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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Prior to reimbursing any medicine, the HSE considers of a range of statutory criteria including clinical need, cost-effectiveness and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 May 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: Hospital Appointment Delays (12 May 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 Appointment Delays (12 May 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides for two categories of eligibility for all persons ordinarily resident in the country, i.e. full eligibility or limited eligibility for health services. Persons with full eligibility (medical card holders) are entitled to a range of services including general practitioner services, prescribed drugs and medicines, all in-patient public hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (12 May 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The 2015 allocation for the The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) is €5.1m. The NTPF is currently working with the HSE Special Delivery Unit to achieve a reduction in wait times for inpatients, daycases and outpatients. The NTPF is also responsible for the collection, collation and reporting of both in-patient and outpatient waiting lists and is responsible for the pricing of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (12 May 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 (12 May 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: Departmental Bodies Abolition (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Four bodies, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery, National Social Workers Qualifications Board, Children Acts Advisory Board and the Drug Treatment Centre Board have been dissolved since March 2011. The extent of savings varies between organisations and the majority of staff were redeployed to other public service bodies. Efficiencies derived from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Training (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to thank the Deputy for the matter raised. Given that this is an operational matter, it is appropriate that it should be dealt with by the HSE. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for attention and direct reply. 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: Vacancies on State Boards (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The nomination and appointment process for boards of bodies under the aegis of the Department of Health is set out in legislation. In line with the most recent Government Decision S180/20/10/1617 of 2014, relating to the advertising for expressions of interest in vacancies on State Boards, my Department in conjunction with the new Public Appointments Service website portal, Stateboards.ie,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 May 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: Patient Transport Provision (12 May 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: Maternity Services (12 May 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: Obesity Strategy (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The World Health Organisation presented the results of their WHO Modelling Obesity Project at the European Congress on Obesity meeting on 6 May 2015. This looks at data from 53 European countries comparing recorded data from 2010 and projected figures for 2013. It is reported that the proportion of overweight and obesity will increase in Irish men from 74 and 26 percent to 89 and 48 percent....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: For clarification purposes, it is important to note that there is a distinction between 'Lifetime Community Rating’ and ‘Community Rating’. Lifetime Community Rating applies only to the current private health insurance market. In a community-rated health insurance market, everyone pays the same premium for the same product regardless of age or risk status. Under Lifetime...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (12 May 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 (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Spinal conditions, including scoliosis, in children and young people are predominantly managed at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin (OLCHC). It is acknowledged that the waiting times for spinal surgery services at Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin are unsatisfactory and must be addressed as a priority. Accordingly, funding was allocated in the HSE Service Plan for 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (12 May 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 of...