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

Leo Varadkar: All individual initial referrals to the Department of Clinical Genetics at Crumlin are via a general practitioner. Self-referrals are not seen. However, where there is a clinical requirement, because of an identified clinical genetic issue, to see additional members of a patient’s family, these family members can access the service without a GP referral.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Remuneration (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Regarding my own Department, the majority of staff (97.5%) receive their payslips on-line. At present payslips are posted to 5 weekly paid staff and 4 fortnightly paid staff as they have no access to the on-line payslip available on the Department's internal computer network. During the year, on request, payslips may also be posted to those availing of the Shorter Working Year. The estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Insurance Data (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to follow up on this matter and to respond to the Deputy directly. 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 (26 Feb 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: HSE Staffing (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has been advised by the HSE that representations have been made by the IMPACT Trade Union for the establishment of the grade of Assistant Psychologist. I understand that the HSE is examining this proposal.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland, which is a generic policy framework for rare diseases, was published in July 2014. One of the principal recommendations in the Plan was the establishment of a National Clinical Programme for Rare Diseases. This programme will be responsible for, among others: - Mapping, developing and implementing care pathways for rare diseases; - ...

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

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together. As these are service matters, 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 Services Staff (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to look into this matter and to respond to the Deputy directly. 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: Appointments to State Boards (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Approval to proceed with the process for the appointment of a Director of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Council (PHECC) was conveyed to PHECC in December 2014. Section 27 (2) of S.I. No. 109 of 2000: the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (Establishment) Order, 2000 provides that the Director shall be appointed by the Council. In these circumstances, the recruitment process in relation to this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (26 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The introduction of standardised packaging has the support of the Government and has been considered and approved by Government. As the Deputy is aware, the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014 was passed by the Seanad and completed Second Stage in the Dáil during 2014. The Bill completed Committee Stage in the Dáil on 17 February 2015 and Report and Final...

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

Leo Varadkar: Beaumont Hospital is facing some challenges in the recruitment of renal transplant surgeons to fill three current vacancies. Highly trained transplant surgeons can be difficult to locate and the hospital continues to carry out an international recruitment campaign.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (26 Feb 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. Funding in 2015 amounts to €3.286m. If an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should send in a formal application. Detailed procedures along with the...

Other Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I understand that the Deputy's previous parliamentary question relates to the number of patients outsourced by Letterkenny General Hospital under the 2013 outpatients initiative. The HSE has advised me that all patients from the 2013 waiting list initiative who have not been seen, diagnosed, treated and discharged back to their GP have all been accepted back to Letterkenny General Hospital...

Other Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I may have misspoken in my previous reply. Patients requiring review were reinstated on the public waiting list to have them scheduled in chronological order. All paediatric patients concerned have received their treatment. What happened is that about 2,700 patients were outsourced, in effect. They were sent for private treatment. Many were discharged back to their GP. Others...

Other Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I am happy to be corrected if I am incorrect but I am informed they were put back onto the point in the public waiting list they would have been on anyway, so in that sense they have not been disadvantaged. That is not to say they have been well treated, which is a different matter entirely. If I were to provide the funding it would have to come from somewhere else, and that would mean...

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: It sometimes really amazes me that people actually elect Deputy Broughan. I can absolutely assure him that there is no money I am not spending.

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Whether I am a neoconservative is entirely irrelevant. I absolutely assure the Deputy I will spend-----

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

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Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's follow-up question was about promises. I am not making any promises and that is-----