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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Officials from my Department met with the Cystic Fibrosis Hopesource Foundation, hospital management, clinicians and nursing staff to discuss proposals for an in-patient unit for Cystic Fibrosis patients at Beaumont Hospital within the last week. The meeting was a positive engagement, with preliminary discussions on future service needs. It was acknowledged that the population of adults...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (16 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: Hospital Appointment Status (16 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: Hospital Appointment Status (16 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: Health Strategies (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Information & Quality Authority conducted an economic evaluation of various Automated External Defibrillators (AED) national deployment programmes in designated places, such as hospitals, places of worship, hospitality and entertainment venues, sports clubs, transport stations, retail premises and public buildings. It reported that none of the Public Access Defibrillation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 150 together. A substantial amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988 to deal with a wide range of issues, including the introduction of additional controls on benzodiazepines, was the subject of a consultation process in June and September 2012. As a result, draft Misuse of Drugs amendment Regulations were prepared and made available for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As management of the health property estate is a matter for the Health Service Executive your question has been referred to the Executive 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Improving waiting lists for scheduled care is a key priority for Government. Taking into account current pressures on acute hospital services, I have put in place a target that by mid-year nobody will wait more than 18 months for in-patient and day case treatment or an out-patient appointment; by year-end, that target will be revised to a wait time of no more than 15 months. The HSE is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ED overcrowding is a key issue for me and for the Government. I acknowledge the consistent staff effort to provide safe, quality care in very challenging circumstances, but I acknowledge equally the difficulties experienced by patients and their families. Nationally the Government provided additional funding of €3 million in 2014 and €25 million in early 2015 to tackle...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Government approach to addressing the perceived acute bed shortage is to reduce over-reliance on the acute sector and to develop care in more appropriate community and day care based settings which is more consistent with best practice in Ireland and internationally and capable of providing better care and results. 'Future Health' commits to a move away from the current hospital-centric...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (16 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 Waiting Lists (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Improving waiting lists for scheduled care is a key priority for Government. Taking into account current pressures on acute hospital services, I have put in place a target that by mid-year nobody will wait more than 18 months for in-patient and day case treatment or an out-patient appointment; by year-end, that target will be revised to a wait time of no more than 15 months. The HSE is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Insurance Authority is a statutory regulator of the private health insurance market. In exercise of its functions, the independent regulator monitors the health insurance market including compliance by the health insurers with the legislative rules and regulations governing the market, particularly in relation to community rating. In doing so, the Authority ensures that the market...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Cost data in relation to public hospitals are collected by the hospitals and collated centrally by the Healthcare Pricing Office (HPO). These data are used by the HPO to set prices for the Activity Based Funding (ABF) system which is in the process of being implemented in public hospitals. ABF represents a major change in the way hospitals are funded and will result in a new level of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The recruitment and retention of doctors at all levels – from undergraduate to specialist - is critical to the effective functioning of the public health system. In this context, the implementation of the recommendations of the 2014 Strategic Review of Medical Training and Career Structure is a priority for me as Minister for Health. The Strategic Review, chaired by Prof. Brian...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (16 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: Hospitals Building Programme (16 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy is aware, the HSE is developing a substantial infrastructure project at Naas General Hospital which will deliver an endoscopy unit, an oncology unit and a physical medicine department which will include physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. While some enabling works are required to the hospital infrastructure, (electrical distribution system, etc) it is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Apr 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: Hospital Appointment Status (15 Apr 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.