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Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHB) is the statutory body responsible for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital. Board members have expertise in planning, procurement, engineering, architecture and paediatrics along with stakeholder representatives. The new hospital will be co-located with St James's Hospital. The project also includes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (30 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the statutory body responsible for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital. The new hospital will be co-located with St James's Hospital, and ultimately tri-located with a maternity hospital to be developed on campus. In addition to the main hospital, the project includes two satellite centres at the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 96 together. At the end of 2014, two consultant transplant surgeons left the renal and pancreas transplant programme at Beaumont Hospital, one on retirement and the second on leave of absence for professional development purposes. Given the limited number of surgeons who specialise in transplantation, the filling of any vacancies poses a challenge....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Apr 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 (29 Apr 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Costs (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The State Claims Agency, which is managing this case on behalf of the HSE, has advised that this particular case is on appeal to the Court of Appeal and therefore the issue of legal costs has not arisen at this point. The issue of legal costs will only arise on the determination of the appeal.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (29 Apr 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Apr 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 Services (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 108 together. At the end of 2014, two consultant transplant surgeons left the renal and pancreas transplant programme at Beaumont Hospital, one on retirement and the second on leave of absence for professional development purposes. Given the limited number of surgeons who specialise in transplantation, the filling of any vacancies poses a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (29 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: All Government Departments and Agencies funded from the Exchequer must comply with EU Directives and national guidelines on procurement. Procurement in the health care sector is a service matter. Therefore your question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office who will follow up.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff Recruitment (28 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Senator Craughwell for raising this issue today. As the Senator will be aware, psychologists employed by the health service play an integral role in the delivery of a wide range of psychological services. These include working with children and their families who present with developmental, emotional or behavioural difficulties and others who have intellectual and physical...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff Recruitment (28 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Just because people are on a panel, it does not mean they are available or want to take up a post. Often, people on panels, when offered a job, either are no longer available or they do not want the job or to move to the location of the job. It is not the case that just because people are on the panel they will necessarily be willing to take up a post.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff Recruitment (28 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: When it comes to this decision, the HSE must be satisfied that people are suitably qualified for the position they are being asked to take up. This is not a matter on which I have the authority to issue a ministerial order, or on which I would be comfortable doing so. It is a matter for the working group to determine whether it wishes to change what it deems to be acceptable in terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (28 Apr 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: National Lottery Funding Applications (28 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2015 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number of applications currently being assessed by my Department. The organisation will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (28 Apr 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. An organisation wishing to apply for National Lottery Funding must complete and submit a formal application. The closing date for receipt of the application form is 1 May 2015 at 12:00 noon. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service Provision (28 Apr 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 (28 Apr 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Apr 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: Hospital Services (28 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As of 17 April 2015, there are two 24/7 primary percutaneous intervention (PPCI) centres for Dublin, located in the Mater and St James’s Hospitals. These centres accept all ambulance transfers of patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI). The provision of PPCI from three 24/7 centres in Dublin had proved unsustainable and the decision to consolidate the service into...