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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (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: 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. In relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Research Funding (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Fibromyalgia is a musculoskeletal condition characterised by widespread pain and joint stiffness. The Health Research Board has responsibility for the allocation of research funding and there has been no specific Fibromyalgia funded projects since 2005. However there have been a number of research projects on chronic musculoskeletal pain and chronic pain which may benefit patients with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Inspections (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for attention and 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 the matter will be followed up with the Executive.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (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: Public Sector Reform Implementation (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Croke Park Agreement and Haddington Road Agreement (HRA) have been crucial to the health service’s ability to manage through the very difficult circumstances of recent years. Agreement between public service management and public service staff representatives was reached on a series of measures to secure an additional €1 billion annual saving from the public service pay and...

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

Leo Varadkar: The Health Insurance Authority, the independent statutory regulator of the private health insurance market in Ireland, provides my Department with data on the number of health insurance plans available in the market, outlined in the table below. This data is compiled in respect of the commercial health insurers and excludes Restricted Membership Undertakings (which provide insurance to people...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (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: Hospital Appointment Status (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. The National...

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

Leo Varadkar: Ten new civil servants were recruited to my Department during 2014. This does not include officers who transferred into the Department from other Departments or State Agencies. In relation to the number of recruitments in the HSE my Department has 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Redeployment (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Two civil servants from my Department were seconded to other Government Departments during 2014. In relation to the number of secondments in the HSE my Department has 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. Information...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Retirements (26 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the number of retirements in the HSE, 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. Information relating to Non-Commercial State Agencies under the aegis of my Department is currently being collated and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (19 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 makes provision for a broad range of health services and benefits for women who qualify under the Department of Justice and Equality Restorative Justice Scheme for women who were admitted to and worked in the Magdalen Laundries and similar institutions. The HSE is finalising the arrangements for access to the health services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (19 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. The scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In June 2014, the Government approved the drafting of legislation to provide for measures in relation to the sale of all tobacco products and non-medicinal nicotine delivery systems, including e-cigarettes. The legislation includes a proposal to prohibit the sale of all tobacco products from self-service vending machines. My Department has conducted a public consultation on this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 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: Hospital Procedures (19 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. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (19 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I launched a public consultation process on the wider availability of a number of prescription-only medicines used in emergency situations on 20 February. Members of the public and other stakeholders were asked to respond to the consultation by mid-March. Submissions have been received from a wide variety of respondents and analysis of these responses is underway. The consultation forms...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Relations (19 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The first official engagement between public sector employers and ICTU took place on Tuesday 12th May and the unions were provided with a fiscal briefing on Thursday. The approach to the discussions and the way in which it will differ from the Haddington Road Agreement process will become clearer as the talks progress.