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

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. This information has been taken from Revised Estimates Volumes 2006-2015. The Net Current Health Service Expenditure represents the provisional outturn position for the Health Group of Votes for each year. From 2008 - 2010 the Health Group of Votes included the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Year...

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: Hospital Services (17 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: Cancer Services (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's questions relate to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (17 Jun 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 (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to the issue raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. I have noted the point raised in the question relating to the correspondence previously received by the Deputy, and have asked the HSE to clarify this matter in its further response. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my private...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the statutory body responsible for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital. The new hospital will be co-located with St. James's Hospital, and ultimately tri-located with a maternity hospital to be developed on campus. In addition to the main hospital, the project includes two satellite centres at the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (17 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: Epilepsy Incidence (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The resolution concerned of the World Health Organisation is largely encompassed in the aims and work of the HSE's National Clinical Programme for Epilepsy (NCPE). This has been in operation since 2010. Its main objective is to provide the best value, safe care for all people with epilepsy in the right place, at the right time by sharing the best available information. Under the first...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The nursing home public and private sectors are collaborating with the Department of Health and the HSE in sourcing several solutions to meeting the issues arising in relation to nurse recruitment and retention. Currently, there are two areas under active review in relation to these recruitment and retention issues. Firstly, there is the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 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: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (17 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. The EU Directive on the application of patient’s rights in cross-border healthcare seeks to ensure a clear and transparent framework for the provision of cross-border healthcare within the EU and is designed to clarify patients' rights to access safe and good quality treatment across EU/EEA Member States. The Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (17 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 Waiting Lists (17 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: Abortion Services (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I am aware of this report and have been considering its findings. As the Deputy is aware article 40.3.3 of the Constitution states: 'The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right.' The Protection of Life During...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department undertook a public consultation on the practical aspects of introducing an opt-out system of consent for organ donation. A total of 57 submissions were received and an overview of these submissions is available on my Department's website www.health.gov.ie. In addition, my Department, in conjunction with the HSE, hosted a consultation event on organ donation and transplantation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: At the end of 2014, two consultant transplant surgeons left the renal and pancreas transplant programme at Beaumont Hospital, one on retirement and the second on leave of absence for professional development purposes. The remaining transplant surgeons in Beaumont are as follows: - Ms. Dilly Little, Consultant Transplant Surgeon/Urologist - Mr. Ponnusamy Mohan, Consultant Transplant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Since my appointment as Minister for Health, I have had no engagements or meetings with the individual concerned or senior executives from the relevant companies.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I am determined that waiting times for spinal services at Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin must be addressed. Funding was allocated in the HSE Service Plan for 2015 for the appointment of an orthopaedic surgeon, anaesthetist and support staff at Crumlin. This will maximise the use of available theatre sessions in the hospital. The first of these additional staff is now in post, and...