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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Service Plans (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE is required by law to submit a National Service Plan within 21 days of publication of the Estimates and the Minister has a further 21 days within which to approve the Plan or seek to have it amended. As regards the Regional Service Plans, I have referred this matter to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Impact Assessments (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: My Department is in the final stages of agreeing the tender documentation for commissioning a health impact assessment of a minimum unit pricing regime; this is being done in conjunction with Northern Ireland. The documentation inevitably required a legal assessment and analysis as part of this process; and though this proved protracted, I am glad to say to the Deputy that this is almost...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Newborn Screening Cards (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: In late 2009, the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) received a complaint from a member of the public in relation to the retention of Newborn Screening Cards (NSCs). The basis of the complaint (which was upheld by the Data Protection Commissioner) was that the NSCs should not be retained indefinitely without consent as this constituted a breach of the Data Protection Acts 1998 and 2003....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The employment of staff is a matter for the Health Service Executive, and as such, the Deputy's enquiry has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I would like to assure you that the management of Healthcare Acquired Infections (HCAIs) is a key patient safety issue for my Department and a number of significant initiatives have been developed to address that important public health issue. Isolation precautions are used to reduce transmission of micro-organisms in healthcare and residential settings. These measures are designed to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Dec 2012)

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. The initial focus for the SDU's Scheduled Care Team has been on waiting times for in-patient and daycase elective surgery. For adults, the target waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: With regard to patient numbers in public hospitals, data is collected on each in-patient and daycase discharge from the public hospital system. With regard to patient numbers in the private system, the CSO Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) collects and publishes data on private hospital activity; note that this is survey data. With regard to the issue of direct or indirect...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: 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: Health Screening Programmes (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The policy on school health examinations forms part of the Best for Health for Children guidelines, produced in 1999 and revised in 2006. These guidelines were produced after rigorous evaluation of international literature, and a review of good practice in Ireland and abroad. New governance structures are also being put in place in relation to child health screening and surveillance in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Under the provisions of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 it is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive, in co-operation with the medical training bodies and after consultation with the Higher Education Authority, to undertake appropriate medical practitioner workforce planning for the purpose of meeting specialist medical staffing and training needs of the health service on an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 197 together. The upgrade and refurbishment of health centres including those located in north west Kildare are considered by the Health Service Executive in the context of its roll-out of primary care infrastructure. There are always more construction projects than can be funded from the Exchequer's capital health care allocation. The Executive is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I have referred this matter to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. Service Level Agreements are formal arrangements between the HSE and a provider for the provision of services to service users under specific terms and conditions. The HSE in allocating funding to such agencies is conscious of its obligation to ensure that the resources available to it are used in the most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 201 together. The information regarding adaptation placement courses for paediatric nurses who wish to return to general nursing is a service matter. I have forwarded your request to the HSE for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Investigations (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: It would not be customary for my Department to be routinely advised of deaths which have occurred in hospitals, nor to be informed of inquiries being carried out by the Health Service Executive (HSE) into such deaths. It is HSE policy that incidents that result in death or serious injury are investigated thoroughly using systems analysis investigation methodology. The review of the care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The Deputy has raised a number of issues with regard to hospitals. In relation to the collection of waiting time data, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) collects information on (a) hospital in-patients and day case waiting times and (b) outpatient waiting times. In relation to in-patient and daycases, information on the median (average) waiting time in each hospital for the top...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Confidentiality (18 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: It brought the country to its knees.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Ministerial Responsibilities (18 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Or just in time for Saint Nick.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (18 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The labelling of prepackaged food is currently governed by Council Directive 2000/13/EC, transposed in 2002, with several amendments since. The principle underlying this Directive is that the purchaser must not be misled and it has helped to ensure that the consumer is provided with the information required to make healthy consumption choices. Responsibility for the enforcement of food...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: As this query relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Workers Register (18 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Under the provisions of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, there is a two-year transitional period from the date on which the register of the members of that profession is established, during which existing practitioners may apply for registration. The Health and Social care Professionals Council (the Council) is an independent statutory body and is responsible for setting...