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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 455 and 456 together. The Deputy's questions relate to an operational matter therefore 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 Delays (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she should take the matter up with the consultant and the hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to you...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014,has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's question relates to an operational matter therefore I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the matter. 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: Fire Service (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: While there are no formal arrangements in place, fire services already respond to calls for assistance from other emergency services, and provide assistance where appropriate. For the National Ambulance Service (NAS), this could, for example, involve the provision of an emergency first response (EFR) to an incident where an ambulance is not nearby or immediately available, specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: 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 is a notifiable infectious disease, the notifiable entity being the more severe neurological form, Lyme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the investigation to which the Deputy refers is being undertaken by the HSE, I have asked them 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: Nursing Education (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The particular issues referred to by the deputy are operational in nature and are a matter to be dealt with directly by the HSE. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's questions 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: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The kidney transplant programme at Beaumont Hospital has not been de-prioritised in any way and is continuing to operate. At the end of 2014, two consultant transplant surgeons left the programme, one on retirement and the second on leave of absence for professional development purposes. Given the limited number of surgeons who specialise in renal transplantation, any vacancies pose a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 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 Appointment Status (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment, he or she should take the matter up with the consultant and the hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to you...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014,has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Action 46 of Future Healthcommits the Department of Health to work with the HSE to implement an approach to workforce planning and development that achieves the objectives of: recruiting and retaining the right mix of staff; training and upskilling the workforce; providing for professional and career development; and creating supportive and healthy workplaces. This approach will include the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety Agency Establishment (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The establishment of a Patient Safety Agency is being reviewed in the context of the strategic reform of the health services and the measures that are being taken to strengthen patient safety, including advocacy and related services, within the Health Service Executive. This review will enable me to decide on a course of action that will be in the best interest of patients. I hope this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Implementation (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 is a cross-cutting area of public policy and service delivery which requires a coordinated response to tackling the drugs problem. As Minister for Health, I have overall responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy at Government level. The Oversight Forum on Drugs, which I chair, is responsible for the high-level monitoring of the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Allowances (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's questions relate 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: Hospital Closures (15 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 Appointments Administration (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: You will appreciate that it is contrary to the Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2013 for me to make a direction to the HSE or a hospital to benefit or prioritise any individual person or patient. The scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. Should a patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Waiting List Management Policy, A standardised approach to managing scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures, January 2014,has been developed to ensure that all administrative, managerial and clinical staff follow an agreed national minimum standard for the management and administration of waiting lists for scheduled care. This policy, which has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As this is an operational matter 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.