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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Mar 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 Children and Youth Affairs: Vaccination Programme (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 559 to 563, inclusive, together. Both myself and officials from my Department, the Health Service Executive and the Department of Education and Skills have met with SOUND, the advocacy group for those diagnosed with narcolepsy following pandemic vaccination, on a number of occasions, to address their concerns and to outline the services available. My...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Expenditure (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: This matter has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cancer Incidence (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: The National Cancer Registry is the statutory body with responsibility for, inter alia, the collection and analysis of information relating to the incidence of cancer in Ireland. The data requested by the Deputy is presented in the table below and refers to female breast cancer. Final data is available from 2008 – 2010. Data for 2011 is provisional. HSE region is determined on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cancer Incidence (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: The National Cancer Registry is the statutory body with responsibility for, inter alia, the collection and analysis of information relating to the incidence of cancer in Ireland. The data requested by the Deputy is presented in the table below. Final data is available from 2008 – 2010. Data for 2011 is provisional. HSE region is determined on the basis of the patient's area of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: HSE Expenditure (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: HSE Procurement is responsible for the strategic sourcing, purchasing, storage and distribution of products, goods and services to optimise efficiencies and achieve best value for money in the delivery of patient care. As this is a service issue your question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to waiting list management in general, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to waiting list management in general, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Health Services Staff Issues (26 Mar 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 Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Staff (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to recruit, manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Staff (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet its fiscal and budgetary targets. The health sector must make its contribution to that reduction. This policy requires that by the end of 2013, the health service achieves a workforce of 98,955 whole time equivalents (WTEs). However, the HSE can make staff appointments once it...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to waiting list management in general, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to waiting list management in general, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (21 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 241 together. In relation to the Deputy’s question regarding the number of ear, nose and throat procedures provided under the National Treatment Purchase fund (NTPF), set out below are the figures supplied by the NTPF. No such treatments have been provided under the NTPF to date in 2013. ENT Procedures Jul 02 - Dec 03 1,995 2004 2,430 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility (21 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (21 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: Applications from graduate nurses under this scheme will continue to be accepted by the HSE. In line with normal practice, the HSE will aim to facilitate applicants with offers of appointment to posts in the part of the country for which they have expressed a preference. The HSE has decided that applicationsfor Phase 1, covering registered general nurses for the Acute Hospital setting and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (21 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: Over the past two years I have awarded National Lottery Funding to several organisations who wished to establish "Men's Sheds." Should an organisation wish to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should submit a formal application to my Department. Detailed procedures, along with the necessary application form are set out on my Department's website: www.doh.ie I have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (21 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: Management of healthcare property is a service issue. Therefore, your question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Information and Communications Technology Issues (21 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: My Department is not in a position at present to introduce the 076 number. However, the Department has recently gone to tender for a Fixed Voice Framework Agreement. Dependant on the outcome of this tender the Department will then be in a better position to examine the possibility of the introduction of the 076 number.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Information and Communications Technology Issues (21 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: My Department deals with a wide variety of requests/queries from the general public.It would not be feasible to categorise the areas into a small number of options for ease of use. To introduce auto attendant facility into our current PBX system would require the purchase of additional software. The current yearly cost to my Department for the provision oftelephonists is €159,440....