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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Oct 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 Waiting Lists (13 Oct 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: Ambulance Service Provision (13 Oct 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 (13 Oct 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (13 Oct 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (13 Oct 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Prior to the establishment of the HSE block capital grants were paid to the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA) from its establishment and to the Health Boards for distribution as authorised on the health facilities in their areas. These grants were not allocated on a county basis. Data on expenditure is collated on the basis of facility not county. Therefore, the information as...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (13 Oct 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: Ministerial Appointments (13 Oct 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I appointed my Policy and Parliamentary Adviser on 16 July 2014. This position is in the grade of Personal Assistant on a salary of €43,715 (first point of the relevant scale). The occupant is suitably qualified for the role.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (13 Oct 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: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (13 Oct 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive operates the EU Directive on Patients’ Rights in Cross Border Healthcare in Ireland. The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine the matter of the data requested 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (13 Oct 2015)
Leo Varadkar: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. The deadline for receipt of applications for funding in 2015 has passed. However, if an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding in 2016 it should submit a formal application....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Oct 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: Hospital Appointment Status (13 Oct 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: Programme for Government Implementation (13 Oct 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Each year the Department of An Taoiseach publishes a report setting out progress made on the implementation of the Programme for Government. The fourth annual report, published in March 2015, sets out the work carried out across all Government Departments, including my Department. The report is available on the Department of An Taoiseach's website .
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (13 Oct 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I convened the ED Taskforce in December 2014 to provide focus and momentum in dealing with the challenges presented by ED overcrowding. Based on the Task Force’s Action Plan, additional funding of €74 million was provided in April this year to increase the number of long term nursing home care places and reduce the waiting time for the funding of such places, as well as...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (13 Oct 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 Staff Recruitment (13 Oct 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 (13 Oct 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 Services (13 Oct 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Oct 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I understand from the HSE that the Dublin South City area is investigating the issues raised in the letters itemised above and a response may be expected in the near future. If you do not receive a reply from the HSE within the next 15 working days please contact my private office who will follow up on the matter.