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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (18 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations, providing a range of health related services. If an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should send in a formal application. Detailed procedures along with the application form are set out on the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (18 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: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (18 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Article in the Irish Times last week was based on information related to the Department's submission to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform under the Government's Comprehensive Review of Expenditure (CRE) exercise. This Review exercise is carried out every three to four years. The last such Review was completed in 2011. As my Department’s CRE submission is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 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: Alcohol Pricing (18 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse to be incorporated in a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. These measures are based on the recommendations in the Steering Group Report on a Substance Misuse Strategy, 2012 and include provisions for the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol products. Work on developing a framework for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Records (18 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Health does not employ an archivist. My Department has a contract with a records management company for the secure storage of the Department’s inactive records, incorporating ordinary storage, high security storage and multimedia storage. This state-of-the-art facility is protected from flood, and temperature and humidity are recorded and monitored. This ensures...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Records (18 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has a contract with a records management company for storage and retrieval of the Department’s inactive records, incorporating ordinary storage, high security storage and multimedia storage, along with retrieval services for these records. The cost of the storage of Departmental records is met by the Office of Public Works and the cost in 2012 and 2013 was €62,280...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Responsibilities (23 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: Alcohol Pricing (23 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Addressing the price of alcohol is an important component of any long-term strategic approach to tackling alcohol misuse. There is a link between consumption and harm and evidence that affordability is one of the drivers of increased consumption. The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse, to be incorporated in a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill ,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government Implementation (23 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I understand that the Taoiseach has outlined that this commitment in the Programme for Government will be dealt with as part of the next phase of Oireachtas reform. Any changes would apply to this Department and to the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 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 Waiting Lists (23 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014,has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The wage that you mention is the rate applicable to undergraduates who are undertaking their rostered clinical placement as part of their degree programme. When doing so, they are not qualified nurses and require supervision. Student undergraduate nurses participating in the 4th year rostered clinical placement are paid in accordance with the rates specified in the minimum wage legislation,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Appointments (23 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Secretary General of a Department is appointed by Government. It is open to Government to offer such an appointment to an existing Secretary General of another Government Department which is what happened in this case where Mr Jim Breslin, the then Secretary General of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs was offered and accepted the appointment as Secretary General of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014,has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (23 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I have no direct role compiling this data and have directed your enquiry to the HSE for reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (23 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I have no direct role in compiling this data and have directed your enquiry to the HSE for reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (23 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: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (23 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the detailed information sought by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (23 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Long Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act, 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975 specifying the conditions covered by the LTI Scheme, which are as follows: Acute Leukaemia; Mental handicap; Cerebral Palsy; Mental Illness (in a person under 16); Cystic Fibrosis; Multiple Sclerosis; Diabetes Insipidus; Muscular...