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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: The Secretary General of the Department of Health is a member of the interim Health Service Executive Board which was recently established by the Minister. As a serving public servant the 'one person, one salary' principle applies and accordingly the Secretary General does not receive additional remuneration for his membership of the Board.

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: Absolutely.

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: Nobody is withdrawing front-line staff.

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: It is not saving money; it will save lives.

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: Not withdrawing chairs.

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: We are not hurrying anywhere. The Deputy can be assured of that.

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: With €200 million from philanthropy. That is never never land.

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: I wish to share time with Deputies Simon Harris, Denis Naughten and Charlie Flanagan.

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 2: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "— recognises that the first and over-riding priority for all hospital services must be the safety of patients; — supports the Government's approach to ensuring that all patients have access to timely, high quality emergency services; — notes the growing evidence that larger hospitals with a...

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: I did not interrupt the Deputy. I do not accept that the changes to the emergency department at Roscommon hospital represent the downgrading of the entire hospital. I want to be clear about what I want to see. I want to see it made safe. I do so, as the Deputy rightly pointed out, with the background of a non-consultant hospital doctor shortage. We have known for the past 20 years about...

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: There will be many other services at Roscommon, including an additional ambulance. Therefore, there will be four ambulances in Roscommon during the day and three at night, two of them based in Roscommon town. There will be paramedics available in a car for Roscommon also. There will be additional diagnostics and screening, including colorectal cancer screening, that is, colonoscopies, at...

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

James Reilly: It is my goal and that of the Government to bring in free GP care over the next few years and to lay the groundwork for universal health insurance in order that all patients can access primary and secondary health care without worrying whether they can afford it when they need it.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: A number of Performance Related Award schemes were introduced in the health service following a decision by the then Government on the implementation of recommendations of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector in a report published in September 2000. These schemes covered a number of senior management grades in the Health Service Executive, the Chief Executives of the...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: The HSE National Service Plan 2011 which was approved in December 2010 requires the HSE to operate within the limits of its Voted allocation of €13.456 billion. This represents a net reduction of €683m on the 2010 provision. The HSE National Service Plan also commits the HSE to delivering service levels for 2011 which are broadly in line with 2010 levels. Activity in acute hospitals...

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 15, 29 and 41 together. The Government is embarking on a major reform programme for the health system. The aim of this reform is to deliver a single-tier health service that will deliver equal access to care based on need, not income. While universal health insurance is the ultimate destination of this Government's reform programme, there are a number of...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I welcome this Report from the Health Information and Quality Authority which sets out a number of recommendations to improve the quality and safety of the referral system for patients to outpatient and radiology services. The HIQA Report also includes a recommendation for a new national standard for the provision and communication of information between General Practitioners and hospitals....

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: The current situation in relation to the waiting lists for orthopaedic services in Cork University Hospital is totally unacceptable. Patients need a service that is timely and effective. There are a number of initiatives underway in HSE South to alleviate this problem. Additional Consultant Posts In the HSE South, there are 5 permanent consultant orthopaedic surgeons in post in the trauma...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: The Chief Medical Officer of my Department has commissioned an independent research report into the practice of symphysiotomy in Ireland. The aim of the report will be to provide an accurate picture of the extent of use of symphysiotomy in Ireland, and an examination of the Irish practice relative to other countries. It will include an assessment of the circumstances in which the procedure...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 20, 42, 45 and 61 together. I am working with the HSE and other stakeholders to ensure the filling of as many as possible of some 475 NCHD posts which are due to be filled from 11th July 2011. The HSE conducted an extensive recruitment drive in India and Pakistan in recent months and succeeded in identifying 439 potential candidates for NCHD positions in...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: My officials have made enquiries with the HSE in relation to this case. I understand that the patient concerned received an outpatient appointment date of 16 June 2011 in Children's University Hospital, Temple Street and another appointment has been scheduled for 14 September 2011. I understand from the HSE that a decision on the appropriateness of the provision of an insulin pump can only...