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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Minister for Health (10 Jul 2014)

James Reilly: ...pay is subject to national pay agreements, specifically the Haddington Road agreement, and the moratorium on public sector appointments. The health service is required to achieve savings of some €290 million in 2014 under the Haddington Road process, and this is set out in the 2014 service plan. The HSE’s national directors developed an implementation plan to achieve the...

Other Questions: Health Insurance Regulation (14 May 2014)

James Reilly: ...health insurance, it obviously broadens the market and offers all insurers opportunity within the market. The VHI, being the dominant player, has seen a reduction in its market share down to 57%. Nonetheless, it remains responsible for 80% of the payout and therefore has a huge role with regard to bring down the costs of private health care. I am on record in this House as often talking...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (14 May 2014)

James Reilly: ...reductions in employment in the public health service. The number of staff employed by the health service has reduced from 111,770 wholetime equivalents, WTEs, at the end of March 2009 to 99,959 WTEs at the end of December 2013, a reduction of 10.6% or over 11,800 WTEs. The reduction in employment numbers was monitored by my Department in conjunction with the HSE and the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (30 Apr 2014)

James Reilly: ...Programme for Government and the Future Health strategy framework. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing all children aged 5 and under with access to a GP service without fees. This will mean that almost half of the population will have access to GP services without fees. The Government is providing new, additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (26 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: ...beginning to be published. One study, published in December 2013, concluded that smoking in outdoor areas declined by 23%, and personal pack display (where packs are clearly visible on tables) declined by 15% following the introduction of plain packaging and larger pictorial warnings on packs. Another Australian study found a 78% increase in the number of calls to the smoking cessation...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2014)

James Reilly: ...the issue of trolleys in emergency departments and to tackle waiting lists in outpatient and inpatient departments. I am proud to report on behalf of the health service that there has been a 95% reduction in the number of people waiting more than 12 months for an outpatient appointment. In addition, a 33% reduction in the number of patients who must endure long trolley waits was achieved...

Written Answers — Department of Health: European Health Insurance Card (13 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: ...to them on production of an EHIC. It is also likely that the person would be required to pay for treatment at the time and claim for reimbursement at a later stage. There are approximately 1.4 million persons covered by European Health Insurance Cards issued by Ireland. These cards are issued on a four year cycle. The cost of claims against Ireland arising from the application of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (5 Feb 2014)

James Reilly: Total public expenditure on health for each of the years 2011 and 2012 was €14,075 million and €14,137 million respectively. The estimated figure for 2013 is €13,881 million. Estimates of private health expenditure are compiled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and are principally based on data derived from the Household Budget Survey (HBS). The HBS is carried...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Service Plan 2014: Minister for Health and HSE (14 Jan 2014)

James Reilly: .... O'Brien will address this matter further. Mr. O'Brien will discuss the issues the Senator raised with regard to children in care and mental health. Many psychiatric nurses retire at the age of 55, as they are entitled to do. This is younger than the average nurse retirement age, so more people have left the mental health services as a proportion of the number over all elements of the...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: ...6%. One would expect it to have 22% of those aged 70 to 79 but it has only 12%. I am sure the Senator would agree that these things do not happen by accident. The VHI, on the other hand, has 56% of the market and one would expect it, therefore, to have 56% of those over 80. It actually has 89% of those over 80. With 56% of the market, one would expect it to have 56% of the 70 to 79...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (12 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: ...commercial insurers. Risk equalisation creates a level playing field in the market and provides for risk equalisation credits based on age, gender and level of cover in respect of insured people aged 50 and over. Under the Health Insurance Acts, the Health Insurance Authority which is the statutory regulator of the industry, makes recommendations to the Minister annually on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (10 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: ...the State’s fiscal difficulties. This has been combined with a firm focus on improving public service efficiency and effectiveness. The Haddington Road Agreement provides for some five million additional working hours annually. These measures will enable the health service to continue to reduce overall numbers, while maintaining services and service levels to the greatest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: ...large survey found that almost four out of every five smokers, 78%, started to smoke before the age of 18 years. This means that children are being recruited by the tobacco industry to replace the 5,200 Irish people who die every year from tobacco-related disease and the other thousands who give up smoking. The tobacco industry seeks to recruit new smokers and we know that four times out...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: ...role and functions of the HIA, with a view to determining how they can be strengthened and enhanced to fulfil any requirement that may arise when the universal health system is in operation. The €8 million fund that the Chairman mentioned cannot be frittered away. The HIA has a significant amount of work to do. It will need to take on more personnel to do the work involved in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (27 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: CervicalCheck, the National Cervical Screening Programme, is a Government funded screening programme which is provided free of charge to recipients. CervicalCheck is available to over 1.1 million eligible women aged from 25 to 60 years and it aims to reduce the incidence of, and mortality from, cervical cancer by detecting changes in the cells of the cervix before they become cancerous. ...

Topical Issue Debate: HSE Staff Remuneration (19 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: ...38 agencies with a request that they respond by 28 October, ensuring compliance. In total, 33 agencies responded, some with a holding position and others requesting to seek legal advice. On 5 November the HSE again wrote to them, reiterating the requirement that they respond and ensure compliance, with a deadline of today, 19 November. Every organisation that receives public funds...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Services (13 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: ...a safe service, but improved it in terms of the number of people who have to endure long trolley waits and long waiting times for inpatient treatment. The Haddington Road agreement provides for some 5 million additional working hours each year. It also provides for the appointment of 1,000 nurses and midwives and 1,000 intern support staff under targeted employment initiatives. These...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (6 Nov 2013)

James Reilly: ...Programme for Government and the Future Health strategy framework. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing all children aged 5 and under with access to a GP service without fees. This will mean that almost half of the population will have access to GP services without fees. The Government is providing new, additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (24 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: ...Programme for Government and the Future Health strategy framework. As announced in the Budget, it has been decided to commence the roll-out of a universal GP service by providing all children aged 5 and under with access to a GP service without fees. This will mean that almost half of the population will have access to GP services without fees. The Government is providing new,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (22 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: ...;666m in health savings measures have been identified in the context of the Health Estimates to meet the overall health expenditure ceiling reduction of €361m, commitments under the Programme for Government of €57m and health service pressures of €248m. Some of the savings measures represent the full year effect of initiatives taken in 2013, while others are new...