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Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Identifiers Act 2014 provides for the establishment of systems of identifiers for client and healthcare providers, both professionals and organisations. My Department is completing the legal work to allow for the Act to be formally commenced. The Act provides that operational responsibility for the identifiers may be assigned to the HSE. It is intended that the register of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The provision of services to prevent and treat addiction to alcohol is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive and as such, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Availability (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The provision of services to prevent and treat addiction to alcohol is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive and as such, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department is currently developing a National Maternity Strategy which will seek to ensure that women have access to safe, high quality maternity care in a setting most appropriate to their needs. While the issue of perinatal hospice care is outside the scope of the Strategy, I would like to draw the attention of the Deputy to the Palliative Care For Children with Life-Limiting Conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to thank the Deputy for the matter raised. With regard to the first part of the Deputy's question, the Deputy will recall that I confirmed in my answer, dated 15 April 2015, that I have referred your question to the NMBI for their attention and direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the NMBI within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 662 and 761 together. BCG vaccine is currently part of the primary childhood immunisation schedule and is provided by the HSE for newborn babies. It is given to prevent the most serious forms of tuberculosis in children such as TB meningitis. The vaccine is given by HSE community doctors in health centres or maternity hospitals as it is administered...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If a reply has not been issued 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 (9 Jun 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: Health Services Funding (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As set out in my previous reply, Government policy has been to move towards charging the full economic cost for the provision of private acute in-patient services. Persons who opt to be treated on a private basis on admission to hospital are liable for the fees of all consultants involved in his or her care and for hospital charges under Section 55 for that episode of care. Those charges...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (9 Jun 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 with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Jun 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 Status (9 Jun 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 Services (9 Jun 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 (9 Jun 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 (9 Jun 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: HSE Properties (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The management of the health property portfolio is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Seirbhísi trí Ghaeilge (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Tá freagracht ar an Roinn seo as beartas sláinte a cheapadh agus é a chur chun feidhme. D’fhormheas an tAire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta Scéim Teanga na Roinne maidir le seirbhísí atá ar fáil ón Roinn tríd an nGaeilge faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003. Tá an scéim ar fáil ar shuíomh...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Funding (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 686 and 788 together. The White Paper on Universal Health Insurance was published on the 2 April 2014 and outlines the UHI model for Ireland. Under UHI, everyone will be insured for a standard package of health services and will have their choice of health insurer from a mix of private health insurers and a publicly owned health insurer. When I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Jun 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: Alcohol Pricing (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The General Scheme of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill was approved by Government on the 3 February 2015. The Scheme includes provisions for minimum unit pricing, health labelling on products that contain alcohol, restrictions on the advertising and marketing of alcohol and the regulation of sports sponsorship. As part of the pre-legislative scrutiny process, the measures were debated by...