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Written Answers — Tobacco Sales: Tobacco Sales (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive is responsible for enforcement of the tobacco legislation, including inspections and prosecutions taken as a result of non-compliance with the legislation. Accordingly, I have referred the matter to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 May 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 (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the Health Service Executive to supply this information to me and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: The HSE has advised that data on the frequency and coverage of school medical examinations is not included in the core set of performance indicator data and will require a manual search by local Community Medical Services. The schedule and content of the examinations forms are outlined in the Best Health for Children programme. Routine Medical examinations for school age children are not...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: The National Service Plan 2011 commits the HSE, within the limits of its Voted allocation of €13.456bn, to delivering activity levels for 2011 which are broadly in line with 2010 levels. This is being facilitated by the continued pursuit of improved efficiency in the way acute hospital services are delivered. In particular, the focus is on reducing inpatient care activity levels through...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: My predecessor approved the HSE National Service Plan 2011 on 21 December 2010 and in approving the Plan, highlighted to the HSE the need to maintain services as well as operating within the limits of its Voted allocation of €13.456bn, a net reduction of €683m on the 2010 provision. The HSE National Service Plan commits the HSE to delivering activity levels for 2011 which are broadly in...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: St Luke's Hospital, which provides radiation oncology services, was subsumed into the Health Service Executive under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010 (No. 18 of 2010). Radiation oncology services will continue at St Luke's until at least 2015, when further radiation oncology capacity will be available at Beaumont and St James's Hospitals, two of the designated cancer centres....

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 358 together. Decisions relating to the location of The New Children's Hospital Project will be taken based on the outcome of the Review which I recently initiated and which will be completed within the next few weeks. In all consideration of matters relating to this Project it is my intention to ensure the best possible clinical outcomes for...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: My Department has asked the HSE to furnish the information concerned to the Department and I will communicate further with the Deputy as soon as it is to hand.

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: The national average number of acute hospital beds available in public hospitals for the years 1999 and 2009 broken down by public, private and non-designated is set out in the following table as requested by the Deputy. 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...

Hospital Accommodation (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: Part of any plan for a winter crisis is the ability to open beds that have been closed, if that is necessary. Rather than focusing on beds we should focus on service, the treatment of patients and the service they require. I have not entirely abandoned the possibility of re-opening beds. Based on existing data, at the weekend of 3 April, some 961 beds - 927 inpatient beds and 34 day beds -...

Accident and Emergency Services (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: The Government's priority in regard to acute hospital services is to ensure a safe and high quality of care for patients which is provided at the most appropriate location. I am committed to ensuring that all care is provided at the lowest level of complexity, is safe, timely and efficient and is available as close to home as possible, consistent with safe practice. Wexford General Hospital...

Accident and Emergency Services (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: Wexford General Hospital is a separate issue to psychiatric services, which are being re-organised in the south east and Wexford in particular. As I noted in my original reply, it is important to site services as close to patients as possible and to this end the development of a community psychiatric service is well advanced. A crisis house will be open 24 hours per day, seven days per week...

Accident and Emergency Services (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: I share the Deputy's concern. The matter is being expedited and significant advances have been made to the point that services will be in place very shortly. This should be seen as progress rather than regress.

Health Service Executive Board (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: The new HSE board held its first meeting this morning. The new, largely executive, board will meet more frequently than its predecessor and I will be briefed about board business on a regular basis by the chairman, Dr. Frank Dolphin, the CEO, Mr. Cathal Magee, and the Secretary General of my Department, Mr. Michael Scanlan. The board will focus on operational excellence and its membership...

Health Service Executive Board (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: The Deputy's first contention is that there will be no oversight. The Department has strong representation on the board, which ensures oversight. There are also external auditors, etc. There is not the major concern alluded to by the Deputy from the Government's point of view. It is an interim board, which will not be in place for a number of years but until the new system comes into...

Health Service Executive Board (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: I note the Deputy's fondness for the use of the word "misappropriation". Last week, he used it during the debate on the fair deal issue, which my colleague addressed. Nobody said moneys were misappropriated. I said clearly in that instance that money that should have been under different subheads were taken from subhead 12, which covers the fair deal scheme.

Health Service Executive Board (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: No, "inappropriate" as opposed to "misappropriation". There is a big difference between both and there is a big difference in law if we were to debate this outside the House. The Deputy asked about primary care centres and teams. I am not aware of any such issue but I will check it out and revert to him.

Hospital Accommodation (31 May 2011)

James Reilly: In common with other public services, the health services are facing significant financial challenges. The key priority for me in dealing with the serious budget pressures on the health services is to minimise the effect on services for patients to the greatest degree possible. The Government has a radical programme for reform of the health service. It is no accident that this reform...