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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 271 and 272 together. 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 these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (27 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Rowlagh / North Clondalkin was one of the 35 primary care centres announced under the infrastructure stimulus package in July 2012. Approximately 20 will be offered to the market subject to a) agreement between the local GPs and the HSE on active local GP involvement in the centres and b) site suitability and availability. The HSE is currently analysing the available sites in each location...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Numbers (27 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The Department has a number of contractual arrangements with private sector providers of services such as cleaning companies, canteen, IT technical support where the staff providing the services are not employees of the Department. Other services are procured through consultancy contracts in line with procurement guidelines. Four former staff of my Department (2.2 whole time equivalents)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Four Public Servants (2.7 wholetime equivalent) who retired in the last three years are currently employed in my Department and are on the payroll. Three former members of my Department were rehired on a temporary basis in line with a Government Decision on the arrangements for dealing with our EU Presidency requirements. In addition to this Minister of State Alex White appointed one retired...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority Investigations (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), as part of their monitoring and surveillance programme on labelling of foods, conducted a small survey in November 2012 to investigate the authenticity of meat products and, specifically, to check on the type of animal species in meat products. There was no tip off involved. This was simply routine work similar to that done in the past with other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Promotion Board (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The overall budget of the Food Safety Promotion Board/Safefood in 2013 will be €8.5m, pending approval of their business plan for 2013 by the North/South Ministerial Council. As the agreed contribution level is 30:70 North/South, it is expected that my Department’s contribution to their budget will therefore amount to €5.95m.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Report (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 617, 643 and 675 together. My first priority is to ensure that the women who have had a symphysiotomy have their health needs comprehensively and professionally met. In this regard, the HSE provides a range of services to women who continue to suffer the effects of having had this procedure. These services include the provision of medical cards, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, there is a significant cost associated with providing aeromedical support to emergency services. In the Irish context, there is no existing data to establish what that cost might be or the level of need for such a service. The absence of data for aeromedical support in the Irish context indicated the need for a pilot project, in order to assess the type and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Feb 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Internships (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 626 to 628, inclusive, 685, 716 and 736 together. The issue of an adequate number of intern places in the Irish medical system is a priority for my Department and for the HSE. The intern year is an integral part of medical training and a medical practitioner cannot be fully accredited without it. Under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Of the 35 primary care centres announced under the infrastructure stimulus package in July 2012, approximately 20 will be offered to the market subject to a) agreement between the local GPs and the HSE on active local GP involvement in the centres and b) site suitability and availability. The HSE is currently analysing the available sites in each location and engaging with the GPs in each...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Trusts (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: A literature review of Independent Hospital Trusts was requested from the Health Research Board by my Department in 2012 to inform policy development. It formed part of a wider review of academic literature in the preparation of the forthcoming report on the establishment of hospital groups. It is being further considered by my Department as its findings are relevant to related policies such...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Trusts (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: In preparing the Report on the Establishment of Hospital Groups as a Transition to independent Hospital Trusts, consideration was given to a wide breadth of international and national academic literature and reviews on relevant issues such as hospital reform, quality healthcare provision, financial management of healthcare, academic health linkages and organisational reform. As part of this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Infrastructure (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The Irish health care system has been based on a mix of public, voluntary non-for-profit and private provision for many years. Part of the debate about the future of our health system overall has been about the most appropriate role for the private sector, and the balance to be drawn between it and the public and voluntary sectors. The Government is committed to the continued development of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Delivery of healthcare infrastructure is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programme (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I welcome the publication by the HSE's National Cancer Screening Service of the BreastCheck Programme Report for 2011-2012. The report outlines the significant advances that have been made by BreastCheck in recent years and demonstrates the contribution that the continued investment in screening has made to outcomes such as improving cancer survival rates. Breast cancer survival is now...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The number (WTE excluding career break) of radiographers of all types, employed by the Health Service Executive in each region of the HSE for the past four years, is set out in the table. 31/12/2009 31/12/2010 31/12/2011 31/12/2012 Dublin Mid-Leinster 331.02 325.37 323.01 322.79 Dublin North-East 215.51 231.04 217.63 212.13 National 6.54 67.55 63.72 61.13 South 212.13 211.04 210.82...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Smoking Ban (26 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Smoking is prohibited in most enclosed workplaces under section 47 of the Public Health (Tobacco) Acts, 2002 and 2004. Environmental health officers have had enforcement powers to inspect premises and ensure that they are in compliance with the legislation since its commencement in 2004. As the Deputy is aware, the work place ban was introduced to protect third parties such as workers, from...