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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919 sets out fines for non-compliance with the provisions of this Act ranging from five pounds to twenty pounds. The Fines Act 2010 classified fines set out in previous legislation into one of five categories, A-E. A person who fails to destroy rats or mice is a liable to a Class E fine, that is, a fine not exceeding €500. The other offences in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (18 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: Health Services Staff Issues (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: Ambulance Service Provision (18 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 Incidence (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I do not have a proposal for the inclusion of Glutaric Acidemia in the Newborn screening programme. I will, however, keep the matter under consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Substance Misuse Strategy (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group Report is a road map for the future direction of policy to deal with the misuse of alcohol and my Department is developing an Action Plan on Alcohol based on its recommendations. The issues are wide-ranging and there are many complexities involved which will require a collective approach across Government. To ensure that all views are...

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

James Reilly: The Expert Group on the A, B and C v Ireland judgment of the European Court of Human Rights is due to report back to me at the end of September. I will consider their report and subsequently submit it to Government. It is a matter for Government to make a decision as regards the publication of the report.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: As the Deputy might be aware, I have met with representatives from a group called 'Terminations for Medical Reasons Ireland' on one occasion in June of this year. This group represents women and men whose babies were diagnosed with having fatal foetal abnormalities. I have not met with any other groups on this issue.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (18 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: Health Services Staff Issues (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: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The information requested by the deputy is set out in the table. 13/9/2012 Specialty Sep-10 Sep-11 Jun-12 Anaesthetics 290 267 213 Cardiology 2061 2376 2546 Cardiac Thoracic Surgery 347 416 390 Clinical Genetics 0 0 1 Dental Surgery 286 170 95 Dermatology 368 525 518 Diabetes Mellitus 1 0 0 Endocrinology 71 50 44 Gastro-enterology 3955 5705 4638...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: It is probable that when the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group was phrasing this recommendation, large public events - such as that mentioned by the Deputy - were within the scope of it. An Action Plan on alcohol, which will take account of the recommendations of the Steering Group - including the one referred to by the Deputy - is being prepared for the purpose of...

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

James Reilly: In February 2012, the Health Service Executive launched a national centralised application process for Non Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs). The purpose of the process was to generate sufficient numbers of qualified applicants for the July 2012 intake and for future intakes of NCHDs. This process is intended to provide a continual stream of suitable candidates to meet the demand in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: Following a query from a service user, the HSE recently determined that childhood vaccinations given by one GP in the Newcastle area of County Dublin may not have been effective due to an issue with their administration. There were no known safety issues with the vaccines received previously by the children identified. However, as the children did not receive the vaccines in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has confirmed that the amount of Emergency Department income received by the HSE statutory and voluntary hospitals in 2011 was €16.4 million. Bad debts written off in 2011 as a percentage of income raised in 2011 was approximately 25%.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1734 and 1735 together. The A&E charge which is currently €100, is provided for by the Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations 1994 (as amended). The charge applies to persons attending Accident and Emergency and Casualty Departments subject to exemptions set out in these regulations, including medical card holders and those who have a letter of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1743 to 1745, inclusive, and 1749 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (18 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: Substance Misuse (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: A report of the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group was published last February ; and it declared that the total cost to the State of alcohol related harm- in terms of health-care costs, crime cost, cost of lost economic output and alcohol-related road accidents - was €3.5 billion in 2007. There is no comparable data in respect of the health costs associated with the...