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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Funding (29 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE National Service Plan sets out the health and personal social services that will be delivered during 2012 from within the HSE budget. 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: Health Service Staff (29 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is a statutory body responsible, inter alia, for driving quality, safety and accountability in residential services for children, older people and people with disabilities in Ireland. The Authority is responsible for driving improvements in the quality and safety of healthcare on behalf of patients. In this context, it is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (29 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Laytown/Bettystown Co Meath 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (29 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: A comprehensive review of maternity and gynaecology services in the greater Dublin area was completed in 2008. The 2008 KPMG Independent Review of Maternity and Gynaecology Services in the Greater Dublin Area report noted ‘it is well recognised that for optimal clinical outcome, maternity services should be co-located with adult acute services, or in the case of neonatology and fetal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (29 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The cost to the health service of providing non-emergency patient transport, in particular for patients going to outpatient (OPD) appointments, has escalated in recent years. As the HSE has no statutory obligation to provide patient transport, other than emergency transport, non-essential transport provision has been identified for budgetary control. Accordingly, criteria have been revised...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Contracts (29 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The management of hospital services generally, is a matter for the Health Service Executive and the individual hospitals concerned. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to make enquiries as to the provenance of the poultry used in hospital meals...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Improving access to outpatient services is the next 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...

Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I thank Deputy Daly and her colleagues for the work undertaken in the preparation of her Bill. I also thank the Deputies who contributed on the difficult and complex issues raised. My colleagues last night provided a thorough analysis of the Bill and pointed out the areas where it is deficient. As a result, we cannot support it. However, I reiterate my determination to give the women of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: In 2010 the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence was published. It aims to provide a framework for sustainable intervention to prevent and effectively respond to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and is lead by Cosc which is the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence. The HSE subsequently published its own Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for Children with Disabilities (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, the issue of children’s disability policy and services including autism is a priority for the Government. The Department of Health, the Health Service Executive, the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs co-operate on an ongoing basis with a view to advancing children's disability issues including autism. A...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: As this particular issue is a matter for the Health Service Executive, I have asked them to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, remains cognisant at all times of the challenges facing their young patients and supporting families and works with the families whenever possible to ensure the least possible disruption to the patient. 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: Medical Aids and Appliances (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I understand that the Health Service Executive replied to the Deputy in relation to this matter on the 11th October. I have asked the Executive to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the additional information that has now been sought.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Staff (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet its fiscal and budgetary targets. The health sector must make its contribution to that reduction. A detailed breakdown of the staff grades in which hours have been cut is a matter for the Health Service Executive, and as such, the Deputy's enquiry has been referred to the HSE for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Clearly there are funding pressures in the health services and the acute hospital sector must reduce costs in order to deliver the agreed level of activity within the resources available. Reduction in costs will come from greater efficiencies where possible, including shorter average length of stay which in turn reduces the number of bed days needed. Specific cost containment measures are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (28 Nov 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 Services (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The Report of the National Working Group on the Regulation of Complementary Therapists was published in 2006. The Report noted that there was no agreed definition of what constitutes a complementary therapy. While it focussed on the regulatory environment, some definitions which the Report considered were: - ‘‘Complementary Medicine refers to a group of therapeutic and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Nov 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). In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The purpose of the HSE National Clinical Programme in Paediatrics and Neonatology is to define the way paediatric Clinical Services should be delivered, resourced and measured. The Clinical Programme Leads are Dr John Murphy (Neonatology Lead) and Professor Alf Nicholson (Paediatrics Lead). A key aim of the programme is to develop a Model of Care which will ensure that babies and children...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Responsibilities (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Subject to Government approval, I envisage that Minister of State White will be given statutory responsibilities across a range of functions, similar to those delegated to his predecessor including: controlled drugs, pharmacy and medicines. A Statutory Instrument to give effect to these is in preparation. Many of the matters that arise for ministerial decision in the Primary Care area do...