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Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (29 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I am committed to ensuring the delivery of a world class hospital for the children of Ireland providing the highest quality treatment they deserve. This project is one of the main priorities for the Government and is a commitment under the Programme for Government. I recently announced the establishment of a Review Group to consider the decision of An Bord Pleanála to refuse planning...

Written Answers — Health Service Executive Funding: Health Service Executive Funding (29 Mar 2012)

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

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Mar 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 dramatically improving the flow of patients through the system, and by streamlining waiting lists, including referrals from GPs. The SDU is working...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I am not in a position to comment on individual applicants for nurse training. The individual would be best advised to pursue the matter with the education provider.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Since my appointment on 9 March 2011, I have appointed 56 people to State boards without advertising the positions through the Departments website. From January of this year, following on from Government Decision S180/20/10//1424 on 29th November 2011, relating to appointments to State Boards, my Department has advertised for expressions of interest for vacancies on the Boards of the VHI,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: My Department is currently examining policy options for the roll out of individual health identifiers. It is intended that the Health Information Bill, which is expected to be ready for publication later this year, will provide the necessary legal basis for the use of an individual health identifier. The introduction of individual health identifiers is an essential step in the improvement of...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (28 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: In late 2009, the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) received a complaint from a member of the public in relation to the retention of Newborn Screening Cards (NSCs). The basis of the complaint (which was upheld by the Data Protection Commissioner) was that the NSCs should not be retained indefinitely without consent as this constituted a breach of the Data Protection Acts 1998 and 2003....

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Mar 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 — Social Workers Register: Social Workers Register (28 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council and the 12 registration boards to be established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 are responsible for protecting the public by regulating health and social care professionals. The Council was established in March 2007 and is working to put in place the necessary structures for registration, education and fitness to...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Mar 2012)

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

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (28 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 to 256, inclusive, together. The sourcing of property on behalf of Government Departments is a matter for the Office of Public Works. Noble Property Consultants were engaged to provide advice on a lease inherited by my Department from an external agency subsumed into the Department as part of a wider rationalisation programme. Costs and details are as...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: My Department has made no payments to the firm referred to by the Deputy. In relation to agencies under the aegis of my Department, information is currently being compiled which will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available. I have also referred this matter to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The sourcing of property on behalf of Government Departments is a matter for the Office of Public Works. There are two leases currently held by my Department. These leases are not upwardly only rent review contracts. The position regarding the HSE and other agencies is a matter for the agencies themselves. My Department is requesting them to reply directly to the Deputy.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I wish to state how pleased I am the Bill will finish its passage through the Houses of the Oireachtas in the Seanad, where it was initiated. I pay tribute to Senator Ivana Bacik's work on this area. The Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill was examined on Committee Stage in the Dáil on 9 February. At that juncture, as Senators might be aware, I introduced two amendments to...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (28 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I am delighted the Bill will be successfully passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas. Ireland will shortly join an ever expanding list of nations which have made a forceful and explicit statement of their unwillingness to tolerate this human rights violation. We know from talking to NGOs and public health services that summer is the time when girls are most at risk of being victims of...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: In late 2009, the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) received a complaint from a member of the public in relation to the retention of Newborn Screening Cards (NSCs). The basis of the complaint (which was upheld by the Data Protection Commissioner) was that the NSCs should not be retained indefinitely without consent. Soon after I was appointed Minister I requested the HSE to conduct a...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14, 53, 542, 547, 633 and 635 together. Since concerns were first raised regarding the issue of breast implants provided by the now defunct French company Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP) the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) and my Department have been in constant touch with European and UK investigators of the matter. The IMB in its role as Competent Authority for...

Written Answers — Health Action Plan: Health Action Plan (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Regional Service Plan for the South sets out the type and volume of service the HSE will provide directly, or through a range of funded agencies, in that region during 2012. In line with the National Service Plan, the Regional Plan was prepared in the context of the challenges faced by the health services this year in terms of reduced staffing levels, and a reduced budget, combined with...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme has overall responsibility for providing access to appropriate treatments that meet clinical needs, including emerging drug treatments. e drug to which the Deputy refers (Ipilimumab) is a treatment for advanced melanoma in adults. I am advised by the Director of the Cancer Control Programme that this drug is currently going through a health...

Written Answers — Hospital Closures: Hospital Closures (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: As Minister for Health my primary concern is the safety of patients. Much of the recent debate about the future role of smaller hospitals has been prompted by the need to deliver safe services and to address potentially unsafe situations wherever they arise. The Government intends to publish a framework for the development of smaller hospitals, which will set out the way these hospitals...