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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 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 (17 Jul 2012)

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

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (17 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I am determined to address the issues leading to unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which 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 GP referrals by hospitals. The SDU is working closely...

Written Answers — Hospital Facilities: Hospital Facilities (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Delivery and refurbishment of health care facilities are service matters. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply

Written Answers — Ministerial Allowances: Ministerial Allowances (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Ministers and Ministers of State are entitled to the same allowances as Members of the Oireachtas with some exceptions. As the Deputy will be aware, the legislation providing for Oireachtas expense allowances is exempt from taxation under section 836 of the Taxes Consolidation Act which was inserted into the this Act by section 3(7) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (17 Jul 2012)

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

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 801 and 823 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 806 to 808, inclusive, together. The Board of the IBTS shall consist of 12 members, one of whom shall be Chairperson. The term of office of the Chairperson and 8 members of the Board expired on 31 May 2012. These vacancies were advertised and expressions of interest sought through the Public Appointments Service and on the Department of Health's website on...

Written Answers — Public Sector Pensions: Public Sector Pensions (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The current public service abatement arrangements only cover instances where retired public servants are re-employed directly in the public service and where the provisions of the relevant pension scheme(s) provide for abatement. Agency workers are not employees of the HSE. They are recruited and employed by employment agencies and are assigned to duties in the health service as required....

Written Answers — Abortion Services: Abortion Services (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I wish to advise the Deputy that I did not send a circular letter to my Fine Gael colleagues on the issue of abortion. I responded to a representation made by one member of the Parliamentary Party on the implementation of the A,B and C v Ireland judgment of the European Court of Human Rights. This response merely provides factual information which has already been put on the public record....

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 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 Services: Health Services (17 Jul 2012)

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

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Yondelis® or trabectedin was licensed by the European Medicines Agency in September 2007. It is an orphan drug and the licence was granted under the "exceptional circumstances" clause. This happens when the applicant for a licence cannot provide comprehensive data on the efficacy and safety of the medicine for which authorisation is being sought, due to the rarity of the condition it is...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (17 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 Services: Hospital Services (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 827 and 828 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I welcome the Report of the Risk Review Group which I received from the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) last week. The Risk Review Group was established by the PSI to independently review and report on the underdosing of some patients with seasonal influenza vaccine in 2011/12. The findings and recommendations have implications not just for pharmacists but for the health sector...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill is expected to be completed by late 2012. The Bill will prohibit the use of sunbeds by those under 18 years of age and will set out a comprehensive range of measures to promote a greater public awareness across all age groups of the dangers of developing skin cancer, premature ageing and eye damage from exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from sunbeds....

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS), part of the Health Service Executive's National Cancer Control Programme, is responsible for the development and implementation of Ireland's first national colorectal screening programme. The programme is planned to begin in the final quarter of 2012 and will initially target people aged between 60 and 69. Free screening will be offered to...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: A priority for the SDU is improving access to diagnostics. This programme of work has already commenced in terms of access to GI endoscopy. The SDU and NTPF are currently supporting hospitals in the provision of gastroscopy and colonoscopy with the aim of ensuring that no patient should have to wait longer than 3 months for either of these procedures by the end of September 2012. Hospitals...