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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Jul 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: Nursing Education (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The delays in responding to your representations are regretted. The Department has, to date, received in excess of 130 reps in relation to nursing and midwifery matters which require input from State Agencies and in many cases, the matter would be required to be researched in order to provide a comprehensive reply. I have arranged that a reply to the reps referred to in your question be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Application Numbers (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I regret the delay in responding to the Deputy's representations regarding an application for a National Lottery grant for Act for Meningitis, Tuam Road, Galway. The matter was receiving attention and I am pleased to inform you that I have approved a once-off grant of €50,000 from the National Lottery to fund a national support and awareness campaign. I recently wrote to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Exchequer funding provided in 2015 provided a more realistic funding level for the health services and was very welcome as part of a two year programme to put the health services on a more sustainable financial footing. However, pressures are arising in a number of areas, particularly in relation to expenditure on acute hospital services, demand led schemes and legal settlements. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In Ireland, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is the regulatory authority for medicines in Ireland. Gardasil®is a medicinal product which has been authorised for use across the European Union since September 2006. While no medicine including vaccines is entirely without risk, the safety profile of Gardasil®has been continuously monitored. Up to the 8 June 2015, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Jul 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: Vaccination Programme (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 200 together. The BCG vaccine is currently part of the primary childhood immunisation schedule and is provided by the HSE. The vaccine is given to protect babies against Tuberculosis (TB). In Ireland the number of cases of TB has been falling and there were no cases in young children in 2014. The HSE has a contract with a Danish supplier for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 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: Accident and Emergency Departments (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ED overcrowding is a key priority issue for the Government. I visited Beaumont Hospital ED in December last year. Shortly thereafter I convened the ED Taskforce to provide focus and momentum in dealing with the challenges presented by ED overcrowding. Last April, the HSE published the Taskforce action plan, with a range of time defined actions to optimise existing hospital and community...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (15 Jul 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: Accident and Emergency Departments (15 Jul 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 (15 Jul 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 (15 Jul 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 Appointment Status (15 Jul 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: Alcohol Treatment Services (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The provision of services to prevent and treat addiction to alcohol is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive and as such, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply. 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. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In 2012, the State entered into a new three-year price reduction Agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA). Under this Agreement, prices are set by reference to the average of the approved prices across a basket of nine EU Member States. This Agreement remains in place until 31st October of this year. As the end of the current Agreement approaches,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In 2012, the State entered into a new three-year price reduction Agreement with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA). Under this Agreement, prices are set by reference to the average of the approved prices across a basket of nine EU Member States. This Agreement remains in place until 31st October of this year. As the end of the current Agreement approaches,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In recent years, the Government has introduced a series of reforms to reduce the prices of drugs and medicines which are paid for by the Health Service Executive. One of those key reforms has been the introduction of generic drug substitution and reference pricing, as provided for by The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act permits pharmacists to substitute...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In recent times, the Government has entered into a number of price reduction Agreements with both the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) and the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers in Ireland (APMI), delivering a number of important benefits, including significant reductions for patients in the cost of drugs, a lowering of the drugs bill to the State, timely access for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Budget (15 Jul 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The breakdown of overspend by the Health Service Executive in each of the last three years is available in the December Performance Reports 2012 to 2014 and for 2015 to date in the Performance Reports January to April, the latest published information. These reports are available on the HSE website In its April Performance Report the HSE is reporting year to date net expenditure of...