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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 249 together. The Health Service Executive publishes its Performance Report every month. The Report provides an overall analysis of key performance data from Finance, HR, Hospital and Primary & Community Services. The activity data reported is based on Performance Activity and Key Performance Indicators outlined in the HSE National Service Plan...

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

James Reilly: The following is a breakdown of the information requested : Minister Advisor Wholetime Equivalent Title Current Salary Mark Costigan 1 Press Advisor €92,672 James Reilly Maureen Windle 0.66 Special Advisor €61,784

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Expenditure (28 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The Capital Plan 2012-2016 - expenditure for year 2012, has been approved. It contains Exchequer capital provision for the delivery of primary care centres as follows: Location Current Project Status Scheduling and estimated completion timelines Cork City NW at St Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital HSE has commenced the procurement of a design team. The HSE has been requested to provide you...

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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. The association between Pandemic vaccination and an increased risk of narcolepsy in children/adolescents is acknowledged in the epidemiological report of the National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee. However, causation has not been established. My priority is to ensure that children/adolescents affected by narcolepsy with symptom...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 14: In page 17, to delete lines 31 to 47 and substitute the following:“11C.--(1) (a) Where a registered undertaking effects, before 31 March 2013, a relevant contract for any period commencing on or after 1 January 2013, it shall, in respect of each insured person who falls within a class of insured person specified in column 1 of Table 1* set out in Schedule 4,...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 15: In page 21, to delete lines 39 to 41 and substitute “expiration of 30 days after the”.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 16: In page 22, to delete lines 12 and 13 and substitute the following:“the expiration of 30 days after the changed existing contract was”.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 17: In page 22, to delete lines 33 to 52 and in page 23, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following:“(4) For the purposes of this Act--(a) a relevant contract which provides health insurance cover for--(i) not more than 66 per cent of the full cost for hospital charges in a private hospital, or (ii) not more than the prescribed minimum payments within the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 18: In page 23, to delete lines 10 to 20 and substitute the following:“(b) the information returns to be made by registered undertakings or former registered undertakings to the Authority in respect of relevant contracts, or a class of relevant contracts, offered or entered into by them, (c) the provision of other information by a registered undertaking or former...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 19:In page 23, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:"11G.--(1) The Authority may specify the form of documents (including the form of a claim referred to in section 11C(2)) required for the purposes of the Risk Equalisation Scheme as the Authority thinks appropriate. (2) The Authority's power under subsection (1) may be exercised in such a way as to--(a)...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 20: In page 47, to delete lines 1 to 64 and to delete pages 48 to 50 and substitute the following: SCHEDULE 4 AMOUNT OF PREMIUM TO BE PAID FROM FUND IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF INSURED PERSON BASED ON AGE AND SEX OF INSURED PERSONS AND THEIR TYPE OF INSURANCE COVER ON DATE CONTRACT IS EFFECTED TABLE 1 AMOUNT APPLICABLE FOR PERIOD FROM AND INCLUDING 1 JANUARY 2013 TO...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: A financial resolution must be made. I have given a copy to the clerk; it was sent over earlier.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: That is very kind of the Deputy.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I thank the committee for its suggestions and courtesy and look forward to Report Stage.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: As it must be taken before the recess, it will probably be taken next week.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: There will be an initial paper on universal health insurance before the end of the year and a full White Paper will follow next year.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: They will not be in until 31 March.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The age related credits.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Yes. Schedule 4, table 1, becomes Schedule 2, table 2. These figures were agreed today with the Minister for Finance. These are the new rates which will come into play on 31 March 2013. The existing rates remain until that time.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Correct. This was done at the request of the insurers to allow them to trade in to the new arrangements.