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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I refer the Deputy to my previous reply of the 6th November this year. It remains the position that, while acute hospitals currently have in place a variety of DNA (did not attend) policies, a standardised approach is now being developed as part of a national Outpatient Performance Improvement Programme. This Programme, developed by the Special Delivery Unit (SDU) will be implemented...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. Therefore, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Expert Group on the A, B and C v Ireland judgment of the European Court of Human Rights submitted its report to me on 13th November and I intend to bring the Report to Government next Tuesday, 27th November, seeking Cabinet approval for its publication.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Members of the National Renal Transplant Programme as well as members of the senior management team at Beaumont Hospital are actively working with the HSE's National Organ Donation and Transplantation Office and my Department to increase the rate of kidney transplantation, especially using living organ donation. Approximately 30 living donor transplants, the highest number ever, will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 607 and 650 together. The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes countries with an incidence of less than 10 cases 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Appointments (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The following tables set out the information requested by the Deputy. It should be noted that there are some other vacancies that have not yet been submitted to me for approval. Boards of Agencies Board Number of vacancies Timeframe Quorum Health Information and Quality Authority 4 12th May 2012 Yes Irish Blood Transfusion Service 6 24th May 2012 Yes Health Research...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 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: Hospital Procedures (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I have referred the Deputy's query to the Health Service Executive. However, in order to respond, the HSE will require further information, on a confidential basis, in order to identify the issue. Accordingly, I would be grateful if the Deputy would supply the Health Service Executive with the specific procedure he is referring to in his original question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Expert Group on the A, B and C v Ireland judgment of the European Court of Human Rights submitted its report to me on 13th November and I intend to bring the Report to Government next Tuesday, 27th November, seeking Cabinet approval for its publication.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: On Tuesday, 6 November, I announced that the new children's hospital would be co-located with St James's Hospital on its campus. Following the announcement, the HSE and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board immediately engaged with St James's Hospital in relation to the site and site preparation. The matters raised by the Deputy will be examined and addressed during this process,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 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: Health Service Executive Properties (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Management of the health property estate 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: Hospital Services (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 619 and 620 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. I have therefore requested the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2012 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number currently being assessed by my Department, and the Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I think the Deputy may be speaking about the VHI's recent claim that charging private in-patients who occupy public beds in public hospitals the daily maintenance charge, would result in a 45% increase in health insurance premia. The situation is that a system of bed designation has been in place in public hospitals since the 1990s. Under this system, most beds are either designated as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 624, 625 and 627 together. The Deputy may be aware that, following a referral to the Labour Court under the Public Service Agreement, the HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) is currently progressing a number of efficiencies arising from a decision of that court. These operational efficiencies include the removal of on-call arrangements in rosters, where...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has recognised the need to increase the level of consistency and standardisation in the way both early intervention services and services for school-aged children with disabilities are delivered and to this end is currently engaged in a reconfiguration of existing therapy resources to geographic based teams for children (0-18 years). The National Programme on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The provision of ambulances is a matter for the National Ambulance Service, which are part of the Health Service Executive. Therefore, I have asked them to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The management of 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, he/she would be in...