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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Immunisation is regarded as one of the safest and most cost-effective of health care interventions. The HPV vaccine protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. The vaccine is available free of charge from the HSE for all girls in 1st year of secondary school. This is in accordance with the recommendation received from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (8 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, 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 Appointment Delays (8 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Hospitals are expected to accept all patient referrals and prioritise on the basis of strict chronological order other than in cases of evidenced clinical urgency. As the HSE has indicated, in their recent reply to you, should the clinical condition of the individual concerned deteriorate whilst waiting for the out-patient appointment the family should contact their GP who should contact the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (8 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Health Acts, all persons ordinarily resident in the country are entitled, subject to certain charges, to all in-patient public hospital services in public wards including consultant services. While the General Medical Services covers specific primary services, medical card holders are exempt from the public hospital charges. The HSE operates two schemes for patients seeking to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (8 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The following table provides a breakdown of the allocations by the HSE to its Divisions and Programme areas in 2015. The budget shown relates to current expenditure, is reported in Income and Expenditure terms, and is shown net of income. Description Full Year Budget 2015 €000s Acute Division 4,004,490 Ambulance 144,139 Health and Well-being 197,610 Primary Care Division...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (8 Oct 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: Hospitals Building Programme (8 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, Our Lady’s Hospital Navan is now a constituent hospital within the Ireland East Hospital Group. The initial focus is on getting the Hospital Group up and running as a single cohesive entity. A structured integration of acute services in Navan into the Ireland East Group is under way in 2015 which will provide further support for the hospital in delivering...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Oct 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: Vaccination Programme (13 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234, 249, 304, 321, 324, 330 and 339 together. The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). NIAC is a committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland comprising of experts in a number of specialties including infectious diseases, paediatrics and public health. The committee's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (13 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy is aware article 40.3.3 of the Constitution states: '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 Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act was signed into law by the President on 30 July 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Oct 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 (13 Oct 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: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (13 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to the specific information sought by the Deputy, 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 Appointment Delays (13 Oct 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: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (13 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260, 289 and 316 together. The procedures employed by the HSE are in line with the requirements of the EU Directive on Patients’ Rights in Cross Border Healthcare (2011/24/EU) and the Statutory Instruments which give effect to the Directive in this State. Those S.I.s ensure full conformity with the Directive and its aims of ensuring EU citizens may...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (13 Oct 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 Staff (13 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Over 8,000 people with disabilities in Ireland live in over 900 residential settings of various types. These include homes that provide a 24/7, 365 days a year service and community based models which are staffed for certain parts of the evening, night and weekends. Residential services are provided by over 60 agencies. Residential settings vary in size from large congregated settings...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (13 Oct 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 (13 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. 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.