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

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 619 and 621 together. 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 questions to the HSE for attention and direct reply. If he has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he should contact my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The aim of Government policy is to facilitate older people to stay in their own homes and communities for as long as possible, and to provide residential care services when they are needed. A review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme is currently underway and will be completed very soon. The review, as well as considering how the Scheme operated to date, will also consider broader issues...

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

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Medicinal Products (Control of Placing on the Market) Regulations 2007, as amended, a medicine cannot be placed on the market in Ireland unless it has a marketing authorisation from the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) or a community marketing authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Any product which makes a medicinal claim to treat medical conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) is currently working with the HSE Special Delivery Unit to achieve a reduction in wait times for in-patients, day cases and outpatients. The NTPF is also responsible for the collection, collation and reporting of both in-patient and outpatient waiting lists and is responsible for the pricing of nursing home beds in approximately 430 Nursing Homes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: First, let me be clear that the National Ambulance Service (NAS) is not taking over ambulance services from Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB). What is proposed are changes to call management and clinical governance, with a view to improving the service. DFB will continue to provide emergency ambulance services in Dublin, through its own vehicles and staff, and DFB fire vehicles will continue to...

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

Leo Varadkar: My Department is developing a new Cancer Strategy for the period 2016-2025. It is envisaged that the new Strategy will be completed by the end of 2015 for implementation from 2016. I am establishing a Steering Group to provide guidance and advice to my Department in formulating the Strategy. The Steering Group will include a range of expertise across various aspects of cancer control,...

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

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy 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...

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

Leo Varadkar: The Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) (Amendment) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 201 of 2007) and the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 200 of 2007) signed into law on the 1 May 2007, give prescriptive authority to nurses and midwives under specific conditions. The legislation allows a registered nurse or midwife to prescribe a range of medications...

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

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (15 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: Maternity Services (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Currently there are 19 public maternity maternity hospitals located at: -Dublin North East - the Rotunda; OLOL Drogheda; Cavan General Hospital; -Dublin Midlands - Coombe Women's and Infants' Hospital; Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise; -Ireland East - National Maternity Hospital Holles Street; Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar; St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny; Wexford General Hospital;...

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

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If he has 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 Groups (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Seven hospital groups, including the Children's Hospital Group, have been established on a non-statutory administrative basis are set out in the table following No. Composition i RCSI (Dublin North East): Beaumont Hospital; Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda;  Connolly Hospital; Cavan General Hospital; Rotunda Hospital; Louth County Hospital; Monaghan Hospital. (Academic Partner:...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Semi-State Bodies (15 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The VHI is the only commercial semi-State Company under the aegis of my Department. VHI is not required under its governing legislation to make dividend payments to the Exchequer.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (2 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this issue. 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 (2 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive operates the EU Directive on Patients’ Rights in Cross Border Healthcare in Ireland under Statutory Instrument 203 of 2014. The Directive provides rules for the reimbursement to patients’ of the cost of receiving treatment abroad, where the patient would be entitled to such treatment in their home Member State (Member State of Affiliation) and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (2 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the particular patient query raised by you, 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 (2 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the particular patient query raised by you, 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: Health Insurance Regulation (2 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: On 30 March 2015, I signed an order to extend the date that VHI must acquire the necessary fund for reserves to make an application for authorisation by the Central Bank of Ireland. The specified date is 30 June 2015. The order was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 1 April 2015. I hope this clarified the matter for the Deputy.