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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Apr 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: Nursing Staff Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Chief Nursing Office within the Department has convened a senior group of Directors of Midwives and senior lecturers from the 7 universities in Ireland, who educate student midwives on the undergraduate and postgraduate courses. This group will review the current arrangements for the recruitment and retention of midwives and will explore options for addressing the particular difficulties...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Apr 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 Children's Hospital (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the statutory body responsible for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital. The new hospital will be co-located with St James's Hospital, and ultimately tri-located with a maternity hospital to be developed on campus. In addition to the main hospital, the project includes two satellite centres at the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Apr 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 Services (15 Apr 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 Services (15 Apr 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 Staff (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland has one of the highest reported incidences of cystic fibrosis in the world, with 1:1353 live births. 2009 marked the first year that the proportion of adult cystic fibrosis patients was higher than that of paediatric patients, reflecting improved care and management of cystic fibrosis patients. There was a requirement to reduce public service numbers and maximise savings in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 521 and 522 together. As there will always be more projects than can be funded by the Exchequer, additional funding provided by charitable organisations such as Cystic Fibrosis Ireland is always welcome and very much appreciated.  As with all capital projects, further development of the CF facilities, including those at Cavan General Hospital, must be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate for me to make directions in respect of an internal hospital investigation; therefore, 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: HSE Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Pending completion of the national estimates, budgetary and service planning process for 2016, which will commence later in the year, it is not possible to predict the service levels to be provided next year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (15 Apr 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 Facilities (15 Apr 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 Staff Recruitment (15 Apr 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: Proposed Legislation (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 536, 570 and 571 together. My Department is currently developing the Heads of a Human Tissue Bill. The Bill will meet the key recommendation of the Madden Report on Post Mortem Practice and Procedures that no hospital post-mortem may be carried out, and no tissue retained, without consent/authorisation. The legislation will also provide for an opt-out...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I am advised that a report on lymphoedema is being developed by the HSE and accordingly I have asked the organisation to respond directly to you on this 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 Staff Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE is committed to establishing a review of the eligibility criteria applied in the case of the recruitment of Psychologists. The terms of reference for this review have been finalised and the HSE is in the process of establishing the review group which will be independently chaired and will be tasked with ensuring full consideration of the views of all appropriate stakeholder...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (15 Apr 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: HSE Governance (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Following consultation with the Health Service Executive, my understanding is that the Deputy's question refers to matters which were to be discussed at a scheduled but postponed Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting with HSE officials on the 2 April. This meeting has been rescheduled for 23 April and the issues will be addressed at that time. It would not be appropriate for me to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Closures (15 Apr 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.