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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (9 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 690 and 693 together. Parental leave entitlements and their implementation are set out in the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006. As both of these pieces of legislation are the responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Equality, inquiries in relation to this matter should properly be directed to that Minister. The HSE's Terms and Conditions of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (9 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The Clinical Indemnity Scheme (CIS) covers the clinical activities of public health doctors, nurses, community midwives and other community based clinical staff providing services on behalf of the Health Services Executive (HSE). is cover includes HSE midwifery led community schemes and voluntary hospital maternity services. In relation to home births for women, professional indemnity is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (9 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (9 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 will introduce a system of reference pricing and generic substitution for prescribed drugs and medicines. These reforms will promote price competition among suppliers and ensure that lower prices are paid for these medicines resulting in savings for taxpayers and patients. The Bill is a Government priority for this session. It has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (4 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: In 2012 a number of lists were drawn up by the HSE and discussed with the Department of Health.Initially a mathematical formula placed a priority ranking on circa 200 locations where the HSE wished to develop Public Private Partnership (PPP) for Primary Care Centres (PCCs). The three indices included a score for accommodation, service priority, and urban & rural deprivation. The matter...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (4 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 and 219 together. Intensive discussions between health service employers and the two consultant representative bodies commenced at the Labour Relations Commission on 13 September 2012 and concluded on 17 September 2012. These dealt with a range of matters, including measures to ensure that the relevant parts of the Health Sectoral Agreement within the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (4 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to a reduction in public service numbers to 282,500 by 2015. The health service must make an appropriate contribution to this reduction. The employment target for the health service is approximately 102,000 for the end of this year. While the HSE has some flexibility in relation to the filling of exceptional posts, the HSE introduced a pause on recruitment in July...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Staffing (4 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE National Programme on Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People (0-18 years) has been established since 2010. It is supported by a National Coordinating Group which has representatives from the Department of Health and the Department of Education and Skills in addition to other key stakeholders. The Programme aims to address the following issues in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (4 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Medical card holders are required to pay a 50c charge for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists, subject to a cap of €10 per month for each person or family. Charges are not payable in respect of items supplied under the Long Term Illness Scheme. Prescription charges do not apply to children in the care of the HSE or to methadone supplied to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (4 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: Following a competitive EU tendering process, in 2011 I appointed Goodbody Stockbrokers and Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors as financial and legal advisors to make recommendations on options to address the current imbalance in the private health insurance market. The consortium has presented a report to me which I am considering in the context of the future structure of the Private...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 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: Medical Card Applications (4 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 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: Health Services (4 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 Waiting Lists (4 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The SDU, together with the National Treatment Purchase Fund, will shortly take over the reporting of outpatient waiting time data from the HSE. The collation and analysis of outpatient waiting time data by the SDU and NTPF will enable them to target their resources towards those patients who are waiting longest and ensure they are seen and assessed. In parallel with reducing the numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 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: Primary Care Centres (4 Oct 2012)

James Reilly: The management and delivery of the health capital programme is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.