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Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (28 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: Recruitment to positions in my Department including all relevant advertising, is carried out on an independent basis by the Public Appointments Service.Accordingly my Department did not incur any advertising costs in this context in the relevant period. I understand that 4 positions in my Department were advertised by the Public Appointments Service over the past 12 months.The posts of...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Feb 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 — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (28 Feb 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 Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (28 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive has informed me that the deficit in DML Midlands Community Services for the year ended December 2011 was €5.040m. This deficit was primarily driven by expenditure on Childcare Special Placements of €5.950m with small offsetting efficiencies in other areas resulted in the deficit being reported at €5.040m.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Feb 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 (23 Feb 2012)

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

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (23 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: My Department received 150 freedom of information requests in 2011 - several of which were administratively split into further separate requests to aid processing. A search and retrieval fee was sought in respect of 20 requests. The highest fee sought for search and retrieval was €1,676. You might note that the next highest fee was for €251.40. Three requests were not proceeded...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: The following is a breakdown of the information requested: 2011€ 2012€ Lump sums 541,370 1,500,000 (Provisional figure as final amounts still being calculated) Severance payments 0 107,795 Pensions 158,929(annual total) 450,000 (Provisional figure as final amounts still being calculated) Loss of Pension Related Deduction 351.70 79,809.21 Superannuation Contributions 296.70 19,116.02

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Feb 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 Services: Hospital Services (23 Feb 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 Services: Health Services (23 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: Ireland has been supportive of the EU proposals on rare disease which concluded with a council recommendation in June 2009. The end point is that countries are recommended to develop plans or strategies preferably by the end of 2013. We are now well advanced in developing this work. In April 2011, I established a National Steering Group to develop a policy framework for the prevention,...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (23 Feb 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 (23 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: The Government intends to publish a framework for the development of smaller hospitals, which will set out the way these hospitals provide services to patients and how they work within their regional hospital networks. The framework and its implementation is a priority of the Government. In developing the framework, the Government is clear that: - there is an important future role for...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (23 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: At the end of paragraph 35 on page 18 of chapter 2, the Steering Group of the National Substance Misuse Strategy recommended as follows: Commence Section 9 (Structural Separation) of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008. At paragraph 32 of the same chapter, the Steering Group wrote that 'Section 9 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 provides for the structural separation of alcohol from other...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (23 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: In its report on alcohol, the National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group recommended - among other things - the introduction of a legislative basis for minimum pricing per gram of alcohol. As minimum pricing is a mechanism of imposing a statutory floor in price levels for alcohol products that must be legally observed by retailers, its primary function would be thus to discourage at...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (23 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: The following is a breakdown of the grades availing of Cost Neutral Early Retirement before 29 February 2011, under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No.2) Act 2009, in my Department: 2011 2012 Assistant Principal 1 Principal Officer 3 Assistant Principal 3 Pharmacist 1...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: The information was not accurate.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: He used erroneous information.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: Would the Deputy like an answer? It is coming in.