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Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Services Issues (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: My Department is having enquiries made into the matters raised by the Deputy. I will communicate with him further in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Policy (14 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Government set out its plans for the introduction of Money Follows the Patient (MFTP) in the draft MFTP Policy Paper on Hospital Financing, which I published for consultation on 15 February last. Since then, my Department has commenced a communication and consultation campaign in relation to MFTP. The Department has sought the views of interested parties on the Policy Paper through an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (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: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: My Department administrates a National Lottery Discretionary fund which provides once-off grants to community groups and voluntary organisations, providing a range of health related services. The application form and full details are available on the Department's website at www.doh.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cost (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: As Minister, I have no legal power to intervene in relation to health insurance prices set by the health insurance providers. The insurance companies, operating as commercial providers with a view towards profit generation, make commercial decisions about their prices. However, it is clear that any significant price increases will make it more difficult for customers to renew their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 to 213, inclusive, together. Discussions in relation to the funding of the Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare are proper to the Health Service Executive (HSE), as 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: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 215 together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (9 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: Speech and Language Therapy (9 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: Home Help Service Provision (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE recognises the importance of home help and home care in supporting older persons to live in their own homes and communities, in accordance with Government policy. The 2013 National Service Plan includes the provision of 10.3 million hours of home help service, the same level as planned for in 2012. The number of hours worked by home helps varies according to service needs, given that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (9 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: Health Screening Programmes (9 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. In relation to the National Stroke Programme, the aim of the programme is to save lives, reduce average length of stay (AvLOS) in hospitals and reduce admission of stroke patients to nursing homes. One of the objectives of the National Stroke Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 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: Ambulance Service Provision (9 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: The Irish Government supports the overall objective of the proposal for the revised Tobacco Products Directive which is to reduce the numbers of people smoking. In particular the aim of the revised Directive is to reduce the attractiveness of tobacco products to young people. Approximately 700,000 people die every year in the EU from tobacco related illnesses. Ireland, as one of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Provision (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: Patient transport is the responsibility of the HSE. However, people attending outpatient and hospital appointments are, in general, expected to make their own travel arrangements, using private or scheduled public transport. The exceptions are for dialysis, cancer (radiotherapy and chemotherapy) and post-operative transplant patients, where transport may be provided. In these cases, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Expenditure (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: The information in respect of travel and subsistence, both foreign and domestic, claimed by each Junior Minister and Secretary General in my Department is set out as follows: Travel and subsistence claimed 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Junior Minister:- € € € € € € € Sean Power, TD 58,724 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Lenihan, TD...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: Since my appointment as Minister for Health, I have set out to address the issues which cause delays in patients being treated in our hospitals. I established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which is working to unblock access to acute services by improving patient flow through the system, including Beaumont Hospital. An intensive work programme is underway between the SDU's liaison...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: My Department administrates a National Lottery Discretionary fund which provides once-off grants to community groups and voluntary organisations, providing a range of health related services. The application form and full details are available on the Department's website at www.doh.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (9 May 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together. The HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS), through its national control centre reconfiguration project, is continuing to rationalise the number of ambulance control rooms across the country, with a target of one system across 2 sites - Tallaght and Ballyshannon. This project is focused on improving call taking and dispatch functions and...