Results 14,961-14,980 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 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 Waiting Lists (25 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 Procedures (25 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: Health Services Staff Remuneration (25 Jun 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 Charges (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 201 together. It is Government policy 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (25 Jun 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: Health Services Staff Remuneration (25 Jun 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: Health Services Staff Remuneration (25 Jun 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: Health Services Staff Remuneration (25 Jun 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 (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: In 2012, my Department engaged with an expert from the UK NHS (Mark Ogden) to examine the financial management of the Health Service Executive and make recommendations regarding strengthening and improving the management of its finances. Subsequently, PA Consultancy was engaged to undertake a wide-ranging review of financial management and cost containment systems in the health service,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 209 together. In 2012, the State entered into a new three-year price reduction Agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association. Under this Agreement, prices are set by reference to the average of the approved prices across a basket of 9 EU Member States. This Agreement remains in place until 31st October this year. As the end...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, 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: Health Services Staff Data (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The HSE National Service Plan 2015 outlines the arrangements envisaged to progress EWTD compliance. It states: "In 2015 the focus will be on achieving full EWTD compliance by reallocation of clinical tasks to the most appropriate member of staff, introduction of electronic time and attendance systems and reorganisation of acute services, supported by new management structures for hospitals...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) systems classify patients into distinct groupings which are clinically similar and consume similar health resources. A DRG system has been operational in Irish hospitals for over 20 years with the AR-DRG grouping system used to group each hospital’s inpatient and daycase workload into approximately 1,050 DRGs. Until the end of 2013, the main use of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. If no reply has been received from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with the Executive.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tax Code (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I have met the Irish Heart Foundation and am aware of their report. In 2012 the Department commissioned a Health Impact Assessment of a sugar sweetened drinks tax, which concluded that, "Price increases tend to decrease demand but the degree to which this happens is variable because consumer behaviour and industry response to tax is difficult to predict". Subsequent to this the European...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, will he please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with the HSE.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, will he please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with the HSE.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, will he please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with the HSE.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (25 Jun 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, will he please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with the HSE.