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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I recently announced the extension of the BreastCheck screening programme to women aged 65 to 69 years of age. Planning for this is underway and screening of the extended cohort will commence towards the end of 2015. The age extension will be expanded on an incremental basis and it will be fully rolled out in 2021. The additional eligible population is approximately 100,000 and, when...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The scheduling of appointments for patients is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. 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 (16 Dec 2014)

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 Services (16 Dec 2014)

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 Accommodation Provision (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 428 and 429 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The HIQA review of pre-hospital emergency care services reported that some managers within the National Ambulance Service (NAS) had indicated that they did not have the competencies required for their roles and were not provided with job descriptions. I am advised by the HSE that management posts in the HSE and NAS are advertised, with required experience, competencies and job requirements...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 434 and 435 together. The number of Management Advisory Committee (MAC) meetings in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013, and to date in 2014, is set out in the table. Details of attendees for each of these meetings were set out in my answer of 26 November. The Minister for Health, and Ministers of State, would meet regularly with members of the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Dec 2014)

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 (16 Dec 2014)

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: EU Regulations (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Regulation (EC) 883/2004, and Implementing Regulation 987/2009, provide for the co-ordination of social security systems, including healthcare, within the EU/EEA and Switzerland. Under its provisions, persons residing in Ireland who are attached to the social security system of another member state are entitled to receive health care services in Ireland at the cost of that member state,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (16 Dec 2014)

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: Accident and Emergency Departments Staffing (16 Dec 2014)

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 Staff Training (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is responsible for the external quality assurance of further and higher education and training, and validates programmes and makes awards for certain providers in these sectors. FETAC awards are awarded by QQI. Section 22 of the Health Act 2004 gives the HSE the authority to appoint persons to be its employees and may determine their duties....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Register Administration (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy is a matter for the Medical Council. I have forwarded your request to that agency for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (16 Dec 2014)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The service for medical genetics in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin (OLCHC) provides services for patients and families in Ireland affected by, or at risk of, a genetic disorder. It comprises three integrated units: a clinical genetics service; a cytogenetics laboratory and a molecular genetics laboratory. The service is under the governance of OLCHC, which has recently...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (16 Dec 2014)

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 they will follow the matter up with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: A newly revised Tobacco Products Directive was formally adopted by the European Council earlier this year. The Directive came into force on 20th May 2014 and harmonises rules on tobacco products and certain aspects of e-cigarettes across Europe. Areas covered by the revised Directive include labelling and packaging, ingredients and emissions, traceability and security features and cross...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Currently, I am scheduled to attend three meetings abroad, up to the end of 2015. These are: - 9-11 February, 2015, the European Parliament Plenary, Strasbourg; - 20-21 April, 2015, informal meeting of European Health Ministers, Riga; - 19 June, 2015, EPSCO Council meeting, Luxemburg. Currently, Minister Lynch is not scheduled to attend any meetings abroad. I can assure the Deputy that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (16 Dec 2014)

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...