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- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: Under the Health Amendment Act (No. 15 of 1996) the Health Amendment Act (HAA) Card is given to men, women and children who contracted Hepatitis C from the administration within the State of blood or blood products. The HAA Card gives entitlements to additional health and social services, on more flexible terms and conditions than the medical card. The HAA Card and the entitlements under it...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: The Health Amendment Act (HAA) Card is given to men, women and children who contracted Hepatitis C from the administration within the State of blood or blood products. Under the Health (Amendment) Act,1996 the entitlement of an individual to a HAA Card and to related services is decided by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Health Service Executive. The CEO is bound by the definition...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital 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 — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: The Department has not taken any retired public servants on to its payroll during the period April 2011 to April 2012. Three retired public servants were engaged for specific tasks (participation in the Evaluation Committee for a tender for Actuarial and Advisory Services in relation to Private Health Insurance; Chair of the Department's Internal Audit Committee; and Chair of the Health...
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: The Department has received advice from the Attorney General relating to a number of provisions in the Health Act 1970, which are currently being examined by the Department from a policy perspective.
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: The Department has received advice from the Attorney General relating to a number of provisions in the Health Act 1970, which are currently being examined by the Department from a policy perspective.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 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 — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: The cost of providing transport to me as Minister under new arrangements was â¬82,110 in 2011 and â¬37,139 to date in 2012. While my Department was not responsible for paying the cost of Garda drivers and State Cars etc. under previous arrangements, on 25th April 2012 my colleague, Mr Michael Noonan, T.D., Minister for Finance, in response to a Parliamentary Question, indicated that the...
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has advised me that it is currently examining ways to improve its deployment of emergency resources in the Roscommon area, in order to enhance service levels and performance against national standards. Emergency activity levels in the Roscommon area remain static. Therefore, the NAS will seek to use existing resources more efficiently in order to improve...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 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 — Health Services: Health Services (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 666 and 671 together. Under Section 8 of the Health Act 2007, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has statutory power to set standards on safety and quality in relation to services provided by the HSE and service providers in accordance with specified Acts. The Authority is also charged with monitoring compliance with such standards. HIQA...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: The HSE's National Service Plan 2012 recognised that the transposition into Irish law of the Temporary Agency Work Directive would increase the unit cost of agency staffing. In the health service, agency staff have traditionally been used to meet a short-term service need or where some flexibility in staffing a service is required. In 2011, although the HSE had negotiated new agency contracts...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: My Department has been informed by the Health Information and Quality Authority that at the meeting of the Health Committee on 19th January last, the CEO of the Authority, Dr. Tracey Cooper said that having family members and other people joining inspection teams on hygiene inspections was a good idea. She confirmed that a layperson was a member of the inspection team for the review of...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 May 2012)
James Reilly: The Health Service Executive is required to prioritise the capital infrastructure projects within its overall capital funding allocation taking into account the existing capital commitments and cost to completion over the period. A draft capital plan for the period 2012-2016 has been submitted to my Department. My Department is reviewing the proposals and following up with the HSE where...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 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...