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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (22 Mar 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 Appointment Status (22 Mar 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: Speech and Language Therapy (22 Mar 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 (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Patients may require orthodontic surgery prior to or post orthodontic treatment. The HSE is not presently outsourcing orthodontic surgery services. As part of the orthodontic waiting list initiative for long waiters a once-off procurement for patients waiting for orthognathic (corrective jaw) surgery in Dublin North East was undertaken by the HSE in 2015. Under EU Directive 201/24/EU,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As the specific issues raised are 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: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Mar 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 (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There are no plans for new hospital to be built in County Galway. However, a number of significant projects have been completed at Galway University Hospital in recent years. These include the Clinical Research Facility, the upgrade to the Maternity Unit and The CF out-patient department which was completed in 2014 and is now operational. The HSE Capital Plan 2016 includes funding for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (22 Mar 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 Data (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE Service Plan for 2016 sets out in detail expected performance levels for hospitals in Ireland. These National Key Performance Indicators consist of: measures which are concerned with the quality and safety of care provided in hospitals; KPIs which measure access by patients to care; as well as KPIs concerned with Financial and HR performance. HSE performance against these KPIs are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. 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 Correspondence (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE Director General wrote to me on 4 December 2015 advising that the HSE Directorate had adopted the 2016 Service Plan and submitted a copy of the Plan for my consideration and approval. In his letter, the DG stated "on page 3 of the Service Plan reference is made to the substantial financial risk which is being managed within the plan. The overall scale of this risk is in the order of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: My Department is working with the HSE, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement to ensure that the State achieves the best possible deal in terms of value for money regarding the pricing and supply of medicines. In furtherance of this, negotiations with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association are due to commence on the 24th of March.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There has been a positive engagement between the HSE, the Department and the IMO on a set of proposals for enhanced rural GP practice support and an updated list of special items of service. I welcome these proposals, which arise from the current phase of discussions under the on-going framework of engagement between the Department, the HSE and the IMO on the modernisation of the GMS GP...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There has been one specific additional financial commitment entered into to date in 2016, which relates to a placement scheme for 4th year student nurses. - 2016 Cost €3.5 million - Full Year Cost €4.9 million Granting incremental credit for the 36 week student nurse placement will also result in some additional costs in 2017, though not in 2016. The precise amount...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Planning (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE's 2016 Operational Plans have been published and are available on the HSE website at .

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE have been notified that the approved level of net non-capital expenditure for 2016 is €12,931 million. In addition, the HSE have been advised that a further sum of €58.5 million is being held by the Department for further specific initiatives as outlined in the 2016 National Service Plan. The incorporation of this funding within the HSE's net non-capital determination...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE has a specific procedure in place for the provision of emergency medical cards for persons who are terminally ill. They are issued within twenty-four hours of receipt of the required person's details and the letter of confirmation of the condition from a doctor or a medical consultant. No means test applies and cards issued to people with terminal illnesses are not reviewed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (22 Mar 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 Services (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: As the specific issues raised are 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: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: Stroke, brain injury and neurological health services are provided across a range of settings, by different organisations and by many health professionals and carers. The Health Service Executive (HSE) provides for the health needs of those affected by stroke, brain injury and neurological conditions through a range of measures. The HSE Clinical Strategy and Programmes Directorate have a...