Results 27,141-27,160 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Functions (4 Feb 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Unfortunately, the matter the Deputy has raised is not a matter for me or my Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 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: HSE Reports (4 Feb 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I am in touch with the Health Service Executive in relation to this particular case and will write to the Deputy when I have all the details available to me.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 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 with them.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 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 Waiting Lists (4 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 (4 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 Procedures (4 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: International Bodies Membership (3 Feb 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The World Health Organisation is undergoing a process of reform to better equip itself to address the increasingly complex challenges of health in the 21st century. From persisting problems to new and emerging public health threats, WHO has stated that it needs the capability and flexibility to respond to an evolving environment. The reform process has three objectives: programmatic reform...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Data (3 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: Proposed Legislation (3 Feb 2015)
Leo Varadkar: The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse to be incorporated in a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. These measures are based on the recommendations contained in the Steering Group Report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy, 2012. The General Scheme of a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill is due to be published shortly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Feb 2015)
Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. 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: HSE Funding (3 Feb 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I have established a three-year Research Programme in Healthcare Reform with the ESRI. The research programme uses economic analysis to explore issues in relation to health services and health spending as well as population health. The immediate priority of the ESRI research programme is to examine the cost implications of a change to a multi-payer, universal health insurance model, as...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (3 Feb 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I would encourage the Deputy, if he has not already done so, to direct the particular Group to the National First Responder Network www.cfr.ie who may be able to assist with relevant information regarding equipment. 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (3 Feb 2015)
Leo Varadkar: One of the principal recommendations in the National Rare Disease 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; Facilitating timely access to centres of expertise - nationally and internationally; Developing treatment guidelines for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (3 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (3 Feb 2015)
Leo Varadkar: International evidence recommends population based screening programmes for bowel, breast and cervical cancer. The HSE provides cancer screening programmes for these three cancers. BowelScreen, the National Bowel Screening Programme, commenced offering free bowel screening nationwide to men and women aged 60 to 69 years in late 2012. In 2014 BowelScreen issued 266,000 invitations. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (3 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: Departmental Expenditure (3 Feb 2015)
Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 427 together. The information requested by the Deputy is not available for the years in question but if the Deputy has a specific query regarding a particular company, he should contact me and I will follow it up.