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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 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 (16 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: Departmental Strategy Statements (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware the Government published its plans for adopting a digital approach for health in its eHealth Strategy for Ireland December 2013. The aims of the strategy are to bring improved population well being, health services efficiencies and economic opportunity through the use of technology enabled solution. Since that time, considerable progress in promoting the eHealth...

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

Leo Varadkar: The Health Identifiers Act 2014 provides for the establishment of systems of identifiers for clients and for healthcare providers, both professionals and organisations. Earlier this week, I signed the Commencement Order to bring into effect the relevant provisions to establish the Individual Health Identifier Register, to assign Individual Health Identifiers to individuals and to establish...

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

Leo Varadkar: Because of changes to the Health Information Bill since the general scheme of the Bill was approved by Government, I will be bringing a revised general scheme to Government shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government published its plans for adopting a digital approach for health in its eHealth Strategy for Ireland in December 2013. Since that time, considerable progress in promoting the eHealth agenda has taken place including increased funding for ICT and the recruitment of a Chief Information Officer for the health services for the first time ever. This was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 513, 516 and 517 together. As the delivery of capital funded projects is a service matter the Health Service Executive has been requested to reply directly to you in relation to projects under way in Cork including those at the Mercy University Hospital and the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. If you have not received a reply from the HSE...

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

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 514, 515 and 518 together. The Chair of the Non-Executive Advisory Board for the Reconfiguration of Acute Hospital Services in Cork and Kerry made a final report to me last month, and in that context, I am aware that the Board has recommended the development of a new elective hospital for Cork which would amalgamate Mercy and South Infirmary - Victoria...

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

Leo Varadkar: The responsibility for the active management of waiting lists rests with the HSE and the acute hospital system, enabled and supported by the work of the National Treatment Purchase Fund. My officials have contacted the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE requesting them to re-examine the original response provided to the Deputy, and ensure that he is provided with the information requested.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has not issued any capital grants in respect of investment in health care facilities in County Kildare since 2011. Capital grants have been made to agencies under the aegis of my Department such as the Health Research Board, Health Information and Quality Authority, CORU and National Cancer Registry Ireland. These capital grants enable the agencies to delivery their national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: First-Aid Training (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.

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

Leo Varadkar: A literature review of Independent Hospital Trusts was requested from the Health Research Board by my Department in 2011, to inform policy development. It is regarded as best practice that academic articles and reviews undergo peer review prior to publication. The Health Research Board advised my Department that the peer review undertaken identified a requirement for some further work on this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 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 Waiting Lists (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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, the first annual report on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act has been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, as required under Section 20 of the Act. The report covers the period from 1st January 2014 until 31st December 2014. The report shows that twenty-six medical procedures were carried out under the Act. Of these, fourteen arose from a risk...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Central Bank issued a letter of authorisation in principle to VHI in April 2015, subject to it raising the necessary capital and completing a number of legal and procedural steps. VHI is committed to self-funding this capital requirement and is working with the Central Bank to finalise matters. The final date of authorisation will be confirmed once these requirements are met. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (16 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: Ambulance Service Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 534 to 536, inclusive, 550 and 551 together. 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: Hospital Beds Data (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.