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Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I do not have knowledge at the level of individual hospitals but I will certainly check that matter out. I will check the issue of them going to community medical ophthalmologists first before going to surgeons but it may well turn out to be the case that the surgeons are not happy to operate on a patient they have not seen. Often surgeons will want to see the patient before they operate on...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputy Spring for raising this issue and giving me the opportunity to confirm to the House that reducing waiting times for scheduled care is a key objective for the Government. In January, I put in place maximum permissible waiting times for inpatient and day case treatment and outpatient appointments of 18 months by 30 June, and 15 months by the end of this year. The HSE was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (2 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Childhood overweight and obesity are a major public health issue in Ireland. Health information data from Growing Up in Ireland(2012), theChildhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative(2012), the Health Behaviour in School-aged Childrensurvey (2015) and other sources confirm that one in four children are overweight or obese. As well as being a significant cause of concern for children’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (2 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Under Regulation (EC) 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, persons insured in any EU Member State, together with persons insured in any EEA Member State (Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein) or in Switzerland, are entitled to receive health care services in Ireland at the cost of that member state provided they are not subject to Irish social security legislation. Persons in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions (2 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I apologise for the delay in replying to your previous Parliamentary Question. I understand that the National Ambulance Service is preparing a reply to you, which they hope to finalise and issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 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 (2 Dec 2015)

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: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 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 Staff Data (2 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: Hospital Appointment Status (2 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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: St Luke’s Hospital has for ten years operated a minibus to transport patients to and from treatment. This minibus was supplied by the Friends of St Luke’s, though the staffing and running costs are provided by St Luke’s Hospital. The minibus remains in use, and has been continually in use other than in cases of servicing or breakdowns. Recently the Friends of St...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (2 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: 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 transitional period ends in 2018. I am currently examining the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 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: HSE Properties (2 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 to 136, inclusive, together. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on these matters. 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 matters with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Dec 2015)

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: Hospital Services (2 Dec 2015)

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: Hospital Appointment Status (2 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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 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...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Investigations (1 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy will know that I receive a lot of requests to meet patients and their families-----

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Investigations (1 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: -----as he would have during his term as Minister for Health and Children.