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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (9 Jul 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 Status (9 Jul 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 (9 Jul 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 Equipment (9 Jul 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 (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 223 together. As these are service matters, 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: Nursing Staff Remuneration (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Given the significant downturn in the economy in the period from 2007, there was a requirement to reduce public service numbers and maximise savings in the public service. The HSE introduced an embargo on recruitment in 2007, and this was followed by the moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the public sector in 2008. This curtailed nursing recruitment across the public health service....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (9 Jul 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: Midwifery Services (9 Jul 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. I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for 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 the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE, in conjunction with my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, is currently progressing a range of measures to support the recruitment and retention of consultants, doctors and nurses into the future. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced in the last budget, that he intends to delegate greater autonomy to Departments and Agencies to manage...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 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: Nursing Staff Provision (9 Jul 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 Children's Hospital Status (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the statutory body responsible for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital. The new hospital will be co-located with St James's Hospital, and ultimately tri-located with the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, which will re-locate to the campus in due course. In addition to the main hospital, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme commenced on 10 November 2014. It was estimated that 350 women would apply to the Scheme, but in fact 577 applications have been accepted. Applications are being assessed by former High Court Judge Maureen Harding Clark and the Scheme has in the region of €34 million available. The Scheme has brought to an end years of uncertainty and costs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department and the Health Insurance Authority oversee the maintenance of a competitive and sustainable health insurance market, under the provisions of the Health Insurance Acts 1994 to 2014, and monitor developments on an ongoing basis to ensure that the market is regulated appropriately. Community rating is a fundamental cornerstone of the Irish health insurance system. Under community...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: It is acknowledged that parental accommodation at Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin is not adequate. That is why the new children’s hospital accommodation will be designed to ensure that children and young people receive their care in the best organised and most clinically suitable setting. The planned accommodation will include facilities for inpatients, day care patients,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 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: Public Procurement Contracts Data (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE has achieved significant savings over the last number of years through the on-going reform of its procurement process. Since January 2014 the HSE has achieved cost reductions of circa €50m - €31m in 2014 and circa €19m to end May 2015. Since 2010 and with the development of a central procurement function the total savings achieved to date is €250m. In...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Senator Naughton for raising this issue today. First, I recognise that University Hospital Galway is extremely busy, with approximately 66,000 emergency department attendances, 38,500 inpatient discharges and 76,000 day cases every year. A number of construction and infrastructure projects are now under way at Galway University Hospitals, GUH, including the upgrade of the medical...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Care of the Elderly Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Senator Daly for raising this matter. I am taking this debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who is abroad on Government business. The Kenmare community nursing unit was opened in 2013. It replaced the existing 24-bed residential unit with a new facility which includes 40 residential beds, a mental health day care centre and a new ambulance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (14 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act was signed into law by the President on 30 July 2013 and was commenced on 1 January 2014.Section 3 of the Act sets out appropriate institutions for the purposes of the Act: 3. (1) The Minister may by order, where he or she thinks it appropriate for the purposes of this Act, specify any institution managed by the Executive, or by another person...