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Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Last month I announced the establishment of a Steering Group to advise on the development of a National Maternity Strategy. The Strategy will provide strategic direction for the optimal development of maternity services, to ensure that women have access to safe, high quality maternity care in a setting most appropriate to their needs. The Steering Group has wide representation across...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Jun 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: Vaccination Programme (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 775 and 827 together. The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). NIAC is a committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland comprising of experts in a number of specialties including infectious diseases, paediatrics and public health. The committee's recommendations are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (9 Jun 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: Hospital Appointment Delays (9 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 Appointment Delays (9 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 Recruitment (9 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 Recruitment (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to look into this matter and to respond to the Deputy directly. 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 Waiting Lists (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 786 and 787 together. As these are service matters, 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 Recruitment (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the particular query raised, 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 Appointment Status (9 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 Procedures (9 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: Magdalen Laundries (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Health and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs were represented on the Magdalen Laundries Interdepartmental Committee chaired by Dr. Martin McAleese. I am aware that the Health Service Executive provided a draft report on the Bessboro Mother and Baby Home to the secretariat of the Committee. The representatives of the two Departments received a copy of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to the detailed queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service matters, 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 (9 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: Hospitals Expenditure (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy is available in the Healthcare Data Report which is published by the HSE alongside its monthly Performance Report. The latest published Healthcare Data Report is in respect of March, 2015 and is available on the HSE website at:- .

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Choosing Wisely Campaign which began in the United States in 2012 is focused on promoting conversations between clinicians and patients about unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures. Its principles lie in being physician led, patient focused, shared decision making, evidence based and multiprofessional. As part of the Patient Safety First Initiative I appointed the National Clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's question relates 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: Health Services Staff (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: 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 NMBI. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NMBI for attention and direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the NMBI within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (9 Jun 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Seven hospital groups, including the Children's Hospital Group, have been established on a non-statutory administrative basis. Chairpersons are in place for six hospital groups. The Saolta Group Chair role is being filled on an interim basis by an existing Board member pending appointment of a new Chair. Board members have been appointed to three out of seven hospital groups (Saolta, UL...