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Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The Programme for Government envisages the introduction of an opt-out system of organ donation, with a view to improving the availability of organs for patients in need of transplantation. This will of course require detailed consideration and further consultation and I am developing proposals for Government on this matter. In addition to consent systems, there is evidence from other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (12 Feb 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). While normal retirement and redeployment will achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Funding (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: As this a service matter I have requested the Health Service Executive to issue a reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Beaumont Hospital is the centre for delivering Ireland’s national cochlear implant programme with surgical provision for patients under six (6) years carried out in the Children’s University Hospital at Temple Street. Since the programme commenced seventeen years ago, over 700 patients have received cochlear implants. I am advised that Beaumont Hospital carried out over ninety...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 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: Primary Care Centres (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Dungloe, Co Donegal is one of the 35 potential locations for primary care centres for development by way of PPP as announced in the July 2012 Infrastructure Stimulus Package. Of the 35, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: My Department does not undertake means testing of individual citizens. Where such testing is necessary for the purposes of providing health and personal social services, it is undertaken by the Health Service Executive, accordingly I have referred the matter to the Executive for Direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: An amount of €10,546,230 was spent on Traveller health via Traveller Health Units during 2011. This amount excludes the costs of core/mainstream services accessed by members of the Travelling community e.g. GP services, foster care etc. Efforts have continued to ensure that funding for all vulnerable groups remains protected as far as possible. The specific information requested...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (12 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Traveller Health Units (THUs) operate in each HSE area and work in partnership with local Traveller organisations. Peer led healthcare projects known as Primary Healthcare Projects play an invaluable role. They began in 1994 and now there are over 40 projects involving over 450 participants. In addition the HSE’s National Traveller Health Advisory Forum (NTHAF) is a governance body...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Recruitment (7 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy in relation to the National Recruitment Service is a matter for the HSE and, accordingly, the Deputy's enquiry has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Feb 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. I have asked the Executive to compile the information requested by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Employment Rights Issues (7 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 and 199 together. The Government is committed to achieving compliance with the European Working Time Directive in respect of non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) by 2014. I have emphasised to the HSE the high priority the Government and I attach to this issue. In January 2012, a detailed plan for the achievement of compliance by NCHDs with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Feb 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Recruitment (7 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Under this Initiative, up to1,000 graduate nurses may be recruited on two-year contracts and will be paid 80% of the starting point of the Staff Nurse Scale. They will also qualify for premium payments and allowances on a pro rata basis, bringing expected average pay to about €25,000 per year, excluding overtime. At 1 February 2013, there were 92 applications received for Phase 1,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff (7 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The transfer of staff is a matter for the HSE and, accordingly, the Deputy's enquiry has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The HSE has in the past confirmed to all health sector employers that Student Medical Scientists on placement must be paid the monthly training allowance as set out in my Department's consolidated salary scales. This allowance was approved for continued award to new beneficiaries, following the review of public sector allowances conducted in 2012. The HSE has recently reiterated in clear...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Feb 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 Health: Primary Care Centres (7 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The management and delivery of the healthcare infrastructure programme is a service issue. Therefore your question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 198 together. Cork and Beaumont are two of six regional centres which have been identified by the HSE's Clinical Care Programme for Epilepsy for the provision of specialist epilepsy services. Developments so far under the Programme include the opening of Rapid Access Clinics at four of these centre, including Beaumont, St James’s, Galway and...