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Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Workers Register (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council and the 12 registration boards to be established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 are responsible for protecting the public by regulating health and social care professionals. The first registration board to be established, the Social Workers Registration Board, was established in August 2010, and the associated Social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 608, 609 and 610 together. As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, 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: Tobacco Control Measures (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: In March I announced my intention to bring a Memorandum to Government seeking approval for the development of legislation on plain packaging. I intend to go to Government on this issue in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: In the area of tobacco consumption one of the key areas of concern is the number of young people starting to smoke. It is important, therefore, that health promotion programmes which address smoking are in place at an early stage of young people's lives. Schools are a key setting for health promotion. The Health Promoting School (HPS) is an example of an ideal model for the promotion of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: I wish to inform the Deputy that the terms of reference of the Expert Group on the ABC v Ireland Judgment, as approved by Government on 29th November 2011, were as follows: -To examine the A, B and C v Ireland judgment of the European Court of Human Rights; -To elucidate its implications for the provision of health care services to pregnant women in Ireland; -To recommend a series of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Deputy may wish to note that in 2013 the Health Service Executive has allocated €20,560 to the National Women's Council of Ireland to help develop a Gender Mainstreaming Policy and to deliver a specified work programme to promote women's health. I have no remit in relation to any other activity undertaken by this organisation.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: The health service is required to achieve a workforce of 98,955 whole time equivalents (WTEs) by the end of 2013. It is therefore necessary to pursue staff reductions throughout 2013 through natural turnover (retirements and resignations) and targeted measures. On 1st May 2013 my Department issued a circular to the HSE, authorising the introduction of a Targeted Voluntary Redundancy (VR)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (14 May 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: Abortion Services (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: I wish to inform the Deputy that no official statistics are maintained in relation to terminations of pregnancy in Ireland. In relation to the Deputy's query on necessary medical treatments, I am taking this to mean treatments necessary to save a pregnant woman's life. In this regard, such treatments might cover a variety of interventions depending on the clinical diagnosis giving rise to a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: The National Ambulance Service (NAS), in line with a Labour Court decision, is in the process of introducing on-duty rostering to replace existing on-call arrangements. This means that on-duty ambulance crews are at their stations or in their vehicles during a shift, rather than having to be summoned to the station in the event of a call-out. Therefore, crews can respond to an emergency call...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Company Payments (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 626 and 711 together. Private in-patients in public hospitals are subject to maintenance charges that generally range from €586 to €1,046 per day when they are accommodated in a private designated bed. However, if a private designated bed is not available and a private in-patient is accommodated in a public bed, the maintenance charge is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (14 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: HSE Agency Staff Issues (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: Following the enactment of the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act in 2012, the HSE provided guidance to public service employers on the Act, including the fact that the equal pay provisions of the Act have retrospective effect to 5th December 2011. All agency staff employed through agencies contracted by the HSE have now had their basic pay adjusted in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Qualifications (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: There is no staff in my Department with a degree or higher level qualification specifically in health economics. There are a small number of staff with degrees and masters in economic science (policy analysis) and/or who have undertaken various training courses in the area of policy analysis including subject areas relating to health economics.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract Issues (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. I have asked the Executive to compile the information requested by the Deputy and to reply to him directly. In line with Government Policy there has been a significant increase in the number of consultants working in the health service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE has put a robust assessment process in place for new medicines, including cancer medicines, to ensure that the HSE can provide access to as many medicines as possible from within available resources. This includes a requirement for pharmaceutical companies to justify the proposed price for new medicines, as well as technical assessments by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: Improving access to outpatient services is a key priority for the Government. Building on work already undertaken by the HSE, the National Treatment Purchase Fund has now taken over the reporting of outpatient waiting time data. For the first time data is available on www.ntpf.ie. The collation and analysis of outpatient waiting time data in a standardised format will reveal the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: I engage with many Departments on a wide range of health issues. However, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) published the Pre-hospital Emergency Care Key Performance Indicators for Emergency Response Times in October 2012. They developed a set of key performance indicators (KPIs), which classify 999/211 emergency calls by clinical status. Clinical Status 1 Echo calls involve life-threatening emergencies of cardiac or respiratory origin. Clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (14 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. The NAS has been taking a number of steps to improve response times. These...