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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Treatment (19 Feb 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The reform of our acute hospital services into Hospital Groups is an absolute priority for the Government. As the Deputy is aware, one of my Department's priorities for 2015 is to get all of the Hospital Groups up and running as single cohesive entities. A key step in this regard will be the development of Hospital Group Strategic Plans. The Strategic Advisory Group, established to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Incidence (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Cancer treatment for children in Ireland is led and directed by Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin, who operate a Shared Care Model system with other hospitals. I am advised by the Saolta University Hospital Group that four children who have cancer are being treated in Sligo Regional Hospital and nine children in Letterkenny General Hospital under the direction of Our Lady's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the 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: Health Services (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to investigate the matter and to reply directly 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 Staff (19 Feb 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 Helipads (19 Feb 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: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In June 2014, the Government approved the drafting of legislation to provide for measures in relation to the sale of tobacco products and non-medicinal nicotine delivery systems, including e-cigarettes. My Department recently conducted a public consultation on this legislation and the results of this process will inform the Regulatory Impact Analysis and the General Scheme of a Bill. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (19 Feb 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The publication of the NTPF reports arises from the NTPF reverting to its previous practice in this regard which facilitates the early publication of waiting list information. The previous arrangements whereby the NTPF published waiting list information at the same time as the equivalent HSE monthly report was agreed with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Information in respect to the December waiting list was published by the NTPF and overwritten as is necessary to present January 2015information. The NTPF is currently working on a new format for publication that will include historical information and trend analysis information.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (19 Feb 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.

Topical Issues: Maternal Mortality (24 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. It is generally recognised internationally that official statistics can result in an underestimate of maternal deaths. In particular, indirect obstetric deaths resulting from pre-existing disease or diseases which developed during the pregnancy may not be recorded in official statistics. For this reason, Ireland established a confidential maternal...

Topical Issues: Maternal Mortality (24 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I often heard it said in the past that Ireland was the safest country in the world in which to give birth. However, the statistics never supported this. I am glad we now have the MDE statistics, which are calculated in the same way as in the UK. This shows, as I consistently say, that our maternal and perinatal mortality rates are on a par with the rest of the developed world. I am not so...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (24 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Health, I have overall responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy at Government level. This role includes chairing the Oversight Forum on Drugs, which is responsible for the high level monitoring of progress being achieved under the Strategy. In addition, I am responsible for implementing the recommendations of the Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (24 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill was formally notified to the Commission and to Member States under the EU Technical Standards Directive (98/34/EC) and the Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) on 17 June 2014. As the Deputy has noted, detailed opinions on the proposed measures were received from a number of Member States. Ireland’s response to these...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (24 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I assume the Deputy is referring to reports last week that Arthur Cox Solicitors are acting on behalf of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and also as legal advisors to the HSE. In relation to the Standardised Packaging legislation, the legislation is being prepared by the Department of Health and not by the HSE. The HSE has informed me that its contracting model for legal services came...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (24 Feb 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (24 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: BreastCheck, the National Breast Screening Service, does not refer women to Letterkenny General Hospital.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (24 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The number of breast cancer related surgeries undertaken at Letterkenny General Hospital is as follows: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 * (a) Discharges following surgery for breast cancer 49 68 60 51 52 21 (b) All related procedures 76 103 97 77 78 37(* data for 2014 is available up to 30 June). With regard to the data at row (b), this refers to all discharges for surgical procedures...