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Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputies for raising this important matter and will take the opportunity to outline the Government's position. As a constituent of mine is on the same waiting list, I have some understanding of the matter as a local Deputy, as well as in my role as Minister. Scoliosis in children and young people is predominantly managed at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. The hospital...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The timing of this debate is quite opportune. It is entirely a coincidence, but I am having a meeting with the chief executive officer of Crumlin hospital in the next couple of hours about orthopaedic surgery, because it is acknowledged to be a problem. At present, 12 children have been waiting longer than a year for scoliosis surgery, which is really unacceptable. However, when we...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff Training (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to address the issue of audiology education. The HSE's national audiology review group recommended in 2011 that a domestic programme for audiology be established as a matter of priority. The audiology clinical care programme was tasked with reviewing the workforce numbers and making a recommendation for a BSc versus a MSc programme. The audiology...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff Training (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: While I appreciate the Deputy's concerns and interest in this matter, the relevant decision is not one for me to make. Working with the Health Service Executive, the national clinical lead, the most senior clinician for audiology in the State, decided that a master's degree was preferable to a bachelor's degree, and University College Cork, rather than Athlone Institute of Technology,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Reimbursement Agreements (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Since 1973 Ireland has operated a bilateral healthcare reimbursement agreement with the United Kingdom in respect of health services provided under EU Regulations. This agreement covers such persons as temporary visitors between the two countries, pensioners of one country and their dependants residing in the other country, and the dependant families of persons employed in the other country....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Postal Codes (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The National Ambulance Service (NAS) is currently engaged in a process of modernising and reconfiguring its services. This is to ensure that pre-hospital emergency care is delivered in an appropriate and timely manner. This process includes using modern technology to improve service delivery. Any developments which enable the NAS to respond more quickly to patients in emergency situations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the particular patient query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Quality (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is responsible for policy and legislation in relation to drinking water quality. Since 1 January 2014 Irish Water has statutory responsibility for the provision of safe and secure public drinking water services. The European Union (Drinking Water) Regulations 2014 requires that where Irish Water or a local authority, having...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Government is implementing a major reform programme in the health sector including significant structural reforms. It has been delivering on the structural reform agenda for the health service in line with the course set out in “Future Health: A Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service 2012 – 2014” as well as a number of other policy papers which focused...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In line with Government Decision S180/20/10/14234 of 2011, relating to the advertising for expressions of interest in vacancies on State Boards, my Department currently advertises for board vacancies as they arise, where I, as Minister for Health, have nominating rights. Boards need a broad range of competencies in order to function effectively. My Department has developed a protocol for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland has not received any written requests for consultations from World Trade Organisation (WTO) members following the notification of our proposals as set out in the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014. The matter was the subject of discussion at the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade meeting on 18thJune 2014 and at the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The commissioning of this Ipsos MRBI omni-poll is the responsibility of the National Tobacco Control Office (NTCO), Health Service Executive. As such, I have requested the information from the NTCO, and I will get back to you as soon as I have received this information.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Nov 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 Waiting Lists (6 Nov 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: Vaccination Programme (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The NIAC is a committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland comprising of experts in a number of specialties including infectious diseases, paediatrics and public health. The NIAC has not made any recommendation in relation to the use of Meningitis B vaccine in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the particular patient query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to specific complaints in relation to experiences of individuals in our hospitals, there is a formal complaints policy, entitled “Your Service Your Say”,details of which are on the HSE website, at . In accordance with this procedure, a complaint must be made in the first instance to the hospital in which the incident causing the complaint occurred. If an...