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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21, 42 and 69 together. This is a very challenging year for the health services given the extreme financial pressures and public sector moratorium. However, the budget adjustments for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin and the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street this year are significantly less than the average. The HSE is working with Tallaght...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I am informed by the HSE that the Director of the National Ambulance Service has recently responded to representations in relation to this case. The individual concerned has been informed that the HSE and relevant trade unions have recently agreed a National Framework Agreement – National Transfer Policy and Procedures. Consequently, the individual has been advised to discuss this matter...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Chief Medical Officer of my Department has been working on a report entitled 'Health Care Quality Indicators in the Irish Health System: Examining the Potential of Hospital Discharge Data'. This includes the measure of recorded 30 day in-hospital mortality rates following heart attack. The work to date demonstrates the value of using HIPE as a tool to derive knowledge and understanding...

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

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 25 and 37 together. The impact of the recent retirements requires a range of strategic national responses, together with specific local responses. I have requested the HSE to prioritise the ongoing delivery of safe services for patients and to ensure that all necessary steps are taken to ensure the avoidance of risk in the delivery of services for patients. ...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 and 66 together. Voluntary organisations in a variety of service areas within the health service are funded by the Health Service Executive under either Section 38 or 39 of the Health Act 2004. Organisations funded under Section 38 of the Act provide health or personal social services on behalf of the HSE. Staff in these organisations are considered public...

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Programme for Government provides for the VHI to remain in State ownership in order to provide a publicly-owned health insurance option when the new system of Universal Health Insurance (UHI) is introduced. Last year I appointed financial and legal advisors to make recommendations on options to address the current imbalance in the private health insurance market. e advisors were invited...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 71 together. The most recent figures available (as at 9 March) indicate that approximately 4,500 staff left the health service in the period between September 2011 and end-February 2012. Final figures are expected to be available shortly. The provisional number of staff who left the Health Service Executive's mental health services by end-February was...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31 and 67 together. My Department has received the strategy referred to by the Deputy and the pillars on which it is based - such as Prevention, Education, Supply, Treatment & Rehabilitation and Research and Monitoring, were equally encompassed in the recently published report of the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group; and hence, the areas...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 32 and 561 to 563, inclusive, together. My Department has received a draft report from the independent academic researcher who was appointed to complete a report into the practice of symphysiotomy in Ireland. As I outlined in the Dáil Statement on 15 March 2012, the specific scope of the report that the researcher has been given is to: 1. a) Document the...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 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 — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Special Delivery Unit was established in my Department last July to tackle patient wait times for hospital services. Unacceptably high wait times have been tolerated for too long and had become systemic for both unscheduled and scheduled care. The problems have to be tackled step by step so that improvements can be sustained. The SDU immediately began work with the HSE and the NTPF on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The HSE is currently ascertaining the number of narcolepsy and or cataplexy cases that may be associated with Pandemrix vaccination. All cases will be offered a multidisciplinary assessment by the HSE to identify medical and educational need and appropriate services will be offered. I am aware of the submission of the report which is being considered in the context of other evidence from...

Written Answers — Electricity Transmission Network: Electricity Transmission Network (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I have written to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural resources about the information supplied on this issue, and I have also communicated with the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, Bord Pleanála and indeed Fingal County Council. I will seek a report from the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health and I will revert to the Deputy with the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43, 44 and 61 together. The Regional Service Plans set out the type and volume of service the HSE will provide directly, or through a range of funded agencies, during 2012. In line with the National Service Plan, the Regional Service Plans were prepared in the context of the challenges faced by the health services this year in terms of reduced staffing...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Building on the achievements of 2011, the Special Delivery Unit (SDU) will work with the National Treatment Purchase Fund, the HSE Clinical Programmes and hospitals to minimise patient waiting times in emergency departments along with reducing waiting periods for in-patient and day case elective surgical care. The SDU is currently working on a refined methodology for recording Emergency...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: In response to the publication of the HIQA Key Performance Indicators, the HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) has developed a Performance Improvement Action Plan. In line with the national KPI's published by HIQA, the NAS is working towards achieving a first response to 75% of emergency ECHO (life threatening cardiac emergency) and DELTA (life threatening non-cardiac emergency) calls...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 65 together. The HSE National Service Plan 2012 acknowledged that there will be an inevitable and unavoidable reduction in services this year because of the scale of the financial and staffing challenges facing the health service. Considerable work was undertaken by my Department and the HSE in recent months to manage and plan for the impact of...

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

James Reilly: The HSE Clinical Programmes Directorate are currently developing appropriate models of care to ensure the delivery of safe and effective services across epilepsy, stroke services and neurology outpatient services. This programme of work is ongoing and will inform the most appropriate structure, staffing and organisation of services. With regard to the detailed information sought by the...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (27 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51 and 57 together. As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.