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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (10 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 Waiting Lists (10 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.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Funding (10 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The way the Chamber is ordered is a disgrace.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Funding (10 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Chamber could at least order business efficiently. Anyway, go on.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to put on the record my thanks to Senator O'Brien for giving way on this occasion. However, I wish to put on the record of the House my concern at the way Adjournment matters are being handled. I go out of my way to come here in person as much as I can. I figure I am in the Seanad probably twice a week and, if not, then for three or four sessions a week. Yesterday there were three...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I know that, but there must be a better way to order the House. Three Adjournment matters were cancelled one day and the next day a Minister has to cancel three meetings about a very important issue because the Seanad keeps changing the schedule. Please take that into account in the way you order your business in future. I mean no disrespect to the House in saying that, but there must be...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: It is inappropriate for me to comment further because I do not know what the facts are.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: It may, but I do not know what they are. An allegation has been made; an internal audit review is under way and due process has to be followed. It is only right and proper that the internal audit unit be allowed to do its work. When it has completed its work, it will give the director general of the HSE the facts, at which stage I will have them. In the meantime, I do not think it would...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (11 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In view of the escalation of waiting lists for certain scheduled care procedures, and the number of patients breaching government targets for scheduled care provision, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) was requested by the Department to work with the HSE to develop an initiative to address waiting list breaches. GI endoscopes were identified as the clinical area where intervention...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Emergency Department overcrowding is a very serious issue for patients and staff, as it is extremely difficult to deliver optimal care in an overcrowded department. The issue is being actively addressed by the Health Service Executive, through the work of the Special Delivery Unit. Specific measures to address pressures on access to acute hospital care have been put in place. These include...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (11 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: Hospital Appointment Status (11 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 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: Ambulance Service Provision (11 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: Maternity Services (11 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE's National Service Plan 2015 includes a commitment to the undertaking of a review and evaluation of current maternity services. This review will inform a national maternity strategy which will be developed by my Department, in conjunction with the HSE. In relation to the UN Report referenced, it is recognised that it can be difficult to make international comparisons in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (11 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Western Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force (RDATF) assess the extent and nature of the drug problem in their area and coordinate action at local level so that there is a targeted response to the drug problem in local communities. They implement the National Drugs Strategy in the context of the needs of their region through action plans which have identified existing and emerging gaps in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159, 160 and 164 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy 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 Complaints Procedures (11 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: There is a formal complaints process for issues concerning individuals or services under the aegis of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Details of this procedure are on the HSE website at: . In addition, advice and instructions for making complaints about a service or an individual may be found at www.healthcomplaints.ie. Where an individual is not satisfied with the response they...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Payments made to the company in question since 2003 are set out in the attached table Year Amount € 2003 0 2004 14,695 2005 0 2006 177,815 2007 69,163 2008 38,708 2009 22,315 2010 14,647 2011 8,643 2012 10,377 2013 6,969 2014 6,505 I have also requested that the HSE respond directly to the Deputy in this matter. If a reply from the HSE has not been received within 15...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Apprenticeship Programmes (11 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Neither my Department nor the Non-Commercial State Agencies under the remit of my Department currently employ staff in roles in respect of which apprenticeship programmes are required. The HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy in respect of their staff on this matter.If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they...