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Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Only if they have done the work themselves.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Consultants who have not seen patients should not sign forms that say they have seen them. That is the law and if that is not the practice, there is a problem and it will be addressed. It is idiotic that consultants have to sign the forms and we will decouple this but, at the same time, we have to do so in a fashion that ensured proper probity around hospital claiming because we cannot have...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I am pleased to address the House on Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012. As Senators will be aware, the Bill passed through all Stages in the Dáil recently. As Minister for Health, my objective is to reform the current health system and to deliver a single-tier health service in which access to health care is based on need and not on ability to pay. The programme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Expenditure (13 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE will be undergoing radical reform in the coming years. Strong leadership and management in the health service will be of crucial importance in order to deliver on reforms and changes of this scale. As a result, the HSE is implementing a Succession Management Programme in order to strengthen management capacity. It is anticipated that most executive coaching requirements will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Dec 2012)

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: Social Workers Register (13 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 191 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific matter 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: Health Service Executive National Service Plan (13 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The Health Act 2004 states that within 21 days after the publication by Government of the Estimates, the Health Service Executive shall prepare a service plan and submit it to me for my approval. The Service Plan, to be submitted before Christmas, will set out the level and type of health services to be provided in 2013. It will include plans for delivering on the Programme for Government...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (13 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: A key stepping stone towards the introduction of Universal Health Insurance will be to develop independent not-for-profit hospital trusts in which all hospitals will function as part of integrated groups. The rationale behind the establishment of hospital groups and trusts is to support increased operational autonomy and accountability for hospital services in a way that will drive service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff (13 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced to 282,500 by the end of 2014 in order to meet its fiscal and budgetary targets. The health sector must make a proportionate contribution to the achievement of this reduction. The Health Estimates published on 5 December are based on an expected reduction in 2013 of approximately 3,200 wholetime...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (13 Dec 2012)

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: Croke Park Agreement (12 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: To date, there have already been very significant efficiencies and savings achieved under PSA in the Health Sector. A total of €308 million in pay-related savings has been targeted for the health services in 2013. These savings will be achieved under three separate headings, firstly by intensifying the implementation of the Public Service Agreement within the health services,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The adjustments to the Department of Health Vote, Vote 38, are set out in the Budget book published last week and available on the website of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Department of Health Vote is being reduced by €90 million. This arises from a range of measures. Even allowing for additional expenditure related to the EU Presidency, there will be a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Procurement Contracts (12 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Delivery of procurement savings is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cost (12 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to keeping down the cost of health insurance so that it is affordable for as many people as possible and remains committed to protecting community rating, whereby everyone pays the same price for the same health insurance product, irrespective of age or health status. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to put a permanent scheme of risk equalisation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (12 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Fibromyalgia is a distinct condition under the international classification of diseases which is the international standard by which diseases are classified and is accepted by Ireland and is endorsed by the World Health Organisation. The diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia is a matter for clinicians in the Primary Care and hospital settings. The HSE is responsible for clinical services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (12 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I have no direct role in the issue raised by the Deputy. The content of educational programmes for medical practitioners is a matter for the medical schools subject to approval by the Medical Council. I have asked the Health Service Executive to provide the Deputy with information regarding current service provisions for this condition.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: In relation to this particular issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cochlear Implementation Programme (12 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: In relation to the specific matter which is the subject of the Deputy's query, as this is a service issue it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: NIAC is a committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland comprising of experts in a number of specialties including infectious diseases, paediatrics and public health. The committee's recommendations are informed by public health advice, international best practice and by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE). There is no doubt about the role that vaccines have played in...