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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: As you are aware there will always be more construction projects than can be funded by the Exchequer. The primary care infrastructure model offers a good fit for private sector finance and the HSE will continue to work with interested parties to deliver primary care centres. As the delivery of healthcare infrastructure is a service matter your query has been referred to the Executive for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: Gort and Tuam, Co Galway are two 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pension Numbers (5 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy in relation to health service staff is a matter for the HSE and, accordingly, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him. The information in relation to the Non-Commercial State Agencies under the aegis of my Department is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Incidence (5 Feb 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 and related tumours in Ireland. My Department has asked the Registry to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to the incidence of cancer in the area specified.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Report (5 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has commissioned an independent research report in relation to the practice of symphysiotomy in Ireland. The Research included a consultation process involving patient groups, health professionals and in particular the women who have experienced symphysiotomy. The researcher is currently finalising the report based on the consultation and it is also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (5 Feb 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy was advised in his previous Parliamentary Question reply, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) publishes quarterly data in arrears on bloodstream infections notified to it from all hospital laboratories, both public and private. Provisional statistics for 2012 to end-September 2012 were published on the HPSC's website on 19/12/2012 and are still subject to revision;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group reported in February, 2012. The report contains a range of recommendations to, among other things, reduce the consumption of alcohol in general. These recommendations are grouped under five pillars of Supply Reduction (availability), Prevention, Treatment, Rehabilitation and Research. Real and tangible proposals are currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: 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: Hospital Services (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Immediately following my appointment, I set out to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients being treated in our hospitals. I established the Special Delivery Unit, as set out in the Programme for Government. The SDU is working to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. There was significant progress during the course of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to vacancies on the boards of organisations or agencies under my aegis is not readily available, but I will forward a detailed reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco-Related Diseases (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Smoking is the greatest single cause of preventable illness and premature death in Ireland, killing over 5,200 people a year. In high income countries, such as Ireland, smoking related health care costs account for 6-15% of all annual health care costs. The average cost per admission of treating a smoker in an in-patient setting for a tobacco related illness is €7,700. As this is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Applications for National Lottery grants far exceed resources and as the funds available for 2012 have been disbursed it is not possible, unfortunately, to assist in this particular case. However, if funding for this project is required in 2013, the organisation may wish to apply for a grant from the 2013 National Lottery allocation.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208, 211 and 225 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: Traveller Community (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: My Department undertook to conduct a review of the Traveller Health Advisory Committee (THAC) at the end of 2012. An external reviewer is to be charged with completing the review subject to a process of appointment that is currently underway. It is hoped that the review will commence in the coming weeks and take approximately 4-6 weeks to carry out, at which time a report will be submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive Social Inclusion budget for 2012 totalled €115 million. The allocation for this Care Group amounts to €114 million for 2013. This covers a range of areas including Addiction; Alcohol; Homelessness; Intercultural Health (i.e. Asylum seekers, refugees, migrants etc.); Irish Travellers and Roma; LGBT; and HIV/AIDS, together with elements of community...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) was carried out in 2007 and the findings were published in September 2010 with a follow up Birth Cohort Study published in September 2011. It was a comprehensive study of the health and social status of the Traveller community in Ireland and was carried out by the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Immediately following my appointment, I established the Special Delivery Unit, as set out in the Programme for Government. The aim of the SDU is to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system. There was significant progress during the course of 2012 in reducing the number of patients waiting on trolleys. In December 2012, there were 23.5% fewer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I am advised that Beaumont Hospital carried out over ninety cochlear implants in 2012 and that over seven hundred patients are currently under the care of the hospital programme which provides rehabilitation and programming on a recurring basis. In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service issue it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority Role (31 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is a statutory, independent and science-based agency, dedicated to protecting public health and consumer interests in the area of food safety and hygiene. It is responsible for enforcing food safety legislation across the 47,500 food businesses in Ireland. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland's work has never been more important than it is today. It has a...