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Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (20 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The State Claims Agency has supplied the information requested by the Deputy, as set out in the tables below. Table 1: The largest 10 "payouts" on claims finalised in 2014 for the Clinical & General Claims portfolios Damages Paid - Clinical Portfolio General Portfolio 1 €6,500,000 €805,650 2 €6,419,000 €600,000 3 €3,500,000 €600,000 4...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (20 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Senator Barrett for raising this matter and for giving me the opportunity to advise the House on the proposed sale of the old Baggot Street Hospital complex. This facility, like much of our health-care infrastructure, dates from around the mid-1800s. As a consequence it is of limited use as suitable accommodation for the delivery of modern health services. The complex also contains...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (20 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have not had a chance to visit Baggot Street yet but I am due to visit it in the next couple of weeks and to take a look at the place for myself. To the best of my knowledge, it is not used as an inpatient hospital any more, it is used for other services. Perhaps some short-stay services are provided but it is not used as an acute hospital, so to do what Senator Barrett proposes would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health and Social Care Professionals Act Regulations: Minister for Health (20 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Chairman for this opportunity to address the Joint Committee on Health and Children to give the background to these resolutions, to advise members why they are necessary and to provide the committee with an update on the implementation of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to date. The Joint Committee on Health and Children is being asked to consider motions that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health and Social Care Professionals Act Regulations: Minister for Health (20 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I will deal first with the issue of the difference between physiotherapy and physical therapy. As Deputies and Senators are aware, I am examining the issue of protecting the title "physical therapist" and considering whether, on balance, it is in the public interest to protect the title in the Act in order to reduce the potential for confusion in the public mind in the services offered by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (21 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The 2015 forecast outturn, as published in the 2016 Expenditure Report includes a forecast supplementary estimate of €600 million to support services in 2015. We are closely monitoring the remaining months to attempt to ensure that the 2015 outturn comes in at the current projected level. However, if it becomes apparent that the outturn may exceed the projected level, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (21 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The additional measures provided during the course of 2015, not covered by the 2015 Revised Estimate for Health (Vote 38), are set out in the following table. - €m Waiting List Initiative 51 Emergency Department Overcrowding and Delayed Discharges 74 Winter Initiative 18 Earlier this year, agreement was reached with the IMO on a package of measures, including terms for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (21 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (21 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: Vaccination Programme (21 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: 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 recommendations are informed by public health advice and international best...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (21 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The most recent analysis of life expectancy among Travellers was the All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) which was carried out in 2007 and the findings published in September 2010 with a follow up Birth Cohort Study published in September 2011. This was a comprehensive study of the health and social status of the Traveller community in Ireland and was carried out by the School of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If he has 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 (21 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: HSE Funding (21 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 132 together. The Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Act 2014 provided for the disestablishment of the Health Service Executive's Vote with effect from 31 December 2014, and the funding of the Executive through the Vote of the Office of the Minister for Health. The Act also set out the new statutory financial governance arrangements for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (21 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. Funding in 2015 amounts to €3.286m. My Department has received a large number of applications under the National Lottery Discretionary Fund which are currently being processed. All applicants will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Data (21 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Under S14 of the Freedom of Information Act, extensions to the 4 week deadline may only be sought where there is a significant number of records or where there are a number of requests for the same record(s) and compliance with the four week deadline is not "reasonably possible". FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS -...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 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: Nursing Staff Provision (21 Oct 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: Accident and Emergency Departments (21 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: HSE Savings (21 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The approved level of non-capital expenditure for the HSE in 2015 was to be supported by the collection of an expected €131 million of outstanding private patient fee income. Negotiations are ongoing with private health insurers in relation to reaching agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding which will address this outstanding debt issue by introducing better payment terms and...