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Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Requests (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below. - 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Received* 214 192 169 340 239 223 153 Granted 54 71 44 67 54 34 26 Part-Granted 53 38 68 171 93 81 34 Refused 43 29 12 55 32 32 21 Internally Reviewed 11 8 5 8 10 3 4 Affirmed 3 5 2 5 6 1 0 Varied 7 2 1 1 3 2 4 Annulled 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 Appealed to the Office of the Information...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 619 and 623 together. Twelve Bills initiated in my Department have been published since September 2013. Information sought by the Deputy on those Bills is set out in the table below. In regard to pre-legislative scrutiny, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children held hearings on the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill in March to April 2015. The Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested is detailed in the following table: Year Subsistence €000 Taxi €000 2011 75 17 2012 138 22 2013 148 30 2014 94 19The information in respect of 2015 is currently being collated and will be provided to the Deputy when it is available. My Department was audited by the Revenue Commissioners for the period from 1 January 2012 to 5 September 2014 in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where it is felt to be appropriate and cost-effective, taking account of Government decisions and policy on the matter. The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the following table for the period March 2011 to June 2014, as set out in my reply of and is as per my reply to the Deputy of July...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (16 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. In relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). NIAC is a committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland comprising of experts in a number of specialties including infectious diseases, paediatrics and public health. The committee's recommendations are informed by public health advice and international best...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 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: Health Services (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Since the 1st April 2005, recruitment for appointments to positions in the HSE has been subject to the provisions of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act, 2004 (the Act) and has been regulated by the (CPSA). Appointments to positions in the Health Service Executive, apart from those positions which are subject to the Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 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: Registration of Nurses (16 Jun 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 by the HSE and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). I have referred the first part of the Deputy's question to the HSE and second part of the Deputy's question to the NMBI for attention and direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested is given in the following tables. The specific breakdown requested is only available for 2014 as this was the first year of operation since the reorganisation of the HSE into the service areas mentioned i.e. Primary Care, Acute Hospitals, Social Care, Health & Well-being and Mental Health. Corporate comes under the category "Other" and also includes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (16 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 Appointment Status (16 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 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: Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Firstly, I want to extend my sympathies to the family of the individual concerned on the sad occasion of her death last August. The Department of Health commissioned two research reports into the practice of symphysiotomy prior to the commencement of the Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme. From the information provided it was estimated in 2012 that around 1,500 women had undergone a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 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: Hospital Appointment Status (17 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...