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Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I reject the Deputy's contention that there is a diminution of services. I have just explained to him that what is currently available is not safe. It is not safe as adjudicated by the clinicians in the hospital, who will no longer stand over the circumstances that obtain.

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I can come to that in a moment. I refer to the position on safety as adjudicated by HIQA and clinicians in my Department. I am seeking to make the location safe and to ensure there is a 24-hour service. It will be an enhanced service from a general practitioner's point of view because one will now be able to have X-rays at night, which was not the case heretofore. The service will be...

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: Thirty patients per day pass through the accident and emergency department. Fewer than one per day is transferred to Galway. Some 25%-----

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: The first paragraph of the letter which Deputy Flanagan quoted is correct. The second paragraph states in the event of the accident and emergency unit being downgraded we are committed to reinstating a 24-7 service where feasible. Let us have accuracy on the record of the Dáil.

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: The question is a straight one. Was I aware? No, I was not. The Mallow report had not been published. The Ennis report suggested a review needed to be done but no such review was done, so I was not aware. I must preside over what is safe. Apart from being a Minister, I am a doctor, and I will not preside over what is not safe. I will not ignore expert advice from colleagues in the...

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I did not interrupt Deputy Ó Caoláin. We know what was on offer in February; we now know what we are faced with-----

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: -----and if Deputy Ó Caoláin can predict the future with absolute certainty, then fair play to him.

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I want to make one important point. People have spoken about the golden hour. This is a concept from the 1970s and 1980s which has been superseded by much information, many reports and peer review journals which show one is better off, even if one is more than an hour away-----

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: -----going to a high-volume centre. One's chances of survival increase by 25% - one in four. Let us do what is safe. Let us be honest.

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I apologise.

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: Important issues have been raised.

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I accept that.

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: Am I allowed answer the two queries?

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I cannot do it in one second, sorry.

Hospital Services (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I will certainly ask HIQA to look at its terms of reference with regard to travel time. This is perfectly reasonable. I have no issue whatsoever with getting independent verification on the golden hour because plenty of information exists and it has been superseded. The figures are quite clear, with 25% better survival rates through going to a high-volume centre even if one must travel an...

Health Service Staff (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: There is already a structured pathway in place for persons who have been awarded a basic medical qualification following completion of a course of study in one of the medical schools. The first year of postgraduate medical training, the intern year, is undertaken in a teaching university hospital following which doctors can apply to commence training in the area of medicine in which they hope...

Health Service Staff (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I accept everything the Deputy said. I did not reach the end of my reply owing to time restrictions. I will not bother with the script and instead tell the Deputy what is the position. I am pleased that as a result of the terrible dark cloud of the shortage of non-consultant hospital doctors, the Medical Council and colleges have come forward and co-operated in an effort to have the issue...

Health Service Staff (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: With due respect, I am trying to give comprehensive answers but I will expedite them. I respect what the Ceann Comhairle said and will speak more quickly if somewhat less distinctly.

Ambulance Service (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9, 31, 40, 49, 50, 52 and 60 together. It is not my wish to reduce the level of any service, including patient transport. However the country is facing an unprecedented economic and financial crisis. This is an inescapable reality. The HSE must live within its budget and must prioritise its services accordingly. We must examine the way services are being...

Ambulance Service (30 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: To correct Deputy Ó Caoláin, the letter went from somebody down the ranks of the HSE and it did not say the service was stopped. It said, and the Deputy's party leader read it out to the House, that it was expended.