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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: I might take advantage of an "ish" as well, if the Chairman does not mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: You energise us all. I thank the Chairman and members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children for the invitation to discuss health service issues. I am accompanied by the Ministers of State, Deputies Kathleen Lynch and Alex White, and together with my senior officials we will provide as much information and clarification as possible. I welcome Dr. Fergal Lynch, the deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 and 203 together. The Public Service is a major consumer of legal services. All Government Departments/Offices and Agencies funded by the Exchequer must comply with EU Directives and national guidelines on procurement. Procurement of products, goods and services including legal fees which support the delivery of health care is a service matter. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that real and tangible proposals are currently being finalised on foot of the recommendations in the National Substance Misuse Strategy report. These proposals cover all of the areas mentioned in the report, including legislation on minimum unit pricing which is about setting a statutory floor price per gram of alcohol. The Cabinet Committee on Social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: A significant reform programme has been underway in recent years in pre-hospital care services, to ensure a clinically driven, nationally co-ordinated system, supported by improved technology. The programme involves a number of measures, including the Performance Improvement Action Plan, development of the intermediate care service (ICS), the trial emergency aeromedical service (EAS), and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter, 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 (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE National Clinical Care Programmes provide a national, strategic and co-ordinated approach to a wide range of clinical services. Currently there are 33 Clinical Programmes, including one for diabetes, in different stages of development/implementation. The programmes have three main objectives – to improve the quality of care, to improve access and to improve cost/value,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE National Clinical Care Programmes provide a national, strategic and co-ordinated approach to a wide range of clinical services Currently there are 33 Clinical Programmes, including one for diabetes, in different stages of development/implementation. The programmes have three main objectives – to improve the quality of care, to improve access and to improve cost/value,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 May 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 on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (23 May 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: Departmental Legal Costs (23 May 2013)

James Reilly: My Department is aware of the need to minimise legal costs and, in general, avails of legal services and advice from the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. With regard to agencies under my Department's aegis, arrangements for the provision of legal services is an operational matter for the agencies themselves.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: I wish to inform the Deputy that I am currently considering a full spectrum of policy options on Assisted Human Reproduction and related matters based on work undertaken by my Department, including stem cell research. I will make my decision on these matters in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programme (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: CervicalCheck, the National Cervical Screening Programme was introduced in 2008 and offers free smear tests to women aged 25 - 60. The decision to offer smear tests to women aged 25 and over was made following very careful consideration of the benefits to the population and the potential risks to individual women. This involved both Irish and international experts in cervical cancer and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: The National Ambulance Service (NAS) is not a static service. The Service deploys its resources in a dynamic manner and works on an area and national, rather than a local, basis. The dynamic deployment of ambulance resources ensures that the nearest appropriate resource is mobilised to the location of any incident. It has been, and still is, undergoing major transformation, including in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy in relation to the recruitment of newly qualified speech and language graduates in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 is a matter for the HSE and, accordingly, the Deputy's enquiry has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Act Employment Targets (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: Public service bodies are subject to specific legal obligations under the Disability Act 2005 in relation to employment of people with disabilities. Part 5 of the Act sets out the requirement on public service bodies to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities; to comply with any statutory Code of Practice; to meet a target of 3% of employees with disabilities and to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Requests (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: The request referred to has been submitted to the Health Service Executive. Under the Freedom of Information legislation the Health Service Executive is a completely separate body from the Department of Health. Statutory responsibility for compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts rests entirely with the Health Service Executive. Provisions within the Freedom of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority Investigations (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: The fact that horsemeat was being substituted for beef in processed beef products came to light as a result of the work of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) following a survey it began in November 2012, the results of which were published in January 2013.  This is a Europe wide problem involving many countries including the UK where the deceit had persisted unknown and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a Service Matter it has been transferred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (22 May 2013)

James Reilly: Following the publication of the report on hospital groups, UCC has confirmed its commitment to putting in place five academic clinical appointments including three at professional level; two at senior lecturer level and one at tutor level with associated administrative support. Discussions within the new hospital group's corporate governance structure and in turn with the Department of...