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Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Reports (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme commenced on 10th November 2014. The Assessor for the Scheme is former High Court Judge Maureen Harding Clark. The Scheme has around €34 million available and participants will receive awards at three levels - €50,000, €100,000 and €150,000. Applications had to be made to the Scheme within 20 working days of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Dec 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: Hospitals Policy (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Reports ‘The Establishment of Hospital Groups as a transition to Independent Hospital Trusts’ (DoH, 2013) and ‘Securing the Future of Smaller Hospitals: A Framework for Development’ (HSE, 2013), provide the foundations for the reconfiguration of hospital services into Hospital Groups, each with its own governance and management, that will deliver high quality,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Expenditure (9 Dec 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: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Dec 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: Health Services Provision (9 Dec 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: Organ Donation (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: My Department is currently developing the Heads of a Human Tissue Bill that will establish a legal framework in relation to the donation of organs for transplantation. A register of those who do not wish to become organ donors after death is envisaged in the context of the introduction of an opt-out system of consent. Funding for the appointment of 19 whole-time-equivalent personnel was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 343 to 349, inclusive, together. As these are service matters, 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 Procedures (9 Dec 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: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Dec 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 Appointment Status (9 Dec 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: An Fhoireann Rannach (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Tá seachtar ball foirne i mo Roinn, nó beagnach 2% den líon iomlán fostaithe sa Roinn, in ann a gcuid dualgas a chur i gcrích sa Ghaeilge agus sa Bhéarla araon. Níl aon staitisticí inchomparáide agam do na blianta 2004, 1994, 1984 ná 1974. Tugtar freagra sa Ghaeilge ar an gcomhfhreagras ar fad a sheoltar don Roinn sa Ghaeilge agus cuirtear...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Dec 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 the matter up with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Dec 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 the matter up with them.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Chairman and apologise for being late, but I was delayed at a Cabinet meeting. The Cabinet is still meeting to discuss other items, among them the Estimates and the Appropriation Bill for next year. Before I address the Supplementary Estimate, I will briefly outline the funding position for 2015. Since my appointment as Minister for Health, I have said on more than one...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: It took until 12.47 p.m. to get my first invitation, which is a record.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I am happy to reply. I thank Deputy Healy very much for the kind invitation to visit South Tipperary General Hospital. I have a fair idea of what happens on the ground to the extent that is possible in such a wide and varied health service. I spent a good chunk of yesterday in Beaumont Hospital.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: It is, but today is unusual because I have only received one request for a day trip and it is not even lunchtime. There will be at least four before the end of the day. It is important that I spend as much time as possible in the Dáil and Seanad and in my Department. I would love to spend two days a week on day trips and trips overseas but looking at trolleys and overcrowded clinics...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Yes, it is noted. In response to a few of the questions raised, certainly by Deputy Ó Caoláin, no overspends will be carried into 2015. The HSE will start with a clean slate in 2015. There are some deficits in the voluntary hospitals that they carry forward from year to year but that is a somewhat different matter. It is acknowledged that the matter is not going to go away and...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: On the specific issue of periodic payment orders, the Minister for Justice and Equality is due to publish legislation early next year. I expect it to go through the House next year. There is the bigger issue. I think tort reform is required in this country. In terms of payments for medical negligence, in many cases these are not cases of medical negligence at all and can be biological...