Results 16,401-16,420 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 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: Data Protection (19 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 199 together. I am aware of the Bara Judgment referred to by the Deputy. The implementation of a system of health identifiers is primarily a patient safety initiative which was recommended by the Commission on Patient Safety and Quality Assurance in 2008 and by HIQA in their Recommendations for a Unique Health Identifier for Individuals in Ireland in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (19 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: No new statutory bodies or agencies have been established under the aegis of my Department since February 2011. There are no new bodies currently being planned.
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (19 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Expenditure in 2015 to the end of October on the Hepatitis C & HIV Tribunal amounted to €13.8m. To the end of 2014, the Tribunal had cost in excess of €1bn, including awards, legal fees and administrative costs. Expenditure will continue in the coming years and the amounts involved will depend on the number and timing of cases brought forward and on the outcome of...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: In fact, he doubled health spending in a few months.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: He complained that Tallaght hospital had not ordered enough trolleys.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Mary Harney was there for six years.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: He threw his own Secretary General under the bus over the nursing home charges.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, 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 Staff Recruitment (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If he has 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 Departments (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The Government committed an additional €25m in Budget 2015 to address delayed discharges. Of this: -€10m was allocated to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) to provide an additional 300 places; -€8m was allocated for the provision of 50 additional short-stay beds, in addition to the establishment and commissioning of Mount Carmel as a short-stay facility for the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (24 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 Procedures (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If he has 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: Medical Qualifications (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380, 384 and 437 together. I expect that the Physiotherapists Registration Board will soon make the necessary by-laws under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to allow it to establish its register early next year. On this basis, the title of physiotherapist will be protected for the exclusive use of the board's registrants when the register's 2...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Access to medical records of deceased people is covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2014. Therefore, to request access to such medical records, the person concerned should make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. The relevant contact details are set out below: Sinead Kelleher Senior Manager National Complaints Governance & Learning Team National Quality...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If he has 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 Status (24 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: National Lottery Funding Applications (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: My Department received an application for National Lottery funding from Kerry Life Skills Ltd, reference NL15/510. Applications for National Lottery grants far exceed the resources available. The lottery fund for 2015 has recently been allocated and, unfortunately on this occasion, it was not possible to assist in this particular case. When the next round of funding is available and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (24 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: HSE Investigations (24 Nov 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I understand that a reply to Parliamentary Question ##N##o. 402, of 3 March 2015, issued on 13 March last. However, I have asked the HSE to look again at the issue and to provide you with any further information that might be available. 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.