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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 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 National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (2 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: Health Services Staff Remuneration (2 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Staff in agencies funded under Section 39 of the Health Act are not classified as public servants and are not bound by my Department's public health sector pay scales. As such I cannot comment on whether increments are paid in Section 39 agencies.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (2 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The White Paper on Universal Health Insurancewas published on 2 April 2014 and provides detailed information on the model of universal healthcare for Ireland. Under the White Paper model, everyone will be insured for a standard package of health services and will have their choice of health insurer from a mix of private health insurers and a publicly owned health insurer. Following...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (2 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: Noise Pollution (2 Jul 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: Hospital Staff Recruitment (2 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 Waiting Lists (2 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. In relation to the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 together. I wish to thank Deputy Buttimer for the questions raised. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is the independent, statutory organisation which regulates the nursing and midwifery professions in Ireland. In this regard, I would like to advise that this is an operational matter and it is appropriate that it should be dealt...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. I wish to thank Deputy Buttimer for raising these questions. Delays in processing nurse registration applications are directly connected to the volume of requests arising from the current initiatives to attract and retain nurses in the Irish health services. The Department of Health and the HSE are collaborating in sourcing several...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (2 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. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 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 Consultants Recruitment (2 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 Facilities (2 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 Waiting Lists (2 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 National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Expenditure (2 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of expenses paid to me is set out below. All payments are based on travel and subsistence rates approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Period of travel Amount Description From 14/07/2014 to 31/12/2014 €7,300.82 Motor mileage From 01/01/2015 to 30/06/2015 €7,644.66 Motor mileage From 22/07/2014 to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (1 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Health, I meet regularly with the Ministers of State in my Department to discuss matters of mutual interest. Such arrangements may be either formal or informal, as the circumstances require. Since the appointment in April 2015 of Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin as Minister of State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy, the Minister of State and I...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (1 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: Hospital Consultants Remuneration (1 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: Nursing Staff Recruitment (1 Jul 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 211 together. Delays in processing nurse registration applications are directly connected to the volume of requests arising from the current initiatives to attract and retain nurses in the Irish health services. The Department of Health and the HSE are collaborating in sourcing several solutions to meeting the issues arising in relation to nurse...