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Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Workers Register (13 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council (HSCPC) and the 12 registration boards to be established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 are responsible for protecting the public by regulating health and social care professionals. e Council (also known as CORU) was established in March 2007 and is working to put in place the necessary structures for registration,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (13 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I do not accept that existing measures relating to the protection of animals used for scientific purposes set out in the 1876 Cruelty to Animals Act as amended provide a higher level of protection to those set out in Directive 2010/63/EU. Indeed, I am very much of the view that the new Directive will considerably strengthen the protection of animals still needed for such research and safety...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The Dolphin report concluded that the existing plan for the Ambulatory and Urgent Care Centre in Tallaght must be revisited in the light of a decision made about the location of the National Children’s Hospital. It is anticipated that most children around the country who require hospital care will receive it closer to their home. It is envisaged that there will be an urgent care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The delivery of the healthcare infrastructure programme is a service issue. Therefore your question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff (13 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The publication of the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 (Croke Park Agreement) coincided with a review of the Department that was carried out under the Organisational Review Programme (ORP), a centrally-led review of the capacities of Government Departments. In order to develop the Action Plan arising from the ORP Review, working groups composed of staff from all grades were established to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: They will have an assessment.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Yes. A language examination cannot be imposed systematically but if a competent authority has concerns that an applicant does not demonstrate appropriate language competency, it may seek such a test. Language testing may in certain cases be one of several requirements for registration, along with, for example, qualifications, recognition, fitness to practise or fee payment, as prescribed in...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The Deputies are correct as communication goes beyond language. Much is lost but there is a balance to be struck between the value brought to other countries by training people and working here, and what our people get from going to other countries to train. In the main, it is regrettable that we have trained Irish doctors and nurses who then go abroad while we are taking doctors and nurses...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Perhaps in light of the party of which the Deputy who made the comments is a member, this might also be another good Friday.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I am not too sure which sections deal with those issues. On the fee issue-----

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I will deal first with Deputy Conway's issue. I am aware the Deputy was formerly a social worker. I am sure the Deputy is equally aware I was a GP for 25 years. As such, I can speak at a personal level about this issue. I removed my name from the medical register for the reasons outlined by the Deputy, namely, I did not believe I could do my current job and also maintain my continual...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: The person will have to achieve a standard that allows him or her to be listed on the register. Where the person does not achieve the standard he or she will be able to get on the register and there ends the matter. Section 7(a) and New Section 38(1) provide that a person returning to practice must satisfy the registration board that he or she meets the criteria and fulfils the conditions...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: On the language issue, that is something which I take seriously. While I have a note before me on the issue I will try to give Deputy Dowds a response specific to my own previous profession. I always found it astonishing that while some people with no basic English can come here on the basis that they are EU citizens people from South Africa, America and Australia, whose first language is...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: Yes. I am coming to that. Section 7(b) amends section 38(1)(d) to provide that all applicants for registration must satisfy the registration board that they have the language skills necessary to practise.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: It also provides for the testing of linguistic competence of non-Irish persons.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I concur completely with the Chairman's comments and his sentiment. I know this is the view of the committee. I ask members to bear with me. I would be happy to come back to the committee to give regular updates on how we are progressing with this.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: We will not have the qualifications defined by then. HETAC has an important role, and that is the difficulty we have. In a rush to do things which have been hanging around for years-----

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I understand the anxiety about this and the need to expedite progress, and I will do so to the best of my ability. I will encourage HETAC, through my colleague at the Department of Education and Skills, to get on with it in a much more aggressive fashion than perhaps has been the case heretofore. I cannot walk the Government, the committee and myself into a legal mess to the detriment of...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: To address Deputy Kelleher's issue, I agree 100% with his sentiment. HETAC has been formally asked to examine and address this issue and to come back with a report and give us a standard qualification that people must meet. This is what everybody in the room is concerned about. With regard to Deputy Dowds's question, I do not think his request is in my gift. It would require a legal...