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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (3 Mar 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 would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, as this is a service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (3 Mar 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 with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Mar 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 and 438 together. I understand that the Deputy received responses to these questions from the HSE in October 2014, details of which can be seen on the HSE's website. In relation to your query on Parliamentary Question No. 1096 regarding end of year figures for 2014, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this matter. If you have not received a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (3 Mar 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In 2014, 251 transplants were carried out in Ireland. This was facilitated by 63 deceased donors and 40 living kidney donors. There will always be fluctuations in the number of organs donated from deceased donors on an annual basis but I am working to ensure that the necessary steps are being taken to encourage donation where the opportunity arises. An extra allocation of €2.9...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Mar 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I acknowledge that the current surge in ED activity is causing difficulty, both in Emergency Departments and subsequent to admission, for patients, their families and the staff who are doing their utmost to provide safe, quality care in very challenging circumstances. At the outset I would like to express my sincere regret to Mr. Feeney’s family for any distress and upset caused to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (3 Mar 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 with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Data (3 Mar 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The table provides a breakdown of the requested data which is compiled in respect of the commercial health insurers and excludes members of Restricted Membership Undertakings (which provide insurance to people who are members of a particular group, normally a vocational group or employees of a particular organisation). Age Group Membership for the Market as of 31 December 2014 Aged 17 and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Mar 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 with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (3 Mar 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 would be in the best position to take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. In relation to the specific case raised, as this is a service...

Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE is committed to the provision of high quality GP services through the GMS GP contract. GMS GP posts are filled in line with the HSE's human resources recruitment guidelines. Periodically, challenges can be experienced in regard to the permanent filling of GP posts. In areas where this challenge is experienced, every effort is made by local HSE management to ensure the provision of...

Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: There is a panel of 830 patients. Unfortunately, this is relatively small from the point of view of a GP. Unless it is heavily supplemented by private patients and private incomes, it can be hard to operate a practice on that basis. The panel may be small from the point of view of an applicant GP. The service is, of course, very important to the community itself. The rural practice...

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The carers' forum is operated by the Department of Social Protection and the HSE takes part in it, for obvious reasons, but the Department of Health does not operate it. The same applies to the carers' strategy, which is led by the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection. It would be wrong of me, therefore, to give an update or a report on it, given that I was not present and it...

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I am sure all sorts of issues relating to domiciliary care and respite care grants and so on were raised. I would expect that to be the case. I am aware of one or two cases of people in my constituency who have not been able to get respite care. It often happens because emergency residential care is required for someone else. That, I suppose, is the nature of these things. There are...

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputies Flanagan and Creighton for raising this issue. I am replying on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. A key objective of the Government's health policy is to support people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Carers are vital to the achievement of this objective and are considered the backbone...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the particular query raised, 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 with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Spinal conditions, including scoliosis, in children and young people are predominantly managed at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin (OLCHC). It is acknowledged by all that waiting times for surgery are unacceptable and the HSE, Children's Hospital Group and OLCHC are actively working to address them as quickly as possible and exploring all short, medium- and long-term...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister for Justice and Equality welcomed the passing by Dáil Eireann of the Redress for Women Who Were Resident in Certain Institutions Bill on 18 February 2015. Seanad Second Stage deliberations on the Bill took place on Tuesday of this week. When the Bill has completed its passage in the Oireachtas, the final provisions determined and the legislation commenced, the HSE will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: As the particular issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy. 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: Departmental Funding (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to any support or assistance which may be available to the group in question. 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. In relation to funding, my Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund, from which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In December 1988 the Tierney committee was set up to examine the need for a medical genetics service in Ireland and to recommend how such a service should be organised. Its report in 1990 recommended that "the medical genetics centre in Dublin should be based in Our Lady's Hospital Crumlin", and that other centres should be established in Cork and Galway. The genetics service at Crumlin...