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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Classification (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: Fibromyalgia is a distinct condition under the international classification of diseases which is the international standard by which diseases are classified and is accepted by Ireland and is endorsed by the World Health Organisation. Ireland’s recognition of fibromyalgia as a distinct condition is in compliance with the European Parliament declaration 69/2008 on fibromyalgia which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1514 and 1539 together. The Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) pilot scheme, which supports the work of the emergency ambulance service, commenced on 4th June 2012 and currently operates from Custume Barracks, Athlone.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (18 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: Health Services Provision (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The cost of non-emergency patient transport, in particular for outpatient (OPD) appointments, has been escalating in recent years and non-essential provision has been identified as an area suitable for budgetary control. Accordingly, criteria have been restricted considerably in recent times and a uniform approach is being rolled out across the health regions. In general, patients are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cost (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I am concerned private health insurance is becoming increasingly harder to afford, particularly for older people. I am strongly committed to protecting the principle of Community Rating in the private health insurance market. Community Rating means that the level of risk that a particular consumer poses to an insurer does not directly affect the premium paid. It also means that premiums for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment ) Bill 2012 was published on 7th August last. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to (i) remove difficulties in relation to the effective operation of the Health and Social Care Professionals Council, in particular to urgently provide for the Minister to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 was published on 19 July 2012. The Bill provides for the abolition of the HSE Board and the establishment of a Directorate, headed by a Director General, to be the new governing body for the HSE in place of the Board. Under the Bill, the Directorate will be chaired by a Director General and will be made up of a minimum of three and a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I have asked the Health Service Executive for a report on the issue raised by the Deputy. I will revert to the Deputy on the matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: Since February 2011, a total of €370,000, exclusive of VAT, has been paid to Value Based Solutions under two separate contracts for the services of Dr Martin Connor. Thefirst contract covered a period of six months from 2 June 2011 to 3 November 2011 and was for a fixed price of €250,000. On 29/11/2011 Value Based Solutions was engaged for a further three-year period,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: Since February 2011, a total of €82,000, exclusive of VAT, has been paid to the company to which the Deputy refers for services provided under a three-year contract entered into with effect from 26 March 2012. The contract is for the contracted company to provide services required to fulfil the role specified for the Director of Performance Improvement for Unscheduled Care within the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The following is a breakdown of the information requested: Grade Whole time Equivalent Pay Scale Principal Officer Higher Scale 1 €85,957 - €105,429 (Non PPC) €90,355 - €110,844 (PPC) Assistant Principal Officer 3 €61,966 - €76,768 (Non PPC) €65,185 - €80,678 (PPC) Higher Executive Officer 2.6 €43,816 - €55,415...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (18 Sep 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. The information in relation to the Non-Commercial State Agencies is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1532 and 1533 together. The Smaller Hospitals Framework was approved by the Cabinet Committee for Health on 14 February and brought to Government for information. I am currently examining the Framework in the context of the overall reorganisation of the health services. It is my intention to publish the Framework when this process has been completed. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I have not received any reports from the HSE indicating that exits during the Grace Period impacted on frontline services or on the quality of patient care. Of over 4,000 serving staff who left in the period September 2011 to February 2012, fewer than 500 were in posts which were deemed service or safety-critical, for example in services such as maternity, paediatrics, neo-natal and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I assume the Deputy is referring to the independent expert from the UK who was engaged to undertake a review of the financial management of the HSE in June 2012. The rules regarding procurement, as set out in the Public Procurement Guidelines, state that a competitive process should be used unless there are justifiably exceptional circumstances. The Secretary General of my Department, who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (18 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Year Health Group €m 1997 51.430 1998 24.820 1999 227.390 2000 141.576 2001 250.127 2002 210.000 2003 62.500 2004 0.000 2005 0.000 2006 340.000 2007 0.000 2008 345.000 2009 254.000 2010 595.000 2011 148.000 The figures reflect the Net requirement for additional funding, as in a number of years...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Location (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: As you will be aware, I established an independent Review Group to consider the implications of the decision of An Bórd Pleanála, received on 23 February 2012, to reject the planning application for the proposed construction of a national paediatric hospital on the site of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. The aim of the Review was to consider all the possible options for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1544 and 1741 together. My Department and the HSE have taken a number of actions in recent times to control expenditure on drugs. Savings are being achieved through on-going off-patent price cuts; the pricing mechanism for new products has been changed; and we now have a review mechanism that takes account of price reductions in other countries. Since 2010...