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Written Answers — Department of Health: Residential Institutions Issues (11 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: Under the Access to Institutional and Related Records (AIRR) Project, my Department may also hold information regarding inspections of mother and baby homes. Under the AIRR, individuals may request the release of papers relating to their own personal information.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Residential Institutions Issues (4 Dec 2013)

James Reilly: As mother and baby homes were first required to register (with local authorities) in 1934, the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available within this Department. All such local authority records would be held in the National Archives. The search and retrieval of the information requested would therefore be very costly and time consuming to assemble. However, the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (15 Oct 2013)

James Reilly: The Maternity and Infant Scheme provides that all pregnant women have a schedule of free visits to their GP - 6 visits for first pregnancies and 7 for subsequent pregnancies. In addition there is provision for an extra 5 consultations where a condition related to pregnancy such as gestational diabetes occurs. The scheme also provides for a 2 week baby check and a six week mother and infant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion Issues (18 Sep 2013)

James Reilly: The promotion of breast-feeding is one of my Department's public health priorities. Breast-feeding rates in Ireland have increases gradually over recent years and our goal is to increase this rate further. In 2011 47% of babies were exclusively breast-fed on discharge from Irish maternity units, with a total of 55.2% receiving any breast-milk (ESRI, 2012). There is a vast body of evidence...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: ...is clarity around how the decision will be arrived at but not how the consequence of that decision should be carried out because that is to be prescriptive. There is no running away from that and no amount of language will cloud that or change that. That is why I will not be able to accept the amendment. I accept the Senator may want to withdraw it so that she can resubmit it on Report...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I reiterate what I said, neither the mother nor anybody else has a right to terminate the life of a newborn baby, whether that newborn baby is at 26, 28, 32, 38, 40 or 42 weeks gestation. The law here is very clear. The psychiatrist must form an opinion that the risk to the woman's life can only be averted through a termination, not a destruction. It is a termination, not a destruction....

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: As Deputies Regina Doherty and Peter Fitzpatrick said, Article 40.3.3 includes the words "as far as practicable". They have to stay and I cannot accept that amendment. The test must be met. The test concerns the risk to the life of the mother, not suicidal ideation. It is not about meeting the need but averting the risk to the life of the mother. I am not able to accept the amendments...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (20 Mar 2013)

James Reilly: ...review at the clinic. The patient was advised that an immediate admission to the hospital for a caesarean section was needed. It was deemed that there was a substantial risk to the health and wellbeing of both the baby and the mother. I am advised that, at this point, the mother refused to be admitted to hospital. As the risks were deemed unacceptably high, an application was made by...

Supreme Court Ruling in the X Case: Motion [Private Members] (20 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 3:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Ms. Savita Halappanavar and recognises the very strong feeling of the Irish people in the wake of her death; awaits the outcome of the investigation into Ms. Savita Halappanavar’s death to be chaired by Professor Sir Sabaratnam...

Topical Issue Debate: Death of Ms Savita Halappanavar (14 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: I extend my sympathy to the family of Ms Savita Halappanavar on their loss. My aim and the role of my Department is to improve the health and well-being of all people in Ireland in a manner that promotes better health for everyone, fair access, responsive and appropriate care delivery and high performance. In particular, our focus is on ensuring the provision of a safe, quality-assured,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Feb 2012)

James Reilly: The number of PHN visits within 48 hours of birth for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 is: Year No of births* No and % receiving PHN visit within 48 hours of birth HSEDML HSEDNE HSE South HSE West 2009 74,617 59,918 (80.3%) 83.7% 61.6% 82.1% 96% 2010 74,437 62,378 (83.8%) 84.2% 73.4% 86.7% 91.3% 2011 73,092 61,105 (83.6%) 83.6% 71.4% 86.9% 92.8% * No. of births includes stillbirths Best...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Sep 2011)

James Reilly: There are over 74,000 births in Ireland each year, the majority of which take place in 19 public hospitals. Ireland currently enjoys one of the lowest neo-natal mortality rates in European and OECD countries. As Minister for Health, I am committed to ensuring that women can avail of the highest quality maternity service. I am also keenly aware that we need to take account of women's...

Patient Safety: Motion (29 Jun 2010)

James Reilly: ...of the motion I have moved deserves to be emphasised, particularly the section in which we call on the Government to establish a patient safety authority to ensure "investigations take place when and where" necessary. As things stand, such an authority is not being established, unfortunately. We are having this debate on foot of another serious scandal - the misdiagnosis of miscarriage in...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (2 Apr 2008)

James Reilly: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the timely availability of BCG vaccination in the Dublin area and nationwide and in particular in a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 13 where a mother has reported she is unable to get a BCG vaccination for her baby because there is a waiting list of 400 for same; and if she will make a statement on...