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Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (13 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Programme for Government contains a number of commitments in respect of improving the way parliamentary questions, Adjournment debates, etc. are dealt with. I expect that these initiatives will be progressed across all Departments in due course. However, I have already made a change in the arrangements for responding to parliamentary questions by the Health Service Executive. I have...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The management of hospital services generally, including waiting lists, is a matter for the Health Service Executive and the individual hospitals concerned. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the case investigated and to reply...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (13 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (13 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The following data has been compiled by An Bord Altranais in relation to the numbers of newly qualified nurses that have registered in the past ten years and to date in 2011. Total 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003 2002 2001 16,848 303* 1,715 1,890 1,918 1,805 1,631 570 1,787 1,657 1,721 There are currently some 36,800 nursing whole time equivalents employed in the health service....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 38, 44, 49, 55, 59, 72 and 370 together. The Government is embarking on a major reform programme for the health system. The aim of this reform process is to deliver a single-tier health service that will deliver equal access to care based on need, not income. There are three key elements in the reform process. The first involves significant strengthening of...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The future of the National Treatment Purchase Fund is among the issues to be considered in the context of the implementation of the Government's commitment to the introduction of a system of Universal Health Insurance. Currently, the NTPF is responsible for arranging care for those patients who have been waiting longest for hospital treatment and for the negotiation, on behalf of the HSE, of...

Written Answers — Health Care Co-operation: Health Care Co-operation (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: In 2007 the Department of Health and Children, and the Department for Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland), agreed to undertake a Feasibility Study on the potential for future cross border cooperation. A Project Board comprising representatives of the two Departments, the Health Service Executive, and Cooperation And Working Together (CAWT) was established to oversee...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: New Contractual arrangements for medical consultants were agreed with their representative organisations, the IHCA and the IMO, in 2008 following more than four years of protracted and detailed negotiations. Currently 2,121 consultants hold the 2008 Contract while approximately 200 consultants continue to work under the 1997 Contract. The 2008 contract provides for consultants to work as...

Written Answers — Smoking Prevalence: Smoking Prevalence (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: Since the late 1970s, my Department, and successive Ministers, have pursued a long term agenda with regard to tobacco control which has been successful to a significant degree. The introduction of the ban on smoking in the workplace in 2004 and the prohibitions on display and advertising at point of sale, the restrictions on self-service vending machines and the introduction of a retail...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Government is committed to bringing about a significant reduction in the number of staff across the public service over the period to 2015, to realise efficiencies in the delivery of public services and contribute to the overall correction of the national finances, while protecting front-line services as far as possible. The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform is currently...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Health Service Executive continues to work with paediatric hospitals to support service delivery to our sick children. The HSE has established a paediatric hospital network across the three Dublin paediatric hospitals at Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght. This network is supported by the appointment of a Clinical Director working across the three hospitals and focuses on maximum...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The areas that I have identified as requiring priority attention are as follows: establishment of a Special Delivery Unit based on the successful Northern Ireland model to assist in reducing waiting times for admissions from Emergency Departments, elective admissions and out-patient appointments; publication of a detailed plan to ensure that our hospitals can cope with the increased...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: Tallaght Hospital is a key part of acute hospital services in the Dublin area. It has a budget of some €176.4m and 2,489 staff (whole time equivalents). At present a phased capital equipment replacement programme is being put in place at the hospital. The hospital is working with the Coombe Maternity Hospital on plans to relocate the Coombe Hospital in line with the recommendations of the...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 provides for the establishment of a system of statutory registration for twelve health and social care professions including Social Workers. The structure of the system of statutory registration will comprise a registration board for each of the professions to be registered, a Health and Social Care Professionals Council (HSCPC) with overall...

Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (12 Apr 2011)

James Reilly: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation in order to improve the availability of organs for patients in need. My Department has consulted widely on this issue and is preparing legislative proposals on the donation and use of human organs for transplantation. These proposals will be included in a Human Tissue Bill which will also...