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- Written Answers — Nuclear Power: Nuclear Power (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: In the event of this occurring the usual procedure would entail a risk assessment, and based on the outcome of this any risk to public health will be communicated nationally.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Sep 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 Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: The Health Service Executive's legal expenditure consists of four main areas; Direct Solicitor Services Counsel Guardian ad Litem 3rd Party & Other Costs I have been informed by the Executive that the total expenditure for the past five years (from 2006 to 2010) was â¬171,241,466. A breakdown of this total by year is shown in table 1 below:
- Written Answers — Health Promotion: Health Promotion (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: I wish to advise the Deputy that at national level, the governance structure for the SPHE Post Primary Partnership between my Department and the Department of Education is being maintained with the Inter-Departmental Group and the SPHE Management Group. With regards to the Deputy's question of the 3rd of May last, my Department has asked the HSE - as a matter of urgency - to submit it's...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: My Department has made enquiries in relation to this matter and has been advised that the National Centre for Medical Genetics (NCMG) accepts blood samples from GP's for patients at risk of genetic blood disorders.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: Acute bed numbers in public hospitals are counted as an average of beds available over each year, given that the number of beds available in each hospital can vary over any year for operational reasons. The table gives the number of available beds in each hospital for the period. Average Inpatient Beds Available* 2009 2010 Adelaide & Meath Hospital Inc NCH 534 533 Coombe Women and...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Personal Injury Awards: Personal Injury Awards (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: Under the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2000, the management of personal injury and property damage claims against the State and of the underlying risks was delegated to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA). When performing these functions, the NTMA is known as the State Claims Agency (SCA). The State Claims Agency therefore deals with actions taken against...
- Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (14 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to recruit, manage and deploy its human resources, including medical consultants, to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Sep 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 Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: Six of the agencies that come under the remit of my Department perform professional regulatory functions ensuring that complaints against individual practitioners are investigated, competency standards are maintained and patient safety is prioritised. Five of these agencies are entirely self funded through professional membership fees, i.e. An Bord Altranais, the Dental Council, the Medical...
- Written Answers — Personal Injury Awards: Personal Injury Awards (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: My Department is finalising proposals on this matter at present. Once I have fully reviewed these I intend to expedite a decision on the issue.
- Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: I welcome the opportunity to speak about the issue of colonoscopy waiting times. As has been widely reported, the most recent waiting list figures provided by the National Treatment Purchase Fund to the Irish Cancer Society show 2,418 people are waiting longer than three months for colonoscopy tests. I have no hesitation in saying that both the numbers waiting and the longer waiting times...
- Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: I will try to address both of the Deputy's questions in the short time available to me. I have not contradicted myself. We know with certainty the cases that are urgent. We do not know with certainty the cases that might be urgent. That is the way cases are categorised. In other words, we know the symptoms which cause concern and should be seeking to identify. Doctors know such cases...
- Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: We are faced with a cut of almost â¬1 billion this year and a further â¬500 million next year.
- Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: No roaring, shouting, giggling or laughing from Deputy Dooley or others on the opposite side of the Chamber will change those facts. That is the reality.
- Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: I would like the message to go out that we have a strategy to address this backlog. We are putting in place additional funds to make that happen and are addressing the issue in a manner which we hope will yield maximum result for patients who need this service.
- Suicide Incidence (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: I thank Deputy Neville for raising this important issue. I am aware that the number of deaths by suicide has increased in recent years. Discussing statistics in this context seems cold and unfeeling but we need to be aware of the increasing number of deaths by suicide. In regard to the Deputy's assertion on the number of deaths that are not reported in the statistics as suicides, we must...
- Suicide Incidence (14 Sep 2011)
James Reilly: Deputy Neville's commitment in this area is well known for many years. I accept that the service base is low and that much requires to be done. Nevertheless, I remind the Deputy that within our primary care strategy, it is our intention that each primary care centre will have a mental health facility so that people with mental health problems will be treated in the same way as any other...