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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 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: Departmental Bodies Abolition (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Four bodies, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery, National Social Workers Qualifications Board, Children Acts Advisory Board and the Drug Treatment Centre Board have been dissolved since March 2011. The extent of savings varies between organisations and the majority of staff were redeployed to other public service bodies. Efficiencies derived from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Training (12 May 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 HSE. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE for attention and direct reply. 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: Vacancies on State Boards (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The nomination and appointment process for boards of bodies under the aegis of the Department of Health is set out in legislation. In line with the most recent Government Decision S180/20/10/1617 of 2014, relating to the advertising for expressions of interest in vacancies on State Boards, my Department in conjunction with the new Public Appointments Service website portal, Stateboards.ie,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 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: Patient Transport Provision (12 May 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 they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (12 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: Obesity Strategy (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The World Health Organisation presented the results of their WHO Modelling Obesity Project at the European Congress on Obesity meeting on 6 May 2015. This looks at data from 53 European countries comparing recorded data from 2010 and projected figures for 2013. It is reported that the proportion of overweight and obesity will increase in Irish men from 74 and 26 percent to 89 and 48 percent....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: For clarification purposes, it is important to note that there is a distinction between 'Lifetime Community Rating’ and ‘Community Rating’. Lifetime Community Rating applies only to the current private health insurance market. In a community-rated health insurance market, everyone pays the same premium for the same product regardless of age or risk status. Under Lifetime...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (12 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 (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Spinal conditions, including scoliosis, in children and young people are predominantly managed at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin (OLCHC). It is acknowledged that the waiting times for spinal surgery services at Our Lady’s Hospital Crumlin are unsatisfactory and must be addressed as a priority. Accordingly, funding was allocated in the HSE Service Plan for 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (12 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As Hospital Groups are implemented, of key importance will be the early demonstration of progress towards a more a co-ordinated approach to the planning and delivery of services, including emergency services, within and across the hospital groups, with an increased focus on networks of service provision with smaller hospitals managing routine urgent or planned care locally and more complex...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 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 (12 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (12 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: Hospital Appointment Status (12 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: Addiction Treatment Services (12 May 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: Water Quality (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is responsible for policy and legislation in relation to drinking water quality. Since 1 January 2014 Irish Water has statutory responsibility for the provision of public water services. The EU (Drinking Water) Regulations 2014 require that where Irish Water or a local authority, having consulted with and subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Community Rating (12 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The new Lifetime Community Rating system, which came into operation on 1 May 2015, is designed to encourage people to join the private health insurance market at an earlier age and thus support affordable community-rated premiums for everyone who wishes to purchase insurance. Since 1 May, ‘late entry loadings’ apply for those aged 35 and over who did not purchase health...