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Written Answers — European Court of Human Rights Rulings: European Court of Human Rights Rulings (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware, Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights states that "The High Contracting Parties undertake to abide by the final judgment of the Court in any case to which they are parties". Ireland has signed and ratified this Convention and therefore Ireland is under a legal obligation to implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in A, B and C...

Written Answers — Cancer Research: Cancer Research (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: My Department has no responsibility in relation to diesel exhaust and I have no plans to introduce any legislation on this matter. I understand that my colleague the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government will be addressing this subject by way of response to similar Parliamentary Questions.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Following the HIQA report on Tallaght Hospital, the Chief Executive Officer of the HSE directed its Internal Audit Office to undertake a review of remuneration paid to senior managers in HSE-funded Section 38 Agencies, to establish the nature and extent of any top-up amounts being paid. This exercise is being carried out at present and it is anticipated that it will be completed within...

Written Answers — Traveller Community: Traveller Community (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Traveller health continues to be a priority area. At central policy level the aveller Health Advisory Committee (THAC) advises on policy in relation to health services for Travellers. The committee consists of representatives of the Department of Health, the HSE and aveller organisations. It works closely with the HSE National aveller Health Advisory Forum (NTHAF). The NTHAF is a...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 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 Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I referred this matter to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Prompt Payments: Prompt Payments (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: My Department is committed to the publishing of a regular report on prompt payments by the Health Service Executive. Officials from my Department are addressing the matter with the Executive to ensure that publication of prompt payments is in place shortly. The HSE is very conscious of the difficulties facing companies today and is committed to standard payment terms of 30 days. However,...

Written Answers — Primary Care Centres: Primary Care Centres (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: 5Refurbishment of health care facilities and delivery of health care services is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Cosc is the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence and was established by the government in 2007 as an executive office of the Department of Justice and Equality. Cosc's key task is to ensure the delivery of a well co-ordinated "whole-of-government" response to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence against women, men and older people in the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 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 Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 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 — Health Services: Health Services (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: 6As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland 2006, recommended that all major cancers, including oesophageal and stomach cancers be treated in designated centres, where patients are managed by multidisciplinary teams in accordance with the best standards of cancer diagnosis, treatment and care. The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) recently undertook a Quality Review of Oesophageal...

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: I am sure the Deputy is there night and day.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: It is the truth.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: PPARS.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle might tell me when I have one minute remaining. My only regret is that we do not have more time. I welcome the opportunity to contribute on the motion and to address some of the issues raised. Fianna Fáil not only left the country's finances in chaos, but left the health services similarly afflicted.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Deputy Dooley believes that there is dishonesty in the Government. The people know the dishonesty of the Government of which he was a member. That is the reason he is over there and we are over here.

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Much of the Deputy's comments were revisionist. The Government has been tackling the crisis in a structured and systematic way. The programme for Government sets out an effective way of addressing the challenges of excessive trolley times and waiting times for patients in day treatment. Last year, the clinical programmes saved 70,000 bed days, amounting to €63 million. Money is not the...

Health Service Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2012)

James Reilly: Let me illustrate further examples. The former Government gave €533,000 to a management consultancy house in 2002 to develop the HSE's bureaucracy. It spent a further €660,000 on producing a value for money audit. In Deputy Martin's time as Minister for Health and Children, he accumulated €663 million in supplementary budgets. Last night, Deputy Kelleher referred to a tissue of lies.