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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Nov 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: Animal Welfare (25 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Animal testing for finished cosmetic products has been banned under EU legislation since 2004. Animal testing of ingredients contained in cosmetic products has been banned since 2009 irrespective of where the testing takes place. A number of complex tests were given an extended deadline until March 2013. However, since March 2013 there is a legal requirement to use alternative methods to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (25 Nov 2015)

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: Health Services Staff Data (25 Nov 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: Nursing Staff Recruitment (25 Nov 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 Accommodation Provision (25 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In 2008, the HSE commissioned Prospectus to undertake an independent review of the existing adult critical care provision and to conduct an assessment of the future requirements to the year 2020. The report recommended that the number of critical care beds in the system should increase from 289 to 579 over the period 2010 to 2020. A HSE the National Clinical Programme for Critical Care was...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In fact, he doubled health spending in a few months.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: He complained that Tallaght hospital had not ordered enough trolleys.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Mary Harney was there for six years.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: He threw his own Secretary General under the bus over the nursing home charges.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Universal Health Insurance (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Senator Bradford for raising this issue and for giving me an opportunity to address the Seanad on this matter. I spoke on it in the Dáil last week.The Government is committed to a major programme of health reform, the aim of which is to implement universal health care in Ireland. This means timely access for everyone to effective, quality, affordable health services. In April...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Universal Health Insurance (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Senator raised a few points. He touched on some of the issues, including whether to have a Dutch, Canadian or, as he mentioned, British model. Whatever we do, we need to have an Irish model because everyone's model of health care is different. Whatever we do will have to suit our circumstances and needs and have regard to the point from which we are coming, which is crucial to all of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If he has 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 (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If he has 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: Accident and Emergency Departments (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Government committed an additional €25m in Budget 2015 to address delayed discharges. Of this: -€10m was allocated to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) to provide an additional 300 places; -€8m was allocated for the provision of 50 additional short-stay beds, in addition to the establishment and commissioning of Mount Carmel as a short-stay facility for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (24 Nov 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: Hospital Procedures (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If he has 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: Medical Qualifications (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380, 384 and 437 together. I expect that the Physiotherapists Registration Board will soon make the necessary by-laws under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to allow it to establish its register early next year. On this basis, the title of physiotherapist will be protected for the exclusive use of the board's registrants when the register's 2...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Access to medical records of deceased people is covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2014. Therefore, to request access to such medical records, the person concerned should make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. The relevant contact details are set out below: Sinead Kelleher Senior Manager National Complaints Governance & Learning Team National Quality...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (24 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If he has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.