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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (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: Hospital Appointment Status (26 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 Screening Programmes (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The introduction of any screening campaign has to be very carefully considered and the positive and negative impact of screening programme evaluated. In 2011, the UK National Screening Committee commissioned a full and systematic assessment of the international evidence base for scoliosis screening based on international evidence. The review concluded that screening for scoliosis was not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Capital Programme (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE has submitted its draft Capital Plan for the multi-annual period 2016-2021. This is being reviewed. It requires my approval together with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. When approved the HSE will publish the schedule of projects on its website. There will always be more projects than can be funded by the Exchequer. As with all capital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 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 scheduling...

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

Leo Varadkar: It is acknowledged that issues of capacity and complexity adversely impact a small number of specialties, including spinal surgery for scoliosis. With specific reference to scoliosis, these include appropriate bed availability, access to diagnostics, purchase of specialist spinal equipment and access to theatre for significant periods of time. I have been assured that the waiting list...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The Physiotherapists Registration Board is currently preparing the necessary by-laws under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to allow it to establish its register in the coming months. The title of physiotherapist will, as a consequence, will be protected under the Act for the exclusive use of the board's registrants when the register's 2-year transitional period ends in 2018....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: BreastCheck provides free mammograms to all women aged 50-64 every two years and is available nationwide. It is currently being extended to women aged 65-69. There are four static centres responsible for the delivery of BreastCheck, two in Dublin and one each in Cork and Galway. In addition the Screening Programme also provides mobile screening services in convenient locations in community...

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

Leo Varadkar: In relation to serious road accidents, the Deputy might wish to note that trauma services have been identified as a priority service requiring national policy direction on the basis of the international evidence of the benefits of major trauma networks. My Department, in consultation with the HSE, is currently developing a policy on a Trauma Network for Ireland. In England, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (26 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: Vaccination Programme (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: There is currently a worldwide shortage of BCG and Ireland is not the only country affected by this. The BCG vaccine has not been available in Ireland since the end of April 2015. BCG vaccination clinics in HSE Clinics and Maternity hospitals have been postponed until new stock arrives. Since this problem became apparent, the HSE National Immunisation Office has been in regular contact...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 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: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (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: Ambulance Service Provision (26 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The NAS fleet has approximately 500 vehicles, travelling a combined 20 million km a year, including over 350 emergency ambulances, rapid response vehicles and intermediate care vehicles. In recent years, the NAS has made significant fleet investments, both in vehicles and in clinical and other technology. In 2015, 64 ambulances were refurbished or replaced under the vehicle replacement...

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

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

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

Leo Varadkar: Insurance companies operate as commercial providers and, as Mniister for Health, I have no legal power to intervene in relation to any insurer’s prices. The cost of private health insurance is influenced by a number of factors such as the number of persons in the market, the age profile of those holding private health insurance and ongoing medical innovations which can have an impact...

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.