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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 Services: Hospital Services (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The Deputy will be aware of the joint statement issued yesterday, (Wednesday, 9 November, 2011) by the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Michael Jackson (President of Tallaght Hospital), the Board of Tallaght Hospital and I. In this statement we announced a framework to implement a series of new initiatives to reform and modernise the governance structures of the Hospital. This announcement follows...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: As the Deputy will be aware I commissioned an independent Review around a number of issues relating to the location of the new hospital on the Mater Campus. I announced the outcome of the Review on 6 July 2011. The independent experts who formed the Review Team, having examined all the issues in accordance with the Terms of Reference set by myself, came to the unanimous and unequivocal...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Nov 2011)

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 — Nursing Home Repayment Scheme: Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 provided a clear legal framework to repay recoverable health charges for publicly funded long term residential care. e closing date for receipt of applications to the scheme was 31 December 2007. All living fully eligible persons who were wrongly charged were entitled to have their charges repaid in full. e estates of all those fully eligible persons...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: In 1993, a review of ambulance services in Ireland, published by the then Minister for Health confirmed that the ambulance service is an emergency service, similar to An Garda Síochána and local authority fire services. In 2006, the Government Major Emergency Management Framework confirmed that the HSE, An Garda Síochána and local authorities were to be designated as the state's principal...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) employs in excess of 1,400 staff who are practitioners registered with the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC), the professional regulator for Pre Hospital Emergency Care with the National Qualification in Emergency Medical Technology (NQEMT) at the level of competence of emergency medical technician, paramedic or advanced paramedic. A number...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together. I have made it a priority to unblock access to acute services in our hospitals by improving the patient flow through the system. Access to services is not about bed numbers per se, it is about how the bed capacity in a hospital is managed to maximise throughput and provide safe and quality care to patients. The Special Delivery Unit,...

Written Answers — Life Expectancy: Life Expectancy (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: In 2010, the life expectancy at birth for men in Ireland was 78.7 years, and for women was 83.2 years. The corresponding figures for 1997 are 73.4 years for men and 78.7 years for women. This represents an increase of 5.3 years for men and 4.5 years for women. For the period 1997 to 2008 (the latest year comparable data is available) Ireland has gone from a position of nearly 1 year below...

Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: Provisional data from the HSE Performance Management Reports shows that the number of inpatient discharges in 2010 was 588,860 while the number of day cases was 728,269.

Written Answers — National Health Strategy: National Health Strategy (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: My Department is currently involved in drafting a new Public Health Policy Framework which will explore among a range of other issues, the need for a National Nutrition Policy. Earlier in the year I set up a Special Action Group on Obesity comprising key stakeholders, including a representative from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, to progress a number of issues to address the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The required period of notice for nurses who wish to retire varies depending on their contracts. I have therefore asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to this matter. A three-month notice period for retirement was introduced for the public service in July this year. The purpose of this notice period is to allow management to have advance knowledge...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (10 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The purpose of immunisation programmes is to provide population immunity and to protect children and the population generally from potentially serious disease. GPs with immunisation contracts and HSE staff involved in national immunisation programmes provide information prior to any immunisation, including possible side effects to parents/guardians and those receiving vaccinations. With...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (9 Nov 2011)

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

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (9 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 to 181, inclusive, and 192 together. As these are service matters, they have been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (9 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: As advised in my reply to your PQ 29762/11 of 18th October 2011, under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 & 2003, the HSE is an entirely separate organisation to the Department of Health and is responsible for ensuring that it complies fully with the FOI Acts. If an organisation does not fulfil its requirements under the Acts, provisions exist by way of internal review and referral to the...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (9 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: The independent academic researcher appointed to complete a report into the practice of symphysiotomy has advised my Department that she experienced unforeseen difficulties in accessing information sources and, as a result, she expects to complete the report this month rather than as originally planned. I am very conscious that the women who underwent this procedure are anxious for this...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (9 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: Government approval was given on 26th July 2011 to the drafting of the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill to (i) remove difficulties in relation to the effective operation of the Health and Social Care Professionals Council, in particular to urgently provide for the Minister to continue to appoint professional representatives to the Council from the designated professions...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. Question No. 192 answered with Question No. 178.

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (8 Nov 2011)

James Reilly: While the Programme for Government provides for a reduction in consultants' remuneration, my immediate priority is to achieve more effective implementation of the existing contract so that patients get faster access to services and achieve better outcomes within the budgets available to hospitals. I believe there is plenty of scope under the existing contract and the Croke Park agreement to...