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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have shared my views on the issue of registration fees with the chairman of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. I am very conscious that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, just like CORU, the Medical Council or the education council, is the independent professional regulatory body for that profession and is accountable to the Oireachtas and not to me directly. The last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Vice Chairman made a very good point and she is correct that almost all health issues are connected in some way. The emergency department is often just the place where the flaws and shortcomings show up. I accept her point. I did not mean any disrespect in what I said earlier and I apologise if that is how it came across. Hospitals do not need delegated sanction from the director...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Accident and Emergency Departments: Department of Health and Health Service Executive (15 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: At my next meeting with the chairman of the COL, I will also raise that matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (20 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister for Health has no proposals to amend the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act or to revisit the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is the competent authority for the regulation of medicines in Ireland. Medicinal products can be placed on the market in Ireland only after a marketing authorisation is granted by the HPRA...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (20 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. 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 (20 Jan 2015)

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: Health Services Expenditure (20 Jan 2015)

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 Delays (20 Jan 2015)

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 Equipment (20 Jan 2015)

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 Delays (20 Jan 2015)

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: Treatment Abroad Scheme (20 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) as provided for in EU Regulations and Department of Health Guidelines, does not include a provision for travel and subsistence expenses for patients or their relatives travelling abroad to avail of approved treatments. However the HSE, subject to available funding, under the Treatment Abroad Scheme Travel Policy, may provide assistance towards reasonable...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Jan 2015)

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 (20 Jan 2015)

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: Drug Treatment Programmes (20 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days he should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (20 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in MR & Anor v An tArd Chláraitheoir & Ors case on November 7th, I gave a commitment that I would bring a Memorandum to Government seeking approval to draft legislation on assisted human reproduction. It is envisaged that this comprehensive legislation would deal with a wide range of issues from the beginning to the end of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Infrastructure (20 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply as the delivery of the health care infrastructure is a service matter. 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: Proposed Legislation (20 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The issue of recording the genetic identity of children born through assisted human reproduction other than surrogacy is being dealt with in the context of the Children and Family Relationships Bill, currently at an advanced stage of drafting by the Department of Justice and Equality. That Bill will enable the intending parents who undertake donor assisted human reproduction to be assigned...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (20 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As these are service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days he should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (20 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE operates the Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) for persons entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA member state or Switzerland under Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004, as per the procedures set out in Regulation (EC) No. 987/2009, and in accordance with Department of Health Guidelines. Patients have the ability to apply to the HSE TAS seeking access to public health care outside the state...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 412 and 413 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.