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Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Expenditure (14 Apr 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: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to the specific query raised by the Deputy, 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 (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) Office has advised that until a fully completed application form including a copy of referral letter from Irish based public hospital consultant is received it will not be in a position to issue a decision on this case. Full details of the scheme and application process are available on the HSE website or by phone from 056 7784059. Under the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Apr 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: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. 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: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Long Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act, 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975 specifying the conditions covered by the LTI Scheme, which are as follows: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Dealing with the current levels of suicide and deliberate self-harm is a priority for this Government. Funding for suicide prevention is provided to the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) by the HSE from its overall budget for mental health. The role of the NOSP is to oversee the implementation of Connecting for Life, our new suicide prevention strategy, and to coordinate suicide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Fampridine (Fampyra) was reimbursed conditionally from 1 October 2015 onwards, under a protocol drafted by neurology experts. The HSE has provided all neurology centres with the details of the protocol which must be satisfied to enable a patient to qualify for reimbursement. As the particular issue raised relates to an individual case, I have arranged for the question to be referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Number of deaths where area of residence is Dublin, 2005 to 2014. Year Dublin City South Dublin Fingal Dun Laoghaire Ratdown Total 2005 4,361 920 743 1,132 7,156 2006 4,325 902 766 1,174 7,167 2007 4,282 876 827 1,257 7,242 2008 4,169 888 886 1,287 7,230 2009 4,216 870 924 1,304 7,314 2010 4,080 928 843 1,385 7,236 2011 4,127 1114 889 1,294...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 375 and 376 together. There is no register of the type described by the Deputy. The Department and agencies under the aegis of the Department must comply with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's Code of Practice for Governance of State Bodies. Under section 5.6. of the Code, Board members and senior staff in agencies under the aegis of my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (14 Apr 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: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (14 Apr 2016)

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 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: Medical Card Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There are always more projects than can be funded by the Exchequer. As with all capital projects, the further development of the day care infrastructure, including facilities in County Kildare, must be prioritised and considered within the context of the overall capital envelope available to the health service. Currently the HSE is prioritising improvements to long term residential care for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE has responsibility for the provision, maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres. Therefore, this matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. 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: Departmental Schemes (14 Apr 2016)

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 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: Maternity Services (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, 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: Maternal Mortality (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I fully recognise that maternal death is a terrible human tragedy and I extend my sincerest sympathies to the families involved. However, the Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this time. With regard to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternal Mortality (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I can assure the Deputy that there are now procedures in place to record and review maternal deaths and to ensure that any learning is disseminated and applied to help improve our maternity services. The Confidential Maternal Death Enquiry in Ireland Report (2015) reports 12 direct maternal deaths in the period 2009 to 2013. A maternal death is classified as a Serious Reportable Events...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (14 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond 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 mater up.