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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 May 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: Hospital Services (21 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: Hospital Staff (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 691 and 692 together. The Children's University Hospital, Temple Street is the national tertiary care centre for spina bifida and hydrocephalus. All infants born in Ireland with spina bifida are transferred to Temple Street after birth for ongoing neonatal management by a multidisciplinary team which includes a consultant paediatrician with a special...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 May 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: Hospital Admissions (21 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 May 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: State Bodies Accounts (21 May 2013)

James Reilly: A tabular schedule providing information to the Deputy on the names of State organisations under my Department whose latest accounts laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas relate to an accounting period ending more than one year and more than two years old (as specified) is set out in the table. In relation to the accounts of statutory bodies and agencies audited by the Comptroller and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

James Reilly: Thank you, Chairman and members of the committee. I am pleased to be present today to open the hearings on the general scheme of the protection of life during pregnancy Bill. I look forward to the presentations of the invited guests. I am confident the hearings will provide very useful input as we come to finalise drafting of the terms of the Bill. I was struck by the balanced and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248, 270 and 272 together. My priority in this area, is to ensure that those affected by narcolepsy, with symptom onset post pandemic vaccination are provided with a range of services and supports to meet their health needs. The Health Service Executive has responsibility for health service delivery and at my request the HSE developed a range of appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 May 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: Hospital Services (16 May 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (16 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 258 together. Firstly, I would like to extend my sympathies to the family of the deceased child and to all those involved. The death of a child in any circumstances is a tragedy for all concerned. The incident has been referred to the HSE's Serious Incident Management Team. In line with HSE incident review methodology, an incident review has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (16 May 2013)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (16 May 2013)

James Reilly: The National Ambulance Service is not a static service. The NAS deploys its emergency 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 within a region is mobilised to an incident. For dynamic deployment of emergency resources within a region to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (16 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, the trial emergency aeromedical service (EAS), and the NAS...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Closures (16 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: Professional Qualifications (16 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Minister for Health is the Competent Authority for the recognition under Directive 2005/36/EC, of non-Irish professional qualifications of certain categories of health and social care professions for the purpose of recruitment to the publicly funded health sector in Ireland. Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (16 May 2013)

James Reilly: Discussions in relation to the funding of the Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare (ISQSH are proper to the Health Service Executive (HSE), as is appropriate to its holding of the Health Vote. I have arranged to have the Deputy's questions referred to the HSE for attention and a more detailed response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 May 2013)

James Reilly: Under the provisions of the Health Act 1970, eligibility for health services in Ireland is based primarily on residency and means. Medical cards are not awarded to any particular group of patients on the basis of a specific medical condition. Notwithstanding, the Health Service Executive has, at my request, developed a range of appropriate services and supports to address the needs of...