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Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The number of children waiting more than 20 weeks for inpatient or day-case surgery was down to 89 from 1,759 in December 2011.

Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: This marks a 95% decrease.

Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I am not.

Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The number of patients waiting more than 13 weeks for routine endoscopy decreased by 99% from 4,590.

Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Far from it. The reality is that the Deputies continually allude to a single system. I made two things very clear when I was in opposition, and we have made them very clear since we came into government. The first thing, which relates to Deputy Ó Caoláin's question, is that the programme for Government makes it clear that there will be multiple insurers in a competing market....

Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Regardless of who may have continued to raise the argument, it is not Government policy.

Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The Labour Party is very much a part of this. It is as much a part of it as Fine Gael is. Its members have been absolutely supportive of it.

Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The second issue to raise is that-----

Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: That is the element of the Dutch system which we sought to emulate.

Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: We looked to the Danish system when establishing a patient safety authority. Advances have been made there and in Canada. We looked to the UK in the case of the trust model for hospitals. We first saw the special delivery unit system in operation in Northern Ireland. Far from being based on the Dutch system, our approach is based on several systems. I always said we would take the best...

Other Questions: Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I will provide Deputy Ó Caoláin with a more complete response when I have had a chance to check the exact status of things. With regard to Deputy Kelleher's point, there are no ongoing negotiations. The negotiations are over. The LRC negotiations have finished.

Other Questions: Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: No, there is no negotiation. The implementation of the arrangements will be done through the clinical directors. It is important to point out that the bulk of consultants had been doing this sort of work pro bono, and I thank them for that. They have done an extraordinary job in terms of embracing the new changes. In 2011, they have, through the clinical programmes and coming in at...

Other Questions: Health Service Executive Savings (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 72 together. The service plan for the HSE includes two amounts of €15 million to be saved during the course of 2013. Further details of these amounts will be included in regional business plans which are close to finalisation. The €15 million related to probity is a savings target related to the purchase and use of goods in local...

Other Questions: Health Service Reform (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 344 together. The Government is embarking on a major reform programme for the health system, the aim of which is to deliver a single tier health service, supported by universal health insurance, UHI, where access is based on need, not on income. The Department, in consultation with the UHI implementation group, has identified the key building...

Other Questions: National Children's Hospital (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: There will be no such effort on our part to reduce the care available to children. I am acutely aware from my involvement in medicine that the window of opportunity for best outcomes for children is often quite short and that several procedures may be required over a period of time. Nothing of that nature will be allowed to happen. In regard to budgets, had we kept to the normal way of...

Other Questions: National Children's Hospital (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: As an elderly lady once said to me, the truth is not fragile and it will not break. The truth is that there have been significant improvements in the number of people who endure trolley waits or have to wait longer than nine months or wait longer than 12 weeks for endoscopies.

Other Questions: National Children's Hospital (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: All of these areas have seen improvements of between 95% and 99%. That is something Fianna Fáil failed to do over 14 years when it had buckets of money. We have done it in two years. I thank the excellent men and women who work in our health service for the changes they have embraced. This is something they have yearned to do for years.

Other Questions: Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Consultants play a central role in the delivery of our health services. They are committed to the provision of the best quality care to those who use these services. I welcome the leadership and co-operation shown by consultants in the development and implementation of new models of care through the HSE’s national clinical programmes. Two of these programmes were mentioned by Mr....

Other Questions: Health Service Staff (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I will first deal with Deputy Ó Caoláin's question. I have already pointed out that it was a matter to be ruled on by the Labour Court and that we do not believe the practice to be sustainable or justifiable. The majority of consultants are compliant to the best of my knowledge. I am not aware of instances where they are not compliant. I am reluctant to use the word "always"...

Other Questions: National Children's Hospital (14 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The decision to locate the new children's hospital at the St. James's Hospital campus was announced on 6 November 2012. Co-location, and ultimately tri-location with a maternity hospital, on the St. James's campus will support the provision of excellence in clinical care that our children deserve. Following the announcement of the Government decision, detailed consideration has been given...