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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Oct 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: Departmental Bodies (23 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Allowances (23 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The Government has decided that, following the review of public sector allowances by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, certain allowances are no longer to be paid to new beneficiaries where there is no sustainable business case for their continued payment. This includes the Cardiac Allowances for pre-hospital care personnel. The Health Service Executive has informed health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding (23 Oct 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 Services (23 Oct 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: Hospital Services (23 Oct 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: Medicinal Products (23 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 589, 591 and 658 together. I announced on the 15th October, 2012 that intensive negotiations involving the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA), the HSE and the Department of Health had reached a successful conclusion with a major new deal on the cost of drugs in the State. The main provisions of the new Agreement are as follows:- -With...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Task Force on Prescribing and Dispensing (23 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: A National Task Force on Prescribing and Dispensing is being established to deal with prescribing and dispensing of existing medicines. It will address this from the perspective of quality and patient safety primarily, however, it can be anticipated that the work of the Task Force will also deliver significant cost savings in terms of achieving more cost conscious prescribing. The Task...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (23 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The consideration of projects for inclusion in the multi-annual capital programme is an evolving process. There are always more construction projects than can be funded from the Exchequer's capital health care allocation. The Health Service Executive is required to prioritise infrastructure projects within its overall capital envelope taking into account the existing capital commitments and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Oct 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: Tobacco-Related Diseases (23 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: My Department has not conducted or commissioned studies on the comparative negative health impact of smoking counterfeit cigarettes versus legal cigarettes. Smoking is the greatest single cause of preventable illness and premature death in Ireland, killing over 5,200 people a year. All tobacco products, whether legally produced, illicit or counterfeit are injurious to health and are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Products (23 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: My Department has not conducted or commissioned studies specifically relating to plain or generic packaging of tobacco products. It is recognised that in an environment of increasing prohibition of tobacco advertising and sponsorship worldwide, the cigarette pack has become a key marketing tool for the tobacco industry to promote their products. I welcome the recent victory of the Australian...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Oct 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: Appointments to State Boards (23 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (23 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants' Remuneration (23 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Consultant Contract 2008 limits private practice for newly-appointed consultants on a Type B or C contract to 20% of activity. The upper limit for consultants who held a contract prior to 2008 is 30%. The HSE has put in place arrangements to measure consultants' private practice and to pursue issues of compliance where necessary. The Contract provides for a series of steps to be taken where...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (23 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The issue of consent to treatment where a person lacks the capacity to make a decision is an issue for all health professionals and not limited to dentists. Irish case law and national and international guidelines suggest that in making decisions for those who lack capacity, health and social care professionals should determine what is in the patient’s best interest, which is decided...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (23 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: These charges are levied in respect of each day or part of a day during which in-patient services are availed of in respect of private, semi-private and day-care accommodation in public hospitals. These rates are set out in the following table. Hospital Category Private Accommodation Semi-Private Accommodation Day-care 1 HSE Regional Hospitals, Voluntary & Joint Board Teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Epilepsy Incidence (23 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Since epilepsy is not covered by registration or notification, the detailed data on prevalence by county, age and gender requested by the Deputy is not available. National data on epilepsy is available from the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) Health Module. This was undertaken most recently in Quarter 3, 2010. The QNHS Health Module is a self-reported survey based on a sample of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2012)

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