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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

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

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Any possible adverse reaction to a medication should be reported to the Irish Medicines Board. To date, the IMB has received 33 reports relating to the vaccine which the Deputy is referring to which included reactions affecting the eyes or vision. These were mainly transient reactions such as swelling of the eye and blurred vision. During the 2009/10 H1N1 Pandemic, the European Medicines...

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 581 and 582 together. A table is attached detailing the number of Freedom of Information requests received for each year between 2002 and 2011, the amount of "up-front" fees received and the amount of search and retrieval fees received. Over the time period involved the Department would not have details of search and retrieval fees charged but not paid. The...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 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 — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Directive (2010/63/EU) on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes will strengthen the protection of animals still needed for research and safety testing. The Directive places an obligation on Member States to designate one or more competent authorities responsible for its implementation including the evaluation of projects. It also provides that the project evaluation process...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Directive (2010/63/EU) on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes will strengthen the protection of animals still needed for research and safety testing. The Directive will also play a significant role in minimising the number of animals used and require alternatives to be used where possible, whilst ensuring a level playing field for EU industry and enhancing the quality of...

Written Answers — Public Service Agreements: Public Service Agreements (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Public Service Agreement (PSA) is an essential enabler for the health sector to allow it to respond to the healthcare needs of the population in an appropriate and sustainable manner, against a backdrop of very significant reductions in both financial and staff resources. Particular reforms to date include the agreements to provide for an extended working day for medical laboratory...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Chief Executive of Rehab is on the Board of the Health Information and Quality Authority. The annual remuneration for an Ordinary member of the Board is €11,970. It is open to this person to claim expenses, however no expenses have been claimed by this Board member.

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: To deal with Deputy Eric Byrne's concerns about a tri-located hospital, of course, this would be the ideal and many would agree with him. Having a maternity hospital co-located with an adult and a paediatric hospital would make sense and the Mater Hospital site allowed have allowed for this to happen. However, I want to make it clear that everything is on the table. I am a little bemused by...

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: On why the project is not going ahead at the Mater Hospital site-----

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: Did the Deputy not listen to the news last week in respect of the refusal of planning permission? I would have thought it was a major concern.

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The gentlemen opposite should listen.

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: It is all very well for them to sit on the other side of the House and act as if they had nothing to do with what happened in the past 14 years-----

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: -----but the reason the country is in such a mess and we must take €2.5 billion from the health budget which, of course, will impact across the heath service and which we seek to mitigate as much as possible-----

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Deputy sits there and acts as if it is all a mystery to him, that he knew nothing about it and that he had nothing to do with it.

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I am sorry, but that will not wash with me or the public. We were advised by the expert group, the recommendation of which at the time was that it be located on the Mater Hospital site. The planners have decided otherwise. We have put together a group to report within 56 days of its first meeting on the best route forward. The main concern must be building a new facility for children in...

Newborn Screening Cards (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. In late 2009 the Data Protection Commissioner received a complaint from a member of the public about the retention of newborn screening cards. The basis of the complaint which was upheld by the Data Protection Commissioner was that the newborn screening cards should not be retained indefinitely without consent as this constituted a breach of the...

Newborn Screening Cards (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: There are plans for us to communicate with and ask people for their consent, which is only right, proper, legal, ethical and moral. It is not right to collect biological information without someone's permission and it is not right to use such information for purposes other than that for which it was collected. There will be much debate about this issue into the future as the field of...

Hospital Services (6 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: I thank the Deputies opposite for their intentions in raising this. There is no doubt that this is a key facility for the well-being of our children and that it is absolutely necessary. I thank Deputy Eric Byrne for his comments and would like to reassure him that there is absolutely no panic, nor is there a need for panic, but there is a need for expediency and a sense of urgency. That...

Written Answers — Private Health Insurance: Private Health Insurance (1 Mar 2012)

James Reilly: The Government has decided, on foot of my recommendations, that the VHI should make an application for authorisation by the Central Bank, subject to further Government decisions to be made relating to capitalisation, once the level of its capital shortfall is clarified. The VHI has been working for some time in preparation for this. As the Deputy is aware, the European Commission took a case...