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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin is the largest provider of scoliosis surgery for children and young people. Funding was allocated in 2015 for additional consultant posts including two consultant orthopaedic surgeons, anaesthetist and support staff at Crumlin while capital funding was also provided for a new theatre on site to expand theatre capacity further. The 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Data (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 371 to 374, inclusive, together. As these are service matters, 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 Consultants Contract (26 Jan 2016)

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 on the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Service Reform Plan Measures (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. In relation to Non-Commercial State Agencies under the remit of my Department, this information is being sought and will be forwarded to the Deputy when collated.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin is the largest provider of scoliosis surgery for children and young people. Funding was allocated in 2015 for additional consultant posts including two consultant orthopaedic surgeons, anaesthetist and support staff at Crumlin while capital funding was also provided for a new theatre on site to expand theatre capacity further. The 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy refers to Health Service Executive services and institutions I have referred this question to the HSE for direct reply. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Jan 2016)

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: Departmental Staff Retirements (27 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There were no such cases made against the Department. 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 on the matter with them. In relation to Non-Commercial State Agencies under the remit of my Department, this information is being sought and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (27 Jan 2016)

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 (27 Jan 2016)

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: Health Services (27 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin is the largest provider of scoliosis surgery for children and young people. Funding was allocated in 2015 for additional consultant posts including two consultant orthopaedic surgeons, anaesthetist and support staff at Crumlin while capital funding was also provided for a new theatre on site to expand theatre capacity further. The 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: A model of care is being developed by the National Clinical Programme for Rheumatology and this will determine the service developments and associated personnel requirements which will best support the needs of patients requiring Rheumatology treatments. I met with Arthritis Ireland previously where the topic of Arthritis Champions was briefly discussed. As the specific questions raised by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There is an international nursing and medical manpower shortage, leading to difficulties in recruiting nurses, doctors and consultants. This difficulty is being experienced by other English speaking countries including the UK, Australia, and Canada. Notwithstanding this, the HSE Census returns for the end of November 2015 show that we have over 880 more nurses employed in the public health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (27 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Government is committed to ensuring that patients throughout the country continue to have access to GP services. It is imperative that services meet patients' needs and standards for general practice service provision and in that context that existing GP services are retained and that general practice remains an attractive career option for newly qualified GPs. The HSE, the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (27 Jan 2016)

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: Zero-hour Contracts (27 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I understand that Minister of State Ged Nash is currently considering proposals and recommendations as outlined in a University of Limerick study on the prevalence of zero hours contracts among Irish employers and their impact on employees. The study found that zero hours contracts within the meaning of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 are not extensive in Ireland and are not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jan 2016)

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...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (28 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. I am taking the debate on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, who is unavailable. Public residential care units are a significant and crucial part of our services for older people. They provide more than 5,000 long-stay beds, amounting to approximately 20% of the total stock of nursing home beds nationally. The standard of care...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (28 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: It is important to acknowledge that the Donegal model of having a large number of community hospitals in the county, with relatively well developed home-care and home help services, is a good model for the rest of the country. In addition to the ten beds provided in Letterkenny hospital, the model has helped us and is one of the factors which have allowed Letterkenny and Donegal to perform...