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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (15 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: Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive (HSE) is responsible for the administration of the primary care schemes, therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. 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: Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In the past four years, the Drugs Payment Scheme threshold has been increased on two occasions. The threshold changes and estimated savings targeted on each occasion are outlined in the following table: Date effective Threshold Change Estimated Targeted Savings 01/01/2012 €120 to €132 €12 million 01/01/2013 €132 to €144 €10 million

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (15 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: HIQA Expenditure (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Information and Quality Authority's expenditure in 2014 was €16,881,000 of which €9,400,000 was provided by my Department. The Authority's also receives income from registration fees and annual fees. As at 31 March 2015, the Authority employed 184 staff. Any increase in my Department's annual allocation to HIQA or any increase in the staffing complement as a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Since Healthy Ireland was launched in March 2013, expenditure on its implementation has primarily been met from within the budget of the Department of Health. This has amounted to the following: 2013 - 89,315.07; 2014 - 586,470.90; 2015 - 48,766.42 (to date). As the Deputy is aware, Healthy Ireland, A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025, is the national framework for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: It is not possible to provide data on out of pocket spending on medications as neither the Department or the Health Service Executive (HSE) collects data on the level of private spending that is incurred by individuals purchasing medications. With regard to the other data requested, under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (15 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 Services (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to the detailed queries raised by the Deputy, 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: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: North-South Cooperation on health matters takes place through the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) as well as Joint Departmental Projects. There has been significant activity in cross-border health and social care activity over the last decade. Collaboration takes place on a wide range of health and social care issues including, for example, Radiotherapy Services, Paediatric...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 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 Consultants Contract (15 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 Consultants Recruitment (15 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.

Seanad: Transplant Patient Services: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I welcome this opportunity to update the House on the current situation in relation to pancreas transplants. Two consultant transplant surgeons left the renal and pancreas transplant programme at Beaumont Hospital at the end of last year, one on early retirement and the other on leave of absence for professional development purposes. Four consultant transplant surgeons remain and the renal...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I am taking this debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who is on Government business elsewhere. While there will always be a need for long-term residential care, older people have consistently said they want to stay in their homes and communities for as long as possible, and the Government is committed...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I cannot dispute what the Deputy is saying. Although there have not been cuts affecting home care or home help packages in the past couple of years and despite a small increase benefiting home care packages, our difficulty is that we have an ageing population that is getting bigger all the time. Our objective is to allow people to stay at home for as long as possible. This is not only their...

Topical Issue Debate: Architectural Heritage (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The cathedral complex on the Rock of Cashel is one of Ireland's most important early mediaeval monuments and one of its components is Cormac's Chapel, situated on the south-east side of the main cathedral. It is not only one of the most significant early Romanesque buildings in the country, but it also contains fragments of an immensely important scheme of wall paintings that are practically...

Topical Issue Debate: Architectural Heritage (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I hear what the Deputy is saying. I have remarked on occasion when I have passed through Cashel that the scaffolding seems have been there for a very long time so I was curious to know what the story was. I will undertake to discuss this matter with the Minister of State. I will be seeing him in the next couple of days and I will of course mention the fact that this was raised here. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 and 448 together. As the Deputy is aware, Article 40.3.3 of the Irish Constitution states that: The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right. The Government does not intend to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (16 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.