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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 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 rescheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (11 Dec 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Both copper and silver are very effective antimicrobial substances and can be used as methods of controlling legionella. There are three HSE hospitals where copper and silver ionisation is being used for the control of legionella in water. These hospitals are St James's in Dublin, Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda and St Johns in Limerick.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: My priority is to ensure that children/adolescents affected by narcolepsy with symptom onset post pandemic vaccination are provided with services and supports to meet their health needs. The HSE and the Department of Education and Skills together provide a comprehensive range of services and supports to those affected. These supports and services include access to rapid diagnosis, clear...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS), is responsible for pre-hospital emergency care and for transport of public patients where required, including aeromedical transport. The NAS uses existing state assets for aeromedical transfers, through the Irish Air Corps and Irish Coast Guard. The type of support provided is:-Inter-hospital transfer of patients with spinal or other serious injury or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Deliver of health care services in the community is a service issue. Therefore your query has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: My Department has been in communication with the person concerned. The Health Service Executive (HSE) are dealing with the issues this individual has raised and I have sought a report on those issues from the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Discharges (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 494 and 495 together. Data available from the Health Service Executive shows that, on 12 November, the number of delayed discharges nationally was 653; the average number of delayed discharges for the month of November was 656. On 3 December, which is the most recent data available, the number of delayed discharges nationally was 589, representing a decrease...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, this Parliamentary Question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Appointments (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Earlier this year, I instructed my officials to seek nominations, through the Public Appointments Service, for the filling of vacancies on the Health Information and Quality Authority Board. I am currently giving further consideration to the filling of these vacancies.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Appointments (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: I appoint the members of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal in accordance with Section 3 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act l997. The Tribunal carries out judicial type functions and is therefore very different to a typical State Board. It hears claims in relation to persons infected with Hepatitis C or HIV through the administration within the State of infected blood or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Appointments (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: There are currently five vacancies on the Health Research Board. The HRB vacancies were advertised on the Public Appointments Service (PAS) website and on the Department’s website. I expect to be in a position to formally appoint members to the Board this week.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Appointments (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Earlier this year, I instructed my officials to seek nominations, through the Public Appointments Service, for the filling of vacancies on the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Board. I am currently giving further consideration to the filling of these vacancies.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Appointments (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: There is one vacancy on the Voluntary Health Insurance Board. This vacancy arises from the appointment of a serving Board member as Chairman of the Board in September 2012. In accordance with Government policy regarding appointments to State Boards, an advertisement for this position was placed on my Department's web-site on 28 September 2012. Expressions of interest were sought by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Appointments (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council, established in 2007, and the 12 registration boards being established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (the Act), will be responsible for protecting the public by regulating health and social care professionals in Ireland. The object of the Council is to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Appointments (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: The current term of the Council of PHECC expired at the end of June 2012. The Council may have up to 17 members. Nine members are nominated by designated bodies and seven more must be clinicians or others with specific interest and expertise in the area. The remaining member is a public interest representative. I have made the appointments as recommended.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Appointments (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Section 22 of the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011 provides for the appointment of 23 members to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. 14 of the appointees are on the nomination of specified bodies with 3 more appointed in consultation with the HSE, Irish Universities Association and the Institutes of Technology Ireland. Following on from Government Decision S180/20/10/1424 of 2011 in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Delivery of health care infrastructure is a service issue. Therefore your query has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Services (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: One of the key commitments in the Public Service Reform Plan is to identify and evaluate new business models and opportunities to support the delivery of non-core processes and services. External Service Delivery is an area that can potentially deliver a range of benefits for the provision of health services. These include both cost and efficiency savings stemming from better work and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (11 Dec 2012)

James Reilly: Carrickmacross Co Monaghan is one of the 35 potential locations for primary care centres for development by way of PPP as announced in July in the Government's 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...