Results 14,341-14,360 of 21,128 for speaker:James Reilly
- Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The delivery of health care infrastructure is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.E
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Nov 2011)
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 — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: Estate management of the Health Service Executive property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Nov 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 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: I assume that the Deputy's question refers to a minimum price for alcohol. 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 to discourage high-risk levels of alcohol consumption. A National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group was established in 2009. It is examining...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: My Department will shortly be inviting expressions of interest on its website in relation to future appointments to State boards at which stage those being considered for appointment as Chairpersons will be required to make themselves available to the appropriate Oireachtas Committee.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The salaries of all staff employed in my office are in accordance with the guidelines and scales set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The staff employed and the salary scales are listed below in tabular format as requested by the Deputy. Grade Whole Time Equivalent Salary Scale Personal Secretary 1 â¬23,820 - â¬47,755 Personal Assistant 1 â¬43,715 - â¬56,060...
- Written Answers — Private Health Insurance: Private Health Insurance (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The Health Insurance Authority (HIA) compiles statistics on the numbers of individuals insured in the open market. The latest data available from the HIA relates to quarter three of 2011 and I am advised that 2.17 million people currently have "indemnity" private health insurance, which represents approximately 47% of the population. These figures include those insured by the three main...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: Under section 38 of the 2004 Health Act, the HSE may enter into arrangements for the provision of services by other parties. The HSE has a service level agreement with the voluntary hospitals in Cork, including South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH). The Regional Director's Office, HSE South, has advised me that the agreement allows for variations in the services to be provided....
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (15 Nov 2011)
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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Nov 2011)
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 — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 630 and 631 together. I have said very clearly on many occasions that the situation in our hospital emergency departments where people must wait for unacceptably long periods on trolleys will not be allowed to continue. For this reason, one of my first actions as Minister for Health was to set about establishing the Special Delivery Unit. The problems in...
- Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 632 and 642 together. My Department's capital expenditure for the years 2009, 2010 and its allocation for 2011 is set out in the following table. 2009 â¬mExpenditure 2010 â¬mExpenditure 2011 â¬mAllocation (a) Department 13.748 11.028 15.473 Drugs Initiative* - - 0.618 (b) OMCYA ** 54.509 26.198 - Total Allocation 68.257 37.226 16.091 *Following...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 633 to 635, inclusive, together. In order to assess the amount of car parking which is required to adequately serve the demand generated at the National Children's Hospital, the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board carried out a multi-factor analysis which was based on a wide variety of information including the following: An examination of the...
- Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: Following the publication last week of the 'Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Medium Term Exchequer Framework', the Health Service Executive will commence drawing up its capital programme for the multi-annual period 2012-2016. The executive is required to prioritise the capital infrastructure projects within its overall capital funding allocation, taking into account the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: On 31st August 2011 my Department received an e-mail from the person concerned seeking financial assistance and outlining various social welfare and HSE benefits applied for but not awarded. This e-mail was forwarded to the Health Service Executive for attention. The information provided by the person stated that they had applied for assistance from a number of schemes but without success....
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (15 Nov 2011)
James Reilly: The current moratorium on the filling of posts has meant that my Department has not been in a position to fill the post of Chief Dental Officer. Future decisions on this post will be taken against the backdrop of my Department's need to balance the delivery of business priorities with falling levels of overall resources.