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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 96 together. At the end of 2014, two consultant transplant surgeons left the renal and pancreas transplant programme at Beaumont Hospital, one on retirement and the second on leave of absence for professional development purposes. Given the limited number of surgeons who specialise in transplantation, the filling of any vacancies poses a challenge....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 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 Waiting Lists (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Costs (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The State Claims Agency, which is managing this case on behalf of the HSE, has advised that this particular case is on appeal to the Court of Appeal and therefore the issue of legal costs has not arisen at this point. The issue of legal costs will only arise on the determination of the appeal.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 108 together. At the end of 2014, two consultant transplant surgeons left the renal and pancreas transplant programme at Beaumont Hospital, one on retirement and the second on leave of absence for professional development purposes. Given the limited number of surgeons who specialise in transplantation, the filling of any vacancies poses a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: All Government Departments and Agencies funded from the Exchequer must comply with EU Directives and national guidelines on procurement. Procurement in the health care sector is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office who will follow up.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputy Farrell for raising this issue for discussion. I am taking this debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who is on Government business elsewhere. The Government has provided €125 million new ring-fenced funding since 2012 to develop and modernise mental health services in line with "A Vision for Change". Along with the need to...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I very much appreciate Deputy Farrell's point. I know Donabate well enough from my time on Fingal County Council alongside the Deputy some years ago. I understand people's concerns about heavy goods vehicles going through the village and the impact on the bridge during what is a very substantial construction period. I cannot interfere with the planning process that is before An Bord...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Inquiries (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As I mentioned in a radio interview earlier today, I was first informed of this issue this morning and may not have all the information. Indeed, I am not sure anybody does have all the information. However, I certainly will provide whatever information I do have. As I understand, in 2013 and 2014 questions were raised by clinicians working in our acute hospitals regarding the work of...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Inquiries (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I do not have full information so I can only give the Deputies the information I have and I certainly will not withhold any information from them. I do not know the exact number of hospitals in which these three locums worked. That is being figured out at the moment. What I can say is that when it comes to the one locum associated with the one delayed diagnosis, all those cases have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. The scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 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: Health Insurance Prices (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The inclusion of maternity benefit in all health insurance products is a statutory requirement, as part of a legal obligation on health insurers to provide a specific minimum level of benefit in all health insurance products sold. Minimum benefit is one of the key principles on which the Irish private health insurance regulatory system is based. Minimum Benefit Regulations, made under the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. The scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Open Enrolment Regulations, made under the Health Insurance Acts, provide for maximum waiting periods for eligibility for payment under a health insurance contract in relation to first time entry to health insurance (initial) and for pre-existing conditions. As part of my commitment to supporting the sustainability of the Private Health Insurance market, on 2 March 2015, I signed into law...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him. 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: Hospitals Policy (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE is the statutory body tasked with the responsibility for the delivery of health and personal social care services in Ireland. In discharging its public accountabilities, the HSE has in place a Governance Framework covering corporate, clinical and financial governance. In the context of the establishment of the Hospital Groups and Community Healthcare Organisations, the HSE is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is difficult as there are many features that need to be present along with a history of pre-natal alcohol intake. FASD can be misdiagnosed or unconfirmed. There is no national register of FASD, therefore the number of cases of FASD, Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder in Ireland are unknown. This...