Results 16,661-16,680 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (3 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Last December I convened the ED Taskforce to assist in dealing with the challenges presented by ED overcrowding. Significant progress has been made to date on the ED Taskforce Plan implementation. Additional funding of €117m has been provided in 2015 to relieve pressures on acute hospitals including reducing delayed discharges, lowering the waiting time for Fair Deal funding and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Improving waiting times for scheduled care for patients is a key priority for the Government. In January, I put in place maximum permissible waiting times for inpatient and day case treatment and outpatient appointments of 18 months by 30 June and 15 months by year end. The HSE was provided with additional funding of €51m to ensure that these maximum waiting times would be...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (3 Dec 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: Hospital Services (3 Dec 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 (3 Dec 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 (3 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's questions relate to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to her. 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.
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I am pleased to speak to the House today on Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015. As Senators will be aware, the Bill concluded its passage through the Dáil yesterday unopposed. Health insurance in Ireland is based on a core principle of community rating and for many decades it has operated alongside our public health service. During this time it has grown and...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I thank Senators for their contributions and welcome their broad support for the Bill. To pick up on some of the points mentioned, currently there are approximately 400 different plans available. There is no doubt it causes confusion for people and the matter is being examined at present. However, we have to take competition law into account. Competition law and principles allow people to...
- Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: That is to check out one's level of coverage and make sure certain hospitals are covered, which emphasises my point even more.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Standards (8 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is a notification system introduced under the General Food Law (Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002). It is operated by the European Commission to exchange information on identified hazards between Member States. It covers food, food contact materials and animal feed. This information helps Member States to act more rapidly and in a coordinated...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (8 Dec 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Dec 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 Transfers (8 Dec 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 Waiting Lists (8 Dec 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 Waiting Lists (8 Dec 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: Meetings with Lobbyists (8 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Since my appointment as Minister for Health I received representations, including requests for meetings, from a range of sources, including members of the Oireachtas, local and voluntary groups, private individuals, companies and representative associations. The information requested by the Deputy can be seen in the following table. I have received 58 requests for meetings and had 22...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The details sought by the Deputy are set out in the following table up to June 2015. I will advise the Deputy separately if any such payments were made since June. It is the policy of the Department to keep costs in relation to the use of photographers to a minimum. Photographers are usually booked through the Press and Communications Office. From time to time individual units may incur...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Relations Contracts Data (8 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The Press and Communications Office of the Department liaises with the media on behalf of the Department and does not use the services of public relations companies. The Department did not spend any money on public relations consultants between July 2014 and December 2014. During 2015 external public relations expertise was required for the development of the Healthy Ireland Council....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Consultancy Contracts Data (8 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where it is felt to be appropriate and cost-effective, taking account of Government decisions and policy on the matter. The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the following table for the period March 2011 to June 2015. I will revert to the Deputy should the Department have engaged any...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (8 Dec 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table: Special Advisors in the Department of Health Year Number of Advisors Total Pay 2011 5 €157,189 2012 4 €208,132 2013 4 €196,139 2014 5 €206,895 2015 3 €243,961