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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (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: Emergency Planning (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: On Thursday 15th October 2015 I signed new regulations which will allow certain prescription-only medicines, including adrenaline auto-injectors, to be administered by trained members of the public and by Pharmacists in emergency situations. Organisations such as colleges, schools, restaurants and sports clubs will be allowed to hold these medicines and to arrange for staff to be trained...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (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: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (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 Charges (3 Nov 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: Hospital Charges (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The issue of hospital financing has been the subject of recent Departmental reports. In the case of public acute hospital care, a prospective, casemix-adjusted activity based system was recommended. It has been recommended that the existing ‘per diem’ charging regime for private activity in public hospitals be replaced by a case-based charge using DRGs. Taking account of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health (Amendment) Act, 2013 (No. 31 of 2013) provided for the introduction of a revised private in-patient charge for all patients receiving private in-patient services. As a result of discussions between my Department and the private insurance industry during the Act's passage through the Oireachtas, in order to agree a phasing-in of the charges for all private in-patients, it was...

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 Care Professionals (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I presume the Deputy is referring to the profession of psychotherapist and counsellor. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (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 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: 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: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (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: Animal Disease Controls (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: This is a matter for the HSE, therefore I have referred the question to the HSE for attention and direct reply. 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: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The new Irish Blood Transfusion Service centre planned for the grounds of Cork University Hospital campus will deliver a cross-matching service for hospitals in Cork and a reference serology service for hospitals in Munster. It will also continue to provide a donation clinic for whole blood, platelet apheresis and a service to Haemochromatosis patients. A therapeutic apheresis service will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I understand that the National Ambulance Service is undertaking an internal review of this particular incident. I have therefore 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 (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Fannin Compounding Limited (FCL) is authorised by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) for the compounding of a number of medicines that are mainly patient specific. These include parenteral nutrition (intravenous feed) for babies. My Department, the HPRA and HSE are aware that, for parenteral nutrition, FCL has made a business decision to change from a 7 day working week to a 5...

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

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and 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.

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

Leo Varadkar: In Ireland, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is the regulatory authority for medicines in Ireland. There are 2 licensed HPV vaccines available in Ireland (Gardasil®and Cervarix®). Gardasil®is the vaccine used by the HSE in the School Immunisation Programme. The vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 & 18) that cause 73% of all cervical...