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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (7 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 to 160, inclusive, together. In relation 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 Services (7 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As Minister for Health I believe that every individual who uses our health services is entitled to expect and receive care of the highest standard and to be treated in an atmosphere of safety and care. In 2012, the Faculty of Radiology launched their national Quality Assurance Programme in Radiology (NQAPR). In outlining the importance of such quality assurance structures and functions,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 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: Health Services Staff Data (7 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this 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 Staff Data (7 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this 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: Assisted Human Reproduction (7 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In February of this year I received Government approval to draft the General Scheme of a Bill for assisted human reproduction, which will include provisions relating to numerous different aspects from the beginning to the end of the assisted human reproduction process. There will be a number of provisions relating to the establishment of an independent regulatory authority to monitor...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (7 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. Funding in 2015 amounts to €3.286 million. My Department has received a large number of applications under the National Lottery Discretionary Fund which are currently being processed. All...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (7 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. Funding in 2015 amounts to €3.286 million. My Department has received a large number of applications under the National Lottery Discretionary Fund which are currently being processed. As most of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Increment Payments (7 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the part of the question relevant to the HSE, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this 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. The information sought in respect of Non-Commercial State Agencies under the aegis of my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (6 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question raised. As this is an operational matter, I have referred this question to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for direct reply to the Deputy. 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 Appointment Status (6 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 Services Expenditure (6 May 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts Data (6 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has not awarded contracts to the company (details supplied).

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (6 May 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Voluntary Redundancy Facility (6 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In 2013 my Department introduced a Targeted Voluntary Redundancy (VR) Facility for the HSE, and in organisations funded by the HSE under Section 38 of the Health Act 2004. The purpose of this VR Facility is to achieve a permanent reduction in numbers and to facilitate ongoing health sector reform. Voluntary redundancy will give many managers greater flexibility in implementing the measures...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 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 Services Staff Data (6 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. If the Deputy has 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: Infectious Diseases Incidence (6 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 311 and 312 together. Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but can occasionally be more severe and debilitating. Lyme borreliosis is a notifiable infectious disease, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days will he please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Data (6 May 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The employees concerned provide services on behalf of the HSE. I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy on the matter. If the Deputy has 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.