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Written Answers — Department of Health: Land Acquisition (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. No payments have been made by my Department or the agencies under its remit to private land owners in 2010 and 2011 to acquire land for use in the Public Capital Programme.

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

James Reilly: The information requested is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (19 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2012 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number currently being assessed by my Department, and the Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 708 and 778 together. The Programme for Government, recognising that consultants remuneration rates are relatively high, provides for a reduction. However, my immediate priority is to achieve more effective implementation of the existing contract and to reform how services are delivered to patients. I am satisfied that considerable efficiencies can be...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jul 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The Special Delivery Unit (SDU) is working to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including the management of referrals from GPs by hospitals. The SDU is working closely with its partner agencies - mainly the HSE and the NTPF. As a priority, public hospitals were instructed to ensure that, by the end of...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (19 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The Dublin maternity hospitals have been working with the HSE in relation to the development of their business cases for relocation. All options for the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital at Holles Street are being explored and in this regard discussions have taken place with NAMA in relation to the Elm Park site. There are significant issues of capacity and risk in the existing...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The Special Delivery Unit (SDU) is working to unblock access to acute services by improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including the management of referrals from GPs by hospitals. The SDU is working closely with its partner agencies - mainly the HSE and the NTPF. As a priority, public hospitals were instructed to ensure that, by the end of...

Written Answers — Patient Transport: Patient Transport (19 Jul 2012)

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

Written Answers — Programme for Government: Programme for Government (19 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE is facing a significant challenge in 2012 given the need to set expenditure levels within the parameters of the National Recovery Plan. The health sector has experienced a significant reduction over the last three years, both budgetary and staffing. Notwithstanding these constraints the following has been achieved:- · the HSE has operated the Croke Park Agreement very effectively,...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jul 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 — European Court of Human Rights Judgments: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (19 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: As the Deputy might be aware, the European Court of Human Rights heard in December 2009 an application by three women that it is a breach of their rights under the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights for the Irish State not to provide abortion in circumstances where a woman wishes to undergo an abortion (the A, B and C case). The judgment of the Court confirmed that Article 40.3.3...

Written Answers — Maternity Services: Maternity Services (19 Jul 2012)

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

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (19 Jul 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 is...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (19 Jul 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 earliest...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Jul 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (19 Jul 2012)

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

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jul 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (19 Jul 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 — Health Service Executive Funding: Health Service Executive Funding (19 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: On-going funding for any service is a matter for the HSE. In this regard, the HSE has recently met with Dignity 4 Patients and signed a Grant Aid Agreement with them for €22,500 for one year's office supplies and voluntary support. The HSE has also advised Dignity 4 Patients that there is no funding available towards staffing costs and suggested that they consider establishing synergies...