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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1824 and 1825 together. 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....

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

James Reilly: The A&E charge which is currently €100, is provided for by the Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations 1994 (as amended). The charge applies for the first visit of any episode of care at a designated accident and emergency or casualty department. The €100 A&E charge does not cover services provided by a GP. Where an individual qualifies for a medical card, GP services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1832 and 1833 together. The term of the outgoing Chairperson of the Board of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) was due to expire on 14th May 2012. I decided to reappoint the outgoing Chairperson for a further year commencing on 15th May, 2012 to ensure the stability and continuity of the Board in light of the number of vacancies that were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Health Records (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the concept of an EHR (Electronic Health Record) to enable patient information to be stored, accessed and shared in a secure environment by patients and authorised health server providers. The primary purpose of such records is the support of patient safety, improved quality of care, together with improved efficiency. They can also provide new and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Expert Group on the A, B and C v. Ireland Judgment (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: As the Deputy might be aware, the Expert Group on the A, B and C v Ireland judgment of the European Court of Human Rights was due to report to government within six months of establishment by means of a written report. As the Expert Group was established in January 2012 the report would have been due to be submitted at the end of July. The Expert Group has made very good progress and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tax Code (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: As the Deputy is aware smoking is the largest single cause of preventable mortality in Ireland, killing over 5,200 people every year. Evidence shows that pricing is a key tool in the efforts to control smoking and in particular preventing children and adolescents from taking up the habit. Earlier this year an international group of health economists and tobacco control experts (PPACTE)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The Government decision S21590E of March, 1995 regarding the appointment of women to State Bodies states that there is a requirement for a minimum of 40% of both men and women appointed as Ministerial representatives to all State Bodies. Although the overall membership of State boards under the aegis of my Department is well balanced, with 57% of the membership being male and 43% female, some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (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: 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: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Croke Park Agreement Savings (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The Public Service Agreement (PSA) has enabled the health sector to progress reform and to respond to the healthcare needs of the population in an appropriate and sustainable manner. In particular, it has allowed health services to continue to be delivered, against a backdrop of ever-increasing budget and staffing reductions. Since its inception in 2010, the Public Service Agreement has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport 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: HSE Funding (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: The funding pressures now being experienced in the health services mean that the acute sector must reduce its costs in order to deliver the agreed level of activity within the resources available to it. This means that we must concentrate on maximising efficiency and getting the best possible services for patients from the budgets available to us. However, this on its own is not sufficient....

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

James Reilly: Management of the Health Service Executive property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.

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

James Reilly: The funding pressures now being experienced in the health services mean that the acute sector must reduce its costs in order to deliver the agreed level of activity within the resources available to it. This means that we must concentrate on maximising efficiency and getting the best possible services for patients from the budgets available to us. However, this on its own is not sufficient....

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: I can confirm that no Commercial or Non-Commercial State Agencies have been established by my Department since 9 March 2011.