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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the specific 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: Health Services Provision (9 Dec 2015)

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 they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tattooing and Body Piercing Regulation (9 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: On 7 December, my Department published a draft document "Tattooing and Body Piercing Infection Control Guidance". The consultation document is available on the Department's website and will remain open until 15 January 2016. Tattooing and body piercing is performed without incident in the vast majority of cases, but it is important that customers understand the nature of procedures, and that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (9 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the specific 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: Health Care Professionals (9 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 129 together. The Physiotherapists Registration Board will soon make the necessary bye-laws under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to allow it to establish its register early next year. The title of physiotherapist will, as a consequence, be protected for the exclusive use of the board's registrants when the register's 2 year...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Dec 2015)

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 Provision (9 Dec 2015)

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. In relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (9 Dec 2015)

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: Health Services Staff Data (9 Dec 2015)

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: Health Services Staff Data (9 Dec 2015)

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: Health Services Staff Data (9 Dec 2015)

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: Health Services Data (9 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Your question 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 who will follow up on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (9 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Psychotherapists and counsellors are not currently regulated under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005. However, the Act provides that the Minister for Health may, by regulation, designate a health and social care profession not already designated if he or she considers that it is appropriate and in the public interest to do so and if specified criteria have been met. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (9 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill was approved by Government yesterday and will be published shortly. The Bill includes provision for: - minimum unit pricing to tackle cheap alcohol set at 10c/gram of alcohol; - strict separation of alcohol products in retail outlets; - compulsory health labelling on drinks requiring grams, calorie count, health warnings and a link to a public health website...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I totally agree. The Supplementary Estimate was only agreed to by the Cabinet on Wednesday last and I only had the excruciating, up-to-date detail myself on Friday. It is not satisfactory all round that we all have to make these decisions within such a short timeframe. After five years in government we probably should have done more about it, but perhaps the position will improve in the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the select committee for giving me the opportunity to present the Supplementary Estimate for Vote 38. The total additional funding being sought for 2015 is €665 million. However, this figure is offset by the receipt of an additional €65 million in respect of the UK-Ireland bilateral health care reimbursement agreement, leaving a net requirement of €600 million,...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Does the Chairman want me to reply to everything that has been said today?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: On the matter of legal fees?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The increase in the figure for miscellaneous legal fees relates to the symphysiotomy scheme; legal fees for the HSE side, the legal fees which were paid for the women and the cost of settlements.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: On occasion the HSE uses external legal advice which is done on the basis that it is cheaper to get external legal advice from an expert on a particular issue than to have that expert on staff. Because we have an independent referral Bar, any barrister the HSE uses to appear in court must be external. The best way to save on legal fees is to look again at the HSE's legal strategy, but that...