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Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (6 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work 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...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jun 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 — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to fundamental reform of the healthcare system that will deliver a single tier health system, supported by universal health insurance, where access is based on need, not income. Every citizen will have a choice of insurer and will have equal access to a comprehensive range of curative services. There are a number of key stepping stones that will play a critical...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (6 Jun 2012)

James Reilly: Last year, I received a number of unsolicited submissions about the provision, by the private sector, of dedicated aeromedical support services in the west of Ireland. I also considered the possibility of provision from within existing state resources. The absence of data for aeromedical support in the Irish context indicated the need for a pilot project, in order to assess the type and...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 May 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 May 2012)

James Reilly: As you will be aware, I have 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 is to consider all the possible options for the earliest...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (24 May 2012)

James Reilly: I am aware of this issue, and it has been raised separately with my Department. However, as this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (24 May 2012)

James Reilly: The proposed renewal of the ban on the sale of raw milk for direct human consumption has been the subject of detailed consideration in both my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, including contacts at Ministerial and official level. Careful consideration has to be given to the legal options available to move the issue forward and the deliberative process in that...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 May 2012)

James Reilly: I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work 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...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 May 2012)

James Reilly: The nominated SDU liaison officer is currently working with the hospital concerned, in relation to formulating a proposal for submission. On receipt of the proposal, it will be given due consideration.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 May 2012)

James Reilly: The current moratorium on the filling of posts has meant that my Department has not been in a position to fill the post of Chief Dental Officer. Future decisions on this post will be taken against the backdrop of my Department's need to balance the delivery of business priorities with falling levels of overall resources.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (23 May 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 to 202, inclusive, together. As you will be aware, I have 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...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 May 2012)

James Reilly: I want to offer my deepest sympathies to the family concerned. We must never forget that this report is first and foremost about patient safety and that it all began because of the death of a patient on a trolley in a corridor adjacent to the Emergency Department. I believe however that patients in all of our acute hospitals need the assurance that this matter is being dealt with in an...

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (23 May 2012)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive replied on 21 May to your earlier parliamentary question of 22 February which sought the same information.

Written Answers — Health Service Properties: Health Service Properties (23 May 2012)

James Reilly: Health care delivery locations are a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply

Written Answers — Primary Care Centres: Primary Care Centres (23 May 2012)

James Reilly: The development of primary care is central to this Government's objective to deliver a high quality, integrated and cost effective health care system. The Programme for Government states that primary care will be an immediate priority area. The development of primary care centres, through a combination of public and private investment, will facilitate the delivery of multi-disciplinary...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (23 May 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 218 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2012)

James Reilly: I am determined to address the issues which cause unacceptable delays in patients receiving treatment in our hospitals. In this regard I have established the Special Delivery Unit (SDU), which will work 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....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 May 2012)

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

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 May 2012)

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