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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Incidence (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Cancer treatment for children in Ireland is led and directed by Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, Dublin, who operate a Shared Care Model system with other hospitals. I am advised by the Saolta University Hospital Group that four children who have cancer are being treated in Sligo Regional Hospital and nine children in Letterkenny General Hospital under the direction of Our Lady's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (19 Feb 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: Health Services (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to investigate the matter and to reply directly 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: Hospital Staff (19 Feb 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 Helipads (19 Feb 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: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: In June 2014, the Government approved the drafting of legislation to provide for measures in relation to the sale of tobacco products and non-medicinal nicotine delivery systems, including e-cigarettes. My Department recently conducted a public consultation on this legislation and the results of this process will inform the Regulatory Impact Analysis and the General Scheme of a Bill. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (19 Feb 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The publication of the NTPF reports arises from the NTPF reverting to its previous practice in this regard which facilitates the early publication of waiting list information. The previous arrangements whereby the NTPF published waiting list information at the same time as the equivalent HSE monthly report was agreed with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Waiting Times (19 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Information in respect to the December waiting list was published by the NTPF and overwritten as is necessary to present January 2015information. The NTPF is currently working on a new format for publication that will include historical information and trend analysis information.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (19 Feb 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.

Topical Issue Debate: National Centre for Medical Genetics (18 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I am no expert in this area and have not been particularly involved with it in any personal way but there are a few points that I would make. I think it is inappropriate for any section or department within a hospital to declare itself a national centre. If there are national centres, they should be designated either by the HSE or the Department of Health, or by some other body. It is...

Topical Issue Debate: National Centre for Medical Genetics (18 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and for giving me an opportunity to address the House on the matter. The National Centre for Medical Genetics is the service for medical genetics at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. It provides services for patients and families affected by or are at risk of a genetic disorder. It has three integrated units, namely a genetics service, a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (18 Feb 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 (18 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 particular query raised, as this is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (18 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (18 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (18 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Total health expenditure for each of the last 5 years, by public, private health insurance and out-of-pocket payments by households, are detailed in the table below. Figures are presented in millions of Euro. Estimates of private health insurance and out-of-pocket health expenditure are compiled by the Central Statistics Office. Table: Total Health Expenditure in Ireland by public,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (18 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. Iodine is a mineral that is important for health. It assists the thyroid gland in making hormones which are important for growth, metabolism and for development of a baby's brain during pregnancy and early life. Iodine is found in a range of foods, but the richest sources are sea food and dairy products. The level of Iodine needed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (18 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (18 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...