 NTPF and the HSE have developed the OP waiting list minimum dataset that allows for data to be submitted to the NTPF from hospitals on a weekly basis and, for the first time, outpatient data is available on www.ntpf.ie. For 2013, a maximum waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion Issues (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: There are no requirements on public companies to provide public health information as a matter of course. However, in the event of a high risk to public health information materials will be widely distributed. During the SARS pandemic in 2003 all public transport companies operating on cross border routes displayed information notices in several languages. Information notices were also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE has advised that the planned opening date for the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in Beaumont Hospital is 17th June 2013. Three of the five staff nurses required to provide the continuous care for this service have commenced work in Beaumont Hospital and recruitment is ongoing for the remaining two posts. The unit will initially open with two beds, with the full complement of four opened...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The purpose of the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) (Medical Indemnity Insurance) Bill 2013 is to make it mandatory, for registration purposes, for all medical practitioners engaged in the practice of medicine to have adequate medical indemnity insurance. Parliamentary Counsel has been appointed and drafting of the Bill is at an advanced stage. Officials in my Department are in regular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Services Provision (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 896 and 899 together. Assisted Human Reproduction treatment (AHR) is not provided or funded by the public health system; such treatment is available from clinics that operate privately. Patients who access these services privately may claim tax relief on the costs involved under the tax relief for medical expenses scheme. In addition, a defined list of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Data (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: I wish to inform the Deputy that there is no national repository for statistics of the type she has requested. However, statistics on Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) and births following AHR in Ireland are available from the European Society of Embryology and Human Reproduction (ESHRE). The most recent statistics published by ESHRE concern data for 2008, and showed that in Ireland a total...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Services Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, IVF treatment is not currently provided or funded by the public health system. However, a defined list of fertility medicines is covered under the High Tech Scheme administered by the Health Service Executive. The cost of the medicines is reflected in the PCRS Statistical Analysis of Claims and Payments under High Tech Drugs, and patients may use their valid...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: International studies and scientific assessments suggest that the best way to prevent most disease due to HPV is to vaccinate as many girls and women as possible. Routine vaccination is not recommended for boys. According to research carried out by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the burden of disease associated with HPV 16/18 in males is small, as it is related to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (11 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: Health Services Staff Recruitment (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: Responsibility for recording adverse events rests with the licensing authority for medicines. The competent authority for licensing and safety of all medicines licensed in Ireland, including vaccines is the Irish Medicines Board (IMB). The IMB has advised that the information requested by the Deputy is being collated and will be forwarded to him as soon as it is available. Since 2010 the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: My Department is currently examining the recommendations of the Vaccine Damage Steering Group. However, this issue is complex and needs to be considered in the wider context of how best to address the long term health and social needs of people who may have experienced adverse outcomes from other health services.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The National Ambulance Service carried out an investigation and review of the incident to which the Deputy refers, using the HSE's Incident Review Methodology. In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is an operational matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (11 Jun 2013)

James Reilly: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...