Results 14,041-14,060 of 21,128 for speaker:James Reilly
- Insurance Industry (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: One of the prime reasons people have to give up private health insurance is that they have lost their jobs and I do not need to remind the Deputy as to the reasons for this. Thankfully, there are now fewer than 450,000 people unemployed; last month there was a drop in the number on the live register for the first time in a number of years. That is the main reason people cannot afford to...
- National Service Plan 2012 (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: The HSE submitted its draft National Service Plan 2012 to me on 23 December last and it is currently under consideration in my Department. In line with the Health Act 2004, the plan sets out the type and volume of services to be delivered by the executive for the moneys allocated under its Vote. The budget provision for 2012 represents a major challenge to the HSE and comes at a time of...
- National Service Plan 2012 (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: In answer to the first question on when we sign off on this - it is next Friday - Friday the 13th.
- National Service Plan 2012 (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: There you go. Not being of a superstitious nature I do not see any problem with that date. That is what the law requires me to do and that is what will be done. The Deputy opposite has correctly highlighted the difficulties that will arise in maintaining services. That will be especially so if it is to be business as usual, but it will not be business as usual. In reply to a previous...
- National Service Plan 2012 (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: Nobody is more frustrated than a surgeon or physician trying to do a procedure who is not able to do the work planned for the day because of a lack of beds, personnel, nursing staff or an anaesthetist. That comes down to organisation and planning, which will be addressed. The productive theatre initiative which applied in five theatres - that is only 2.5% of theatres - saved â¬2.5 million....
- National Service Plan 2012 (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: I share your frustration, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle at the lack of time. These are important issues and I am prepared to spend as much time as can be given to them. For the information of the House, because of meetings which took place regarding the service plan between me and my fellow Ministers and the Minister, Deputy Howlin and his Department, through a re-understanding of how to deal with...
- Health Services (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: The gross current budget for the Health Vote group for 2012 is â¬13,644 million. An additional â¬79 million is to be raised through a number of measures to increase the level of income from private patients treated in public hospitals and to improve the collection rate of these charges. This reflects the Government's savings target of â¬183 million for the health sector in 2012. In...
- Health Services (11 Jan 2012)
James Reilly: With respect, the system is working. Let us look at the facts, rather than the rhetoric and hyperbole. Perhaps the Deputy missed the point made, but the figure will be â¬750 million, not â¬868 million, as I explained to Deputy à Caoláin. I disagree that the service has collapsed and I stand over this assertion. The trolley count, week after week and month after month up to August last...
- Personal Explanation by Minister (16 Dec 2011)
James Reilly: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for providing me with this opportunity to update the House on the nursing homes support scheme. When I updated the House in June, I stated that there were 22,277 people in receipt of financial support under the scheme and that my Department had estimated that almost 24,000 people should be in receipt of financial support by the end of the year. These figures were...
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2011)
James Reilly: A particular case of tinnitus.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)
James Reilly: The Gross Current Vote for my Department in 2011 is â¬331.610m, of which â¬241.552m was spent to the end of November, leaving â¬90m unspent at that date. The current projection is that there will be a surplus of at least â¬40m on the Vote in the current year which will be surrendered to the Exchequer, and will contribute towards the cost of the Supplementary Estimate approved for the...
- Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (15 Dec 2011)
James Reilly: The HSE has informed my Department that the information sought by the Deputy is not collected.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (15 Dec 2011)
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 (15 Dec 2011)
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 (15 Dec 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Dec 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (15 Dec 2011)
James Reilly: To streamline the processing of medical cards the HSE implemented its decision to centralise the processing of all new applications and renewals of medical cards at the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) in Dublin from the 1st of July this year. After the centralisation of the service PCRS reported that they were receiving approximately 20,000 applications a week. PCRS estimate that...
- Written Answers — Consultancy Consultants: Consultancy Consultants (15 Dec 2011)
James Reilly: I am assuming that the Deputy's question relates to public relations work carried out by consultancy companies. No money was spent on public relations work in 2010. Information in respect of 2011 is currently being collated within my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (15 Dec 2011)
James Reilly: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated and will be forwarded to him as soon as it is available.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (15 Dec 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.