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Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. If he has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days he should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Following the downturn in the economy there was a requirement to reduce staff numbers and maximise savings in the public service. The HSE introduced an embargo on recruitment in 2007, and this was followed by the moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the public sector in 2008. However, the HSE has had the capacity to recruit where it is necessary to deliver front-line services. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Expenditure (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to her. If she has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days she should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Expenditure (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to her. If she has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days she should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (26 May 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: Health Services Staff Recruitment (26 May 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: EU Directives (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The new Tobacco Products Directive came into force in May 2014 following approval by the European Parliament. Member States have two years to transpose the Directive into national law. The revised Directive regulates a number of aspects of tobacco products and e-cigarettes, including labelling and packaging, ingredients and emissions, traceability and security features. My Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Reports (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have fully accepted the recommendations contained in the recent HIQA Report into Portlaoise Hospital. Since the publication of the Chief Medical Officer’s Report on Portlaoise last year, much has been done to strengthen services in the hospital, and HIQA has acknowledged this. New management is in place, with significantly improved clinical governance and additional key clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Travel (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Up to end-2015, I am currently scheduled to attend one meeting abroad: the EPSCO Council meeting in Luxembourg on 19 June. Up to end-2015, Minister Lynch is currently scheduled to attend one meeting abroad: to address the Beit Issie Shapiro Sixth International Conference on Disabilities in Tel Aviv, from 5-9 July, as well as visit disability NGOs in Israel and Palestine. Minister Ó...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Portlaoise Hospital currently provides the range of acute services of a Model 3 hospital. Reviews of services at the hospital point to the need for reconfiguration of some services, to ensure that patients are treated in the most appropriate setting by specialist staff that can meet their needs. The future of the hospital is as a constituent hospital within the Dublin Midlands Hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 May 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. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Scientific Advisory Committee of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has established a Lyme Borreliosis Sub-Committee. The aim of the Sub-Committee is to develop strategies to undertake primary prevention in order to minimise the harm caused by Lyme Borreliosis in Ireland. These strategies will be published in a Final Report. The Terms of Reference of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 May 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: Counselling Services (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 722 and 760 together. Psychotherapists and counsellors are not currently regulated under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005. However, the Act provides that the Minister for Health may, under section 4(2), designate a health and social care profession not already designated if he or she considers that it is in the public interest to do so and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE operates the Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) for persons entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA member state or Switzerland under EU Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004, as per the procedures set out in EU Regulations (EC) No. 987/2009, and in accordance with Department of Health Guidelines. Patients have the ability to apply to the HSE TAS seeking access to public healthcare outside the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Employment Appeals Tribunal (26 May 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: Employment Appeals Tribunal (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I can confirm that my Department has not defended any cases in the Employment Appeals Tribunal in the past five years. 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 Data (26 May 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: Medical Register Administration (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, complaints against medical practitioners are a matter for the Irish Medical Council. I have forwarded your request to the Irish Medical Council for direct response to you.