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Industrial Action by Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (27 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The wildness of the Deputy's imagination is matched only by the wildness of his rhetoric. After six months we have made considerable progress, notwithstanding the mess that was left for us to clean up.

Industrial Action by Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (27 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: There was an overrun of €70 million in our hospitals from last year. We are trying to retrench the runaway and out of control budgets in our hospitals which occurred during the first three months of this year under the watch of the previous Government either by intent or through neglect. On top of this, to address the financial morass in which the previous Government left the country we...

Industrial Action by Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (27 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The Deputy has made several points, all of which I would like an opportunity to address.

Industrial Action by Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (27 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The Deputy's suggestion that we should send HIQA into the hospital until such time as the SDU report is available and the actions recommended therein are taken is nonsense. If there is a need to send HIQA in following that report, consideration will be given to the matter. It is to misunderstand what the SDU does to say that it must make a morning raid in great drama. Its purpose is to...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: New regulations are being drafted at present which will place beyond doubt the right of registered pharmacists to administer seasonal influenza vaccination to patients. Prior to the Pharmacy Act 2007 pharmaceutical assistants were permitted to act on behalf of a registered pharmacist during the pharmacist's temporary absence. This legacy entitlement has been continued in the Pharmacy Act...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: Preparatory work on a national colorectal cancer screening programme commenced in early 2010 and the programme is expected to be introduced in mid-2012. In the initial phase, screening will be offered to men and women aged between 60 and 69 years; there are estimated to be just over 400,000 people in this age group. It is intended to extend the programme to include all those aged 55 to 74, as...

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The appointment, including arrangements for obtaining Garda Vetting, of junior hospital doctors in the Health Service Executive is a matter for the Executive. My officials have asked the HSE for the information sought by the Deputy and I have instructed them to forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available. All new employees of the HSE, at any grade, and not just those dealing with...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant involved. As this is a service matter it has...

Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: I have not had any discussions with health insurance providers in relation to this matter. However, each private health insurance provider in the Irish market has the right to determine how much capacity in any particular area is purchased by them to deliver the services required by their customers. Health insurance contracts must provide a certain minimum level of cover prescribed in the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: Pat Harvey (former CEO of the North Western Health Board) serves as Chair of the Health Sector Implementation Body on the Public Service Agreement and his fee in this regard is paid by my Department. The Health Service Executive has advised that, as at 25 July 2011, there were five retired HSE personnel on pensions who were in consultancy contracts as follows: HSE Area Number of staff...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: Under the Employment Control Framework for the Health Sector, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has discretion to make exceptions to the general moratorium on recruitment in the public service in order to maintain essential services. Such exceptions must of necessity be kept to a minimum so that the targeted employment reductions and consequential payroll savings are met. The Framework also...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The scheduling of patients for hospital treatment is a matter for the consultant concerned in each case and is determined on the basis of clinical need. Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he/she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant involved. As this is a service matter it has been...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The HSE is planning to change the opening time of the Minor Injuries Unit at Monaghan to an 8 hour 5 day service and expects that this will take effect from October. This change is to be viewed as a temporary measure and will be reviewed in 2012. The change in the opening times of the Monaghan MIU is the direct result of the current budgetary and financial position facing the health system....

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: A representative group has been established by the HSE to undertake the clinical and financial feasibility study on such a development. Terms of reference have been agreed and I understand that the group is due to commence its work in October. The timeframe for completion of the project is 6 weeks from commencement.

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (22 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. The Deputy will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 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 Services: Hospital Services (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: I understand the clinic referred to in this question is a private clinic. I have no role in relation to personal appointments to such a clinic. Should the patient referred to wish to have an appointment within the public health system she should contact her GP.

Written Answers — Food Poisoning Related Illnesses: Food Poisoning Related Illnesses (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The list of notifiable diseases in Ireland was amended in 2004, the data pre and post that date will differ with respect to which notifiable diseases could be included under "food poisoning". The table below shows the annual number since 2001 of cases of selected notifiable diseases that are most likely to be transmitted by food. The Deputy will notice that since 2004, specific notifiable...

Written Answers — Mortality Statistics: Mortality Statistics (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: The disaggregation of mortality data for the purpose of deriving the number of smoking-related deaths may not always exclude deaths that are not tobacco-related. Bearing this in mind, it is currently estimated that approximately 5,200 deaths per annum are attributable to smoking.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (22 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: Since 09 March 2011, I have appointed Mr Mark Costigan as Press Adviser and Mr Sean Faughnan as Special Adviser, both on the Principal Officer (Standard) salary level which ranges from €80,051 to €92,672. Ms Maev-Ann Wren has been appointed as Special Adviser to Minister of State Shortall, on a half time basis and at 50% of the Principal Officer (Standard) scale. A Government Order will...