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Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence Refuges (27 Sep 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence Refuges (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: Domestic violence refuges are not currently subject to inspection by HIQA and therefore are not legally obliged to comply with HIQA standards. However, the boards of management responsible for refuges are aware of the HIQA standards and strive to maintain high standards within their refuges. It is the responsibility of the boards of management as per their contracts with the HSE to use HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Domestic Violence Refuges (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: Domestic violence refuges cater for women and children and the boards of management of the refuges factor in the needs of children in their costings as an integral part of their core functions. The HSE provides funding towards the care needs and the boards of management are obliged within their contracts with the HSE to use this funding to provide for the needs of their entire client group...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The draft HSE July Performance Report was received in my Department on 7 September last. The figure reported therein of 339,441 patients waiting for an outpatient appointment is not new; the HSE May Performance Report showed a figure of 342,665 patients waiting for an outpatient appointment, while the HSE June Performance Report showed a figure of 361,795 patients waiting. Representatives...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations, providing a range of health related services. If an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should send in a formal application. Detailed procedures, along with the application form are set out on the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund report the number of people on waiting lists over the past three years are as follows: - August 2010: 45,899 - August 2011: 56,870 - August 2012: 51,955. The Special Delivery Unit (SDU) Scheduled Care Team was tasked with improving access to elective surgery and lowering waiting lists. There have been significant achievements in Scheduled Care since...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The cumulative impact of staff reductions from this year and previous years presents a significant challenge for the health system in delivering services. The priority is to reform how health services are delivered in order to ensure a more productive and cost effective health system. The health service faces challenges this year, both in terms of reduced staffing levels and a reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: Public expenditure on drugs provided to patients under the GMS and other community drugs schemes has increased significantly over the past decade in Ireland, with the year on year increase in spending on medicines being amongst the highest in Europe. In 1998 we spent just under €400 million. By 2009 expenditure had increased to just over €2 billion. However, due to action taken...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I take it that the Deputy is referring to efficiencies within the acute hospital sector. In the current economic climate, the acute hospital sector must reduce its costs in order to deliver the agreed level of activity within the resources available to it. In terms of service delivery, we must concentrate on getting the best possible services for patients from the budgets available to us....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) provides pre-hospital emergency care and emergency and some non-emergency patient transport. The Service has undergone significant change and modernisation, in order to ensure quality, safety and value for money. Before the NAS was established, each health board had its own ambulance service. There was little co-ordination of activities across...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The National Child Health Surveillance and Screening Office (CHS) was established by the HSE to oversee child health surveillance, it is part of a more general programme that relates to secondary prevention by early detection. Routine medical examinations for school age children are not provided as they have not been found to be an effective use of scarce resources. However, the hearing and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (27 Sep 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 Delays (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has stated that 96% of all complete medical card applications and renewals are being processed within 15 days. The HSE introduced a number of changes earlier this year to improve the administration of the medical card application system. These changes include: increased staffing levels in the centralised processing service to full complement; improvements to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: According to the latest data available, as at 31st August 2012, there were 412 Primary Care Teams (PCTs) operating at varying stages of development (holding clinical team meetings on individual client cases and involving GPs and HSE staff). 1,611 General Practitioners (GPs) and 3,105 HSE staff are participating on these Teams. HSE staff working to Teams comprises Public Health Nurses,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy on the number of PCCs and their locations is collated by the HSE on an Integrated Service Area (ISA) basis and is set out in the following table. The other information requested has been sought from the HSE and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available. Number of Primary Care Centres By August 2012 Dublin South East Wicklow 2 Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 Sep 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 (27 Sep 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 (27 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy on the number of PCCs and their locations is collated by the HSE on an Integrated Service Area (ISA) basis and is set out in the following table. The other information requested has been sought from the HSE and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available. Number of Primary Care Centres By August 2012 Dublin South East Wicklow 2 Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 Sep 2012)

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