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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (18 Jun 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 Contract (18 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: To date approximately 130 plenary summons from solicitors representing consultants over alleged breach of contract have been received.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (18 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter as the Deputy refers to the individual being an ex-employee of the HSE. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up these matters with them. However, it appears that the individual may be an employee of a Section 39 service provider....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (18 Jun 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: Respite Care Services (18 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The vision for the Health Service Executive's (HSE) Disability Services Programme is to contribute to the realisation of a society where people with disabilities are supported, as far as possible, to participate to their full potential in economic and social life, and have access to a range of quality personal social supports and services including respite care to enhance their quality of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Jun 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 Accommodation Provision (18 Jun 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 Accommodation Provision (18 Jun 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 Insurance (18 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Periods of cover on health insurance plans held outside the State are not taken into account for the purposes of waiting periods, as such plans do not comply with health insurance legislation or the key principles of community rating, open enrolment, lifetime cover and minimum benefit on which the Irish private health insurance regulatory system is based. Therefore, I do not intend to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (18 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health and Social Care Professionals Council and the registration boards being established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (also known collectively as CORU) are responsible for protecting the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training and competence amongst the 14 professions designated under the Act. A...

Seanad: Tackling Obesity in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the House for inviting me to speak to it about obesity and the measures being adopted by my Department to prevent its spread and reduce the size of this problem. Before I start, I will to put the issue of obesity in context. As the House will be aware, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and I set out 25 actions for this year which are organised under five themes: Healthy...

Seanad: Tackling Obesity in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Senators for the invitation to be here. I have had the opportunity to listen to some of their statements and points of view and in many ways, this is part of the consultation on the obesity policy and action plan announced earlier. In that regard the debate is very helpful. I agree with Senators' sentiments that the consultation should not go on forever - it will not - and it is my...

Seanad: Tackling Obesity in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: There were crisps on the top rung but the rest of it was okay. It is not that we cannot have vending machines but a case of what is put into them. The school food programme is coming up a lot in discussing the obesity policy and we hope to address matters such as food poverty, the healthy provision of food in schools and the education of children. We will engage with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Firstly, I want to extend my sympathies to the family of the individual concerned on the sad occasion of her death last August. The Department of Health commissioned two research reports into the practice of symphysiotomy prior to the commencement of the Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme. From the information provided it was estimated in 2012 that around 1,500 women had undergone a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (17 Jun 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Jun 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 (17 Jun 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: Dental Services Provision (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 156 together. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on these matters. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up these matters with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: There are currently 35 people under the age of 35 working in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In February of this year I received Government approval to draft the General Scheme of a Bill for assisted human reproduction, which will include provisions relating to surrogacy and the assignment of parentage in such cases. Drafting is at an early stage and the General Scheme is not expected to be completed before the end of the year. The General Scheme will provide for welfare of the...