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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (10 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Under the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA), nurses and midwives participating in the Graduate Nurse Programme are paid 85% of the first point of the Staff Nurse/Midwifery Scale in the first year, €23,129, and 90% in the second year, €24,490. Slightly higher scales apply for Mental Health Nurses, €23,667 in the first year and €25,059 in the second year, maintaining...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Donations (10 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I would like to offer my support and encouragement to the Transition Year students in the Sacred Heart Secondary School Tullamore with their Young Social Innovators project. I commend them for their efforts to raise awareness on the importance of blood donation. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is responsible for providing a safe and reliable blood service to the Irish health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Feb 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: Hospital Appointment Status (10 Feb 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: National Children's Hospital (10 Feb 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: Hospital Appointments Administration (10 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 service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (10 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The table below provides a breakdown of the most recent data available by age category from the Health Insurance Authority, 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). ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 to 416, inclusive, together. A national group has been established in the HSE to review practices in the area of aids and appliances. This review will include policy and procedures applying to the provision of breast prostheses and bras for women who have had mastectomies. The Group will complete its work this year and it is expected that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Firstly I would like to extend my sympathies to the family of the person concerned. With regard to the matter raised by the Deputy, this is a matter for the Health Service Executive, therefore I have asked the 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: Universal Health Insurance White Paper (10 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Government has embarked on a major reform programme for the health system, the aim of which is to deliver a single-tier health service, supported by universal health insurance, where access is based on need, not income.The White Paper on Universal Health Insurance(UHI) was published on 2nd April 2014 and provides detailed information on the UHI model for Ireland. When I became Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 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: Health Services Expenditure (10 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE has submitted its draft Capital Plan for the period 2015-2019. It requires both my approval and also the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Following completion of the approval process details will be published on the HSE's website.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: There has been a significant increase in the number of MRI scans provided at Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin in recent years, resulting in pressure on available MRI capacity. In 2011, 1600 MRI scans were carried out while in 2014, the number had risen to over 2000. The Government regards the situation in relation to waiting times for MRI scans for children as unacceptable and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (10 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 service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (10 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 service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Emergency Aeromedical Support Service (EAS) Establishment Group was set up to examine how best to provide a dedicated EAS service. The group's report was completed late last year and is currently under consideration. Pending a decision, the Department of Defence has agreed that the Air Corps should continue to provide aeromedical support to the EAS until March 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (10 Feb 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: Medical Research and Training Provision (10 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 Appointment Status (10 Feb 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 with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (10 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.