Results 15,421-15,440 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 and 570 together. Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) is one of a package of measures to be implemented in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. MUP sets a minimum price per gram of alcohol, where the minimum price is based on the number of grams of alcohol in the product. This is a targeted measure, aimed at those who drink in a harmful and hazardous manner, and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (16 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. Since the decision to locate the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 542 and 543 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: Hospital Services (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: HSE National Service Plan (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 545 and 546 together. The Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2015 provides for savings of €95 million to be achieved across the areas of general procurement and drug price savings. The HSE has achieved significant savings over the last number of years through the ongoing reform of its procurement process and in particular the...
- 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Department Staffing (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: Hospital Services (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I have referred your question to the Health Service Executive for consideration and direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office who will follow up on the matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services 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: Departmental Advertising Budgets (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The specific information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department is being compiled and I will reply directly to the Deputy as soon as possible. Expenditure by other bodies under the aegis of the Department is an operational matter for the body concerned and the Deputy should contact the relevant Director/CEO/Registrar directly. I have requested the HSE to respond directly to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The specific information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department is being compiled and I will reply directly to the Deputy as soon as possible. Expenditure by other bodies under the aegis of the Department is an operational matter for the body concerned and the Deputy should contact the relevant Director/CEO/Registrar directly. I have requested the HSE to respond directly to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Remuneration (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The majority of staff in my Department (97.5%) receive their payslips on-line. Payslips are posted to 5 weekly paid staff and 4 fortnightly paid staff as they have no access to the on-line payslip available on the Department's internal computer network. During the year, on request, payslips may also be posted to those availing of the Shorter Working Year. The estimated annual cost in 2013 and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The Department undertook no expenditure on private travel for me or staff in my private office. Expenditure undertaken by the Department on hotel accommodation for me or staff in my private office in respect of official business is set out in the following table. I will revert to the Deputy with additional information for the months of April May and June. The information requested by the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: In line with Government Decision S180/20/10/1617 of 2014, relating to the advertising for expressions of interest in vacancies on State Boards, and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Guidelines, my Department in conjunction with the new Public Appointments Service website portal, Stateboards.ie, currently advertises for board vacancies as they arise, where I, as Minister for Health,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The net provision for the Health Vote (Vote 38) in 2015 is €12.221 billion, comprising €11.839 billion current and €382 million capital expenditure. This funding is for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Health and certain other services administered by that Office, including grants to the Health Service Executive and grants to research,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (16 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: My Department does not routinely operate application processes. I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly in respect of the application processes that it operates. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (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: Health Services Provision (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: Health Services Provision (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 Services (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.