Results 12,421-12,440 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (19 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 to 138, inclusive, together. As management of the HSE's property portfolio is a service matter, your question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office who will follow up on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (19 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 my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (19 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 my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (19 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 my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Transport (19 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed below. Ministerial transport costs paid in each year Minister / Minister of State 2010 2011 2012 2013 € € € € Minister James Reilly T.D. 0.00 76,637.76 118,267.69 128,069.48 Minister of State Kathleen Lynch T.D. 0.00 69,745.13 107,062.44 105,915.36 Minister of State Alex White T.D. 0.00 0.00 15,933.03...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (20 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: A new Nurses and Midwives Act was passed into legislation in 2011. The Act provides, inter alia, for the protection of the public in its dealings with nurses and midwives and the enhancement of their high standards of professional education and competencies. The Department of Health is responsible for oversight of the governance of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As the query raised 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 my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (20 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, as this is a service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 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: Health Services (20 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 my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (20 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Special Advisory Group on Obesity is developing a number of measures to tackle obesity. These measures include calorie posting, educational media campaigns on healthy eating and revision of the healthy eating guidelines which include carbohydrates and sugar. The issue of appropriate measures to promote healthy diet in line with the guidelines will be considered taking into account the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Department does not have a Data Protection office. However, the role of Data Controller in ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act lies with one member of staff within the ICT Unit.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Defibrillators in Schools (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Health has no information on defibrillators in schools nor the operational issues relating to their use within schools. It was agreed that there are a number or questions that need to be considered when designing a public defibrillation programme for Ireland and Government approval was therefore granted for the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to undertake...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (25 Nov 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Nov 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy will appreciate that in the absence of further information concerning the nature of the issues it is difficult to respond in full to her. I would suggest the Deputy might consider corresponding with my office outlining the issues involved.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316, 321 and 322 together. St. Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH), St. James’s Hospital and Mater Misericordiae University Hospital operate as designated 24/7 Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) centres for the Greater Dublin Area. In relation to the withdrawal of SVUH as a 24/7 PPCI centre, the HSE has advised my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Incidence (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The National Cancer Registry is the statutory body with responsibility for the collection and analysis of information relating to the incidence of cancer in Ireland. All Registry cancer registrations are geographically coded by Electoral Division (ED). The location specified by the Deputy lies within the Mallow South Urban ED. In response to a previous query, the Registry analysed the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 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. To date, NIAC has not made any recommendation in relation to the use of Meningitis B vaccine in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Transport Costs (25 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 my officials will follow the matter up.