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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 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: Departmental Funding (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If the Deputy has not received a reply within 15 working days, he should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days he should contact my Private Office and it will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: On 15 of December 2015, the Government decided to include additional Heads in the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill to provide enabling provisions for supervised injecting facilities. This provisions would enable the Minister for Health to issue licences permitting the establishment of supervised injecting facilities to provide enhanced clinical support to, and mitigate the problem of public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for the administration of the primary care schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he should contact my Private Office...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days he should contact my Private Office and it will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to you. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There is significant potential within the recently announced national programme of investment of €385 million in public residential for further provision of €150 million for which public private partnerships (PPP) or alternative funding arrangements will be considered. The Health Service Executive has identified 10 existing centres, including Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (6 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: Hospitals Discharges (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to the detailed queries raised by the Deputy, 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: Hospitals Discharges (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If the Deputy has not received a reply within 15 working days, he should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (6 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: Hospitals Building Programme (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: In 2015, following a review, I accepted the recommendation of my Department to relocate the Rotunda Hospital to the Connolly Hospital campus. Co-locating maternity hospitals on the sites of acute hospitals is in line with international best practice, and helps ensure that mothers have immediate access to a full range of medical and support services, should the need arise. The relocation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: My Department continues to support the development and implementation of measures by the HSE to progress the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) compliance. There have been a number of high level actions initiated by the HSE, including a much greater focus at hospital level on EWTD compliance and recruitment of a number of additional NCHDs and consultants. Changes also include revised...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I am pleased that it has been possible with effect from 1 March 2016 to significantly improve the rate of pay for fourth year student nurses during their clinical placement to 70% of the first point of the staff nurse scale. Recognition for the duration of the placement as public service for incremental credit purposes has also been restored. This credit had been abolished by the previous...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (6 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 the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (6 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE 2015 Service Plan included a priority to reduce reliance on agency. Overall agency expenditure for 2015 reduced by approximately €8.2m or 2.4% on the 2014 figure. The Acute Sector has been the most prominent in seeing a reduction in agency with expenditure falling by €23.24m or 10% compared to 2014 figures. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on...