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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Accident and Emergency Departments (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Senator Power for raising this issue. I wish to assure the House that reducing emergency department, ED, overcrowding is an objective of the Government and the HSE. I convened the emergency department task force in December 2014 to provide focus and momentum in dealing with the challenges presented by ED overcrowding.Significant progress has been made on the implementation of the ED...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Accident and Emergency Departments (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: A commitment would be premature given that the hospital's board has yet to approve it. The board must do a feasibility study, cost it and approve it before the Government can make such a commitment. A new emergency department alone will not solve overcrowding. Among the emergency departments throughout the country, new and old, some of the new ones are overcrowded. However, a new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In February 2012, the Department of Justice and Equality published guidelines on citizenship, parentage, guardianship and travel document issues in relation to children born as a result of surrogacy arrangements entered into outside the State, where it is intended that the child and the intending parents will reside within the State. In February of this year, I received Government approval to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Recruitment (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Health Business Services HR (National Recruitment Service) conducts the majority of recruitment on behalf of the HSE. All of this recruitment is conducted under legislation, the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004, which is underpinned by codes of practice. This includes recruitment for the majority of nursing posts. These codes of practice can be found at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department received an application for National Lottery funding from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. Applications for National Lottery grants far exceed the resources available. The lottery fund for 2015 has recently been allocated and, unfortunately on this occasion, it was not possible to assist in this particular case. My Department is in the process of notifying...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the 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 (3 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: Health Services Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 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: Hospital Appointment Status (3 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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 652 and 655 together. The total estimated expenditure for my Department in 2015 as published in the 2015 Revised Estimates for Public Services 2015 is set out in the Table. - Current Capital Total €'000 €'000 €'000 Gross Total 12,294,521 382,409 12,676,930 Deduct Appropriations-in-Aid 455,471 250 455,721 Net Total 11,839,050...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (3 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: Registration of Nurses (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The NMBI has advised that between 1 January and 13 October 2015, 1,841 applications for registration have been received. This compares with 770 applications for the same time period in 2014, an increase in 139%. Both the growth in volume of applications and significant staff departures within the NMBI have added to the delays. The number of applicants who received registration decisions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The nomination and appointment process for boards of bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out in legislation. In line with Government Decision S180/20/10/1617 of 2014 and Guidelines set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform relating to the advertising for expressions of interest in vacancies on State Boards, my Department in conjunction with the Public Appointments...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (3 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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Any proposals for a new laboratory at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan must be considered within the overall acute hospital sector infrastructure programme, the overall capital envelope available to the health service, the future direction of laboratory services nationally and in the context of the establishment of hospital groups. As the Deputy will be aware, Our Lady’s Hospital Navan...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 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 Recruitment (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the 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 (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the 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: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (3 Nov 2015)

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 for direct reply to the Deputy. 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.