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- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: In a response to a similar Question on 26th May, I informed the Deputy that the current moratorium on the filling of posts has meant that my Department has not been in a position to fill the position of Chief Dental Officer. The Dental Advisor formerly on secondment to my Department has completed her secondment and returned to the HSE. Following the review of my Department under the...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: It is planned to update the legislative provisions in relation to the regulation of dentists, in line with recent legislation for other regulated health care professionals. However, the timeframe is dependent on prioritisation within the Department's overall legislative programme. Work has commenced on scoping the issues involved.
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Contracts: Hospital Contracts (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: The management and delivery of the health capital programme is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2011 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number currently being assessed by my Department, and the Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2011 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number currently being assessed by my Department, and the Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: I am determined to ensure that consultants adhere to the private practice limits set out in the 2008 Contract and to see that public patients receive equitable access to appropriate care. The 2008 Consultants' Contract includes measures to strengthen the management, monitoring and control of activity in hospitals with a view to ensuring that the level of consultant private practice within...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: Letterkenny General Hospital is categorised as a Category 2 Hospital for the purpose of public hospital charges. Private, semi private and day case charges for hospitals in this category were increased this year by between 29% and 42%. The issue of reimbursement of hospitals for private patient treatment was examined in the 'Value for Money and Policy Review of the Economic Cost and Charges...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (27 Sep 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 (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Sep 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 (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: Dating back to the 1991 contract and earlier, consultants had an entitlement to rest days in lieu of extra days/hours worked. Consultant Contract 1997 provided for 'historic rest days' as a means of settling claims that consultants had not benefited from their full rest day entitlement. This allows them to take up to a year of such rest days â on full pay â prior to retirement and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: All general service grades employed in my Department are paid in accordance with Department of Finance Circular 28/2009 Revision of Pay of Civil Servants. The following table details the current payscales by grade as requested by the Deputy. Grade Level Pay Scale Secretary General â¬215,590 (Non PPC) Chief Medical Officer â¬176,800 (PPC) Assistant Secretary â¬127,796 - â¬146,191 (Non...
- Written Answers — Departmental Strategy Statements: Departmental Strategy Statements (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: My Department submitted a draft Statement of Strategy for the period 2011-2014 to me recently. It is my intention to publish the Statement of Strategy in due course, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Management Act 1997.
- Written Answers — Thalidomide Survivors: Thalidomide Survivors (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 577 to 579, inclusive, together. I outlined with my meeting with the Irish Thalidomide Survivors Society in July, my main focus is on addressing the health care issues of Irish thalidomide survivors. Discussions with the Health Service Executive (HSE) regarding health care issues have been ongoing. My officials will now seek to establish the parameters of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: During the period specified by the Deputy, having due regard to the tendering process, a total of 105 external reports were commissioned by the Department. Details of these reports are set out in the following tables. Health is an extremely complex environment involving a broad spectrum of primary and acute care services for the entire population, ranging from services for children and...
- Ambulance Service (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The HSE has confirmed to me that no ambulance stations are closing in Cork and Kerry. The opposite is true, as stations move to on-duty status and away from on-call. This means highly trained paramedic crews will be on-site in the stations to respond to calls rather than having to go to the station when called out. It also means that resources can...
- Ambulance Service (27 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: I will address both points. I stated that an on-duty emergency ambulance will be available within the region as required. I did not say it would be available within the area. Regions cover larger areas. Perhaps that is what the official who drafted the reply means. Nevertheless, I would be happy to arrange a meeting between the Deputy and the individual who drafted the reply. I am not...