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Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: acknowledges:— that improving waiting times for scheduled and unscheduled care are key priorities for Government; — the wide-ranging set of actions which are being put in place by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to achieve improvements in the delivery of...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: -----but it does mean that he or she should not be subjected to the same kind of political attacks as politicians are, namely, votes of no confidence in Chambers where he or she does not sit and cannot even respond or defend himself or herself. The Opposition has not just made a mistake in trying to drag the Attorney General into this artificial contest to attack the Government. It has...

Confidence in Taoiseach, the Attorney General and the Government: Motion (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I rise to support the motion of confidence in the Government, Taoiseach and Attorney General and oppose the Opposition motions. We have had the Fennelly commission and people, of course, are entitled to their own opinions about the circumstances that gave rise to the Commissioner's retirement. However, there are some things that no one can dispute. We had a commission of inquiry...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Negligence Claims (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The State Claims Agency has supplied the information requested by the Deputy in aggregate format, by specialty, as set out in the table below. The State Claims Agency has indicated that the reason it does not publish data concerning the number of legal claims against individual hospitals is that publication of such data could potentially identify a particular plaintiff. Many claims are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (22 Sep 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 (22 Sep 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: Nursing Staff Provision (22 Sep 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: HSE Investigations (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 732 and 733 together. I wish to thank the Deputy for the matter raised. Given that this is an operational matter, it is appropriate that it should be dealt with by the HSE. I have referred the Deputy's 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Sep 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 Appointment Status (22 Sep 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 Appointment Status (22 Sep 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: HSE Data (22 Sep 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: Vaccination Programme (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Services Executive for a 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: Hospital Services (22 Sep 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Levels of Cancer Antigen can be significantly raised in women who have ovarian cancer. However, raised levels can also exist in women who have a benign condition. Furthermore, the level can be normal in women who do have ovarian cancer. Therefore, Cancer Antigen 125 (CA125) is unsuitable for use as a population screening test as it could lead to over-diagnosis and unnecessary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV that cause 73% of all cervical cancers.Trials of the vaccines involved found that they provide nearly 100% protection against infections with HPV types 16 and 18 and the cervical cell changes that these persistent infections can cause. The HPV programme is a long-term investment that will protect girls from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Review of Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Degree Programmes (October 2012) recommended that “in order to maintain stability within the health and higher education systems it is recommended that the current number of undergraduate student nurses and midwives (1570) continue to be commissioned by the Department of Health until the economic and service reform agenda becomes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Improving waiting lists for scheduled care is a priority for Government. In January, taking into account current pressures on acute hospital services, I put in place a maximum permissible waiting times for inpatient and day case treatment and outpatient appointments of 18 months by 30 June and 15 months by year end. In June, the HSE reported a performance against the 18 month maxima of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (22 Sep 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 Appointment Status (22 Sep 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...