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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The funding pressures now being experienced in the health services mean that the acute sector must reduce its costs in order to deliver the agreed level of activity within the resources available to it. This means that we must concentrate on maximising efficiency and getting the best possible services for patients from the budgets available to us. However, this on its own is not sufficient....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Homeless Persons (21 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government and local authorities have statutory responsibility for the provision of homelessness services in Ireland in line with the National Homeless Strategy, 'The Way Home 2008-2013' and 'Pathway to Home'. Local authorities identify and address the level of need through a range of community based accommodation options and related...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tuberculosis Incidence (21 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes countries with an incidence of less than 10 cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 population as a low incidence country. In 2010 and 2011, the annual TB notification rates in Ireland were 9.2 per 100,000 (420 cases in 2010 and 424 cases in 2011) which is the lowest rate recorded since surveillance of TB began in the 1950s and now categorise Ireland as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE National Clinical Programme for Diabetes - which includes the care of children and adolescents with diabetes - was established within the Clinical Strategy and Programmes Directorate. The purpose of the Programme is to define the way diabetic Clinical Services should be delivered, resourced and measured; and a clinician has been appointed to lead on the development of the programme....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Homelessness Strategy (21 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government and local authorities have statutory responsibility for the provision of homelessness services in Ireland in line with the National Homeless Strategy, 'The Way Home 2008-2013' and 'Pathway to Home' which set out the new configuration of support services to be provided in the Dublin region for those at risk of, or currently...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: As this is a local service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Nov 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: Semi-State Sector Remuneration (21 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The information requested is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Semi-State Sector Remuneration (21 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The information requested is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Semi-State Sector Remuneration (21 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The information requested is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Supreme Court Ruling in the X Case: Motion [Private Members] (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 3:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Ms. Savita Halappanavar and recognises the very strong feeling of the Irish people in the wake of her death; awaits the outcome of the investigation into Ms. Savita Halappanavar’s death to be chaired by Professor Sir Sabaratnam...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: This is the first Government in the history of the State to put in place a principal officer across the Departments of Education and Skills, Children and Youth Affairs and Health to deal with the issue of obesity and to get more co-operation to address the issue of education. I agree with the Deputy that this is a serious issue and we must tackle it at many levels.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I acknowledge that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: This is a serious issue. There is an epidemic of obesity across the world, including in this country. We must address this and the Department of Health cannot do it on its own. It is also a matter for the Department of Education and Skills, which can allowing for more physical education, and for the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, which can make available...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: That will answer Deputy Regina Doherty's question on the scheme overruns. Perhaps her comment on crisis pregnancy services was to welcome the investigation. The questions put by Deputies Naughten and Mitchell O'Connor relate to Mr. Tony O'Brien rather than me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: In my opening statement, I said we would extend BreastCheck to a wider age group further down the line.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I made it clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: There has been no consultation with any of those groups. I pointed out that this is a temporary arrangement for two years. A report will come to me and it will have to be checked by my Department from the point of view of patient safety, patient services and financial implications. There will be ample opportunity for all those groups to be consulted on the working of the groups as they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I think the Chairman will find when Mr. O'Brien has an opportunity to respond that that will be the case. We have discussed the issue on a number of occasions. The issue of structural reform was raised. This is important. Deputy Billy Kelleher is particularly concerned about universal health insurance and that the report has not yet issued and that the model has not been agreed to. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I would hope we could finish before 7.30 p.m. to allow us some time to prepare for the Dáil.