Results 11,461-11,480 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: My responsibilities as Minister for Health include overseeing the implementation of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: The health sector has been set challenging targets in regard to the achievement of savings under the Haddington Road Agreement. The total amount of savings to be achieved using the Haddington Road enablers in 2014 is €290 million. Reducing agency costs is a particular area of focus of HRA implementation planning across the health services at the present time. The Haddington Road...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2014 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number of applications currently being assessed by my Department. The organisation will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: The HSE Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) was centralised into a single office in 2012. Prior to this it was administered at various local offices. Comprehensive figures for the TAS prior to the centralisation of the Scheme are not available. The figures available identify that the numbers of declined applications were 41 in 2012 and 23 in 2013. In the interest of patient confidentiality and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: Rheumatology services for children commenced in Crumlin in 2006 when one consultant and the necessary multi-disciplinary team were in place. At that time some 300 children per annum were attending the hospital for rheumatology services. In 2012 a second consultant paediatrician with a special interest in rheumatology was funded by the HSE to support the growing demand for this service and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As this is an operational matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As this is an operational matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: Two care options are available for the preparation of patients who are diagnosed with thyroid cancer for radio-active iodine ablation - either withdrawal of oral thyroxine treatment or treatment with Thyrogen®. Both options are in line with international guidelines. The treatment option utilised is determined by the prescribing consultant and the hospital’s Drugs and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Mortality Rates (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: Information available to my Department indicates that in 2013, the mortality rate of patients with a diagnosis of sepsis who were admitted to an intensive care environment was 28.8%. The corresponding figure for 2011 is 32.4% and 31.3% for 2012. It should be noted however, that this data is based on the discharge code of patients who had a diagnosis of sepsis and who were admitted to any...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: I presume that the Deputy is referring to the recognition of non-Irish qualifications under Directive 2005/36/EC. Directive 2005/36/EC applies to EEA nationals with EEA qualifications who wish to practise a regulated profession in an EEA State other than that in which they obtained their professional qualifications, on either a self-employed or employed basis. Its intention is to make it...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, the training pathway for a GP from college to final qualification includes the intern year and the four years of specialist training required to obtain specialist registration with the Medical Council. The direct costs associated with this training pathway are as follows: - Interns are paid a basic salary of €31,938. - Years one and two of specialist GP...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: I am not aware of the existence, in my Department, of the type of administrative arrangements referred to by the Deputy but I will investigate further and get back to with the relevant details if such agreement does exist.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As this relates to an operational matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for direct response.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: I intend to bring counsellors and psychotherapists within the ambit of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 as soon as possible. The Health and Social Care Professionals Council and the registration boards established under that Act are responsible for protecting the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training and competence...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.