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Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I hope the Deputy does not believe all that he reads in the newspapers.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I never made the remark.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Which newspaper was supposed to have reported it?

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I did not sack them. They stood down.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: They were processed.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: That was not in the programme for Government. Deputy Kelleher should correct the record.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I did not announce that. I announced that it would be my intention to do so. Deputy Kelleher wants to say that it was part of a programme for Government, which it was not, and that I announced it was going, which I did not do.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: They could be.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: So they were not there and I created them?

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: There are more medical card holders now than ever before in the history of the State.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: They should not be. There is a discretionary medical card group staffed by doctors to ensure people get discretionary medical cards on the grounds of medical condition.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: That is not true.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: They were already in the plan, as the Deputy well knows.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I note there is no member of the Opposition present but so be it. I welcome the opportunity to bring the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 before this House. There was a good debate on the Bill in the Seanad and I am sure it will be similarly debated in this House. The programme for Government commits to the most radical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Jan 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. The collation and analysis of outpatient waiting time data in a standardised format will reveal the distribution of long waiters across all hospitals. In the first instance, this will allow...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for matters relating to the suspension of any of its employees. I have asked the Executive to collect the information sought by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: Under the Initiative, graduate nurses and midwives will be paid 80% of the first 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 over €25,000 per year, excluding overtime. The employment of graduates in a specific graduate scheme is a widespread practice in other sectors of the economy....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Reports (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: The Report of the Emergency Medicine Programme was published in June 2012, following extensive consultation with patients and frontline staff across the health services. The aim of the Programme is to improve the safety and quality of care and to reduce waiting times for patients in emergency departments. The Programme is a blueprint for the future development of emergency care in Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Report (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: As the Deputy is aware, an independent researcher was commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer in my Department to draft a report in relation to the practice of symphysiotomy in Ireland. The Report was conducted in two stages. The first stage is an independent academic research report, which is based on an analysis of published medical reports and research. The draft report contains...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Jan 2013)

James Reilly: With regard to specific complaints in relation to experiences of individuals in our hospitals, there is a formal complaints policy, details of which are on the HSE website, at www.hse.ie/eng/services/ysys/Complaint. In addition, advice and instructions for making complaints about a service or an individual may be found at www.healthcomplaints.ie. In accordance with this procedure, a...