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Written Answers — North-South Feasibility Study: North-South Feasibility Study (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: The North-South Feasibility Study, finalised in 2009, examined the potential for joint co-operation in health across an extensive range of health and social care services. It set out 10 priority recommendations and many of these are already being taken forward. Areas of ongoing collaboration include - child protection, cancer research, health promotion, suicide prevention, radiotherapy...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (16 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 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 primary...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE funds over 2,500 organisation, which operate over 4,100 separate funding arrangements to a value of approximately €3.3 billion. These organisations vary in scale and complexity, ranging from large acute hospitals to local community based organisations providing social care services. The HSE National Governance Framework regarding funding of non-statutory organisations commenced in...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: As Minister for Health one of my primary objectives is to embed patient safety and quality standards into the health services. In this regard the HSE National Service Plan 2012 commits to establishing a culture of continuous quality improvement through effective governance structures, clinical effectiveness, outcome measurements, and evaluation at the centre of its approach to improving...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (16 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 Services: Hospital Services (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: I take it that the Deputy is referring to recent media reports concerning the development of a medical hub including Beaumont Hospital and the national paediatric hospital, at a site in Belcamp, County Dublin. As the Deputy will be aware, I established an independent Review Group to consider the implications of the decision of An Bord Pleanála, received on 23 February 2012, to reject the...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 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 Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 May 2012)

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

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: I established an independent Review Group to consider the implications of the decision of An Bord 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 Review Group will, as part of its review, consider all issues relevant to the location of the new...

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (16 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 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 primary...

Written Answers — Public Health Awareness: Public Health Awareness (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: The clinical program for ophthalmology is looking at the best delivery of care for macular degeneration. The Programme has identified five main work streams, one of which is Macular Degeneration (AMD). A Working Group comprising statutory and voluntary stakeholders has been set up to look at best care pathways for ongoing delivery of service. The Irish College of Ophthalmologists, the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 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 — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (16 May 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 — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to fundamental reform of the health care system with the objective of delivering 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. A new Insurance Fund will subsidise or pay insurance...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: St Vincent's University Hospital is the designated National Adult Referral Centre for patients with Cystic Fibrosis. The new development at St Vincent's Hospital is designed to provide a state of the art clinical building which will include up to date isolation facilities with accommodation for people with cystic fibrosis and others requiring such facilities. This new building will provide...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: The Programme for Government commits to reforming the current public health system by introducing Universal Health Insurance with equal access to care for all. As part of this, the Government is committed to introducing Universal GP Care within its first term of office. Primary legislation is required to give effect to this commitment. The Department of Health is currently drafting...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: The purpose of the process is to generate sufficient numbers of qualified applicants for the July 2012 intake and for future intakes of NCHDs. This is intended to provide a continual stream of prospective candidates to meet the demand in particularly challenging specialties such as Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry. The campaign includes external and internal press advertising, as well as...

Written Answers — School Health Examinations: School Health Examinations (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: The policy on school health examinations forms part of the Best Health for Children guidelines, produced in 1999 and revised in 2006. The Best Health for Children guidelines set out a clear timetable for child health checks and details what is required at each stage. Routine medical examinations for school age children are not provided as they have not been found to be an effective use of...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: I have set out the information requested by the Deputy for the years 2007 – 2010 (most recent available) in the table. The information was supplied by the Business Intelligence Unit (BIU) of the Health Service Executive. 2011 data is currently being validated and will not be available until later this year. In-Patient Beds Day Beds/Places Public Private Non designated Total Public...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (16 May 2012)

James Reilly: The cumulative impact of staff reductions from this year and previous years presents a significant challenge for the health system in delivering services. The priority is to reform how health services are delivered in order to ensure a more productive and cost effective health system. Health service employment numbers must be reduced to approximately 102,000 by the end of this year, in line...