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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (10 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The proposal referred to must be considered in the context of the capital funding available to Health and the Government's Reform Plan relating to the State's property asset use and management. In this context, I must advise you that the Health Service Executive is required to obtain value for money when disposing of surplus property assets. These proceeds will be re-invested in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (10 Nov 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 (10 Nov 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 (10 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE provides information for parents about diseases, the vaccines to prevent them and side effects to allow them to choose whether to give consent to vaccination. All vaccines provided by the HSE are based on the recommendation of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to protect the public from preventable diseases and are licensed by the Health Products Regulatory Authority and...

Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Home Inspections (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. I am taking the debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, who is on Government business elsewhere. St. Vincent's Community Nursing Unit is located on the outskirts of Mountmellick and provides much-needed residential services for the people of Laois. It comes under the remit of the HSE. Deputies will be...

Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Home Inspections (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The details of the new capital plan running to 2021 are currently being finalised and should be ready in the next few weeks. In some places it will involve refurbishing an existing unit. In others, where it is not economical to carry out refurbishments, replacements will be provided and expansion can be considered in that context. Obviously, priority will be given to those that are most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Investment Projects (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In late September the Government announced the national capital envelope for the multi-annual period 2016-2021. The notified health capital envelope for this period is €3,061 million which includes an increase of €568 million. The following table shows the annual allocation. Multi-annual period 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total €m €m €m...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Firstly I would like to express my sympathy to the family of the person concerned. I understand from the National Ambulance Service (NAS) that an emergency call was received for the Dundalk area at 3:06 am on Monday 26 October 2015. The call was classed as life-threatening. At the time the call was received, the NAS was dealing with a number of other emergency calls; however, the nearest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this 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 (11 Nov 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: Treatment Abroad Scheme (11 Nov 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 Staff (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Mr. Nicky Jermyn retired from his role as CEO of St. Vincent's University Hospital on 30 March 2014 and he resigned from his role as CEO of St. Vincent's Healthcare Group Ltd on the 30 June 2014. Given Mr. Jermyn's extensive experience at CEO level for over 20 years, the Board of SVHG engaged Mr. Jermyn in December 2014 to provide support and advice to it as Director of Strategy. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive operates the Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) for persons entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA member state or Switzerland under EU Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004, as per the procedures set out in EU Regulations (EC) No. 987/2009, and in accordance with Department of Health Guidelines. The HSE has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I expect that the Physiotherapists Registration Board will make the necessary by-laws to allow it to establish its register early next year in accordance with the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005. On this basis, the title of physiotherapistwill be protected for the exclusive use of the board's registrants when the register's 2 year transitional period ends in 2018. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Nov 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 Acquired Infections (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. If no reply has been received from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with the Executive.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this 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: Health Services Staff Recruitment (11 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this 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.

Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I might as well do another Question Time.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (12 Nov 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...