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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (27 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him. 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 Admissions (27 Nov 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: Ambulance Service Response Times (27 Nov 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: Ambulance Service Response Times (27 Nov 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: Departmental Funding (27 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The misuse of alcohol affects the individual, the family and society. 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 provision of services to prevent and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Nov 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 Staff (27 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The question raised by the Deputy is a matter for the HSE and I have requested that they respond directly to you. 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.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: That is an original theory.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I am sure the Deputy does not think that all of our supporters have private health insurance.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome this opportunity to address the House on Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014. The main purpose of this Bill is to specify the risk equalisation credits and corresponding stamp duty levies from 1 March 2015. In addition, the Bill will specify the allowable rate of the net premium payable for young adults...

Topical Issue Debate: Symphysiotomy Reports (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The surgical symphysiotomy payment scheme commenced on 10 November. The Government has agreed that the scheme will also include payments for the small number of women who have had a pubiotomy. The scheme is designed to be simple, straightforward and non-adversarial, and aims to minimise the stress for the women concerned. Many are elderly and may not want to experience the delay, publicity...

Topical Issue Debate: Symphysiotomy Reports (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputies may not believe it, but the idea here genuinely is to bring about a resolution and draw to a close an issue which has been going on for far too long. It is to help women come to a resolution. The assessor and her team are there to help survivors get the award, and to get the higher award if possible. In my view most of the women will get the higher award because the definition...

Topical Issue Debate: Symphysiotomy Reports (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: They are not excluded.

Topical Issue Debate: Symphysiotomy Reports (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: If somebody has dementia to the point she does not have mental capacity, somebody can make the application on her behalf.

Topical Issue Debate: HSE Staffing (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Haddington Road agreement has resulted in significant expenditure savings in the public service and the health service but the agreement contained an amount of give and take; it was not all take from the public servants as some things were given back. Among the things given back was that people who had been acting up and working in a post above their official posts were upgraded into...

Topical Issue Debate: HSE Staffing (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I welcome the opportunity given by Deputies Billy Kelleher and Sean Fleming to address this matter. At the end of 2014 there will be approximately 97,000 whole-time equivalent, WTE, employees working in the health service. The figure rises to 102,000 when home helps, graduate nurses on the nurse graduate programme, and staff participating on the support staff intern scheme are included. In...

Seanad: Availability of Certain Medication: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I have two debates to take in the other House in five minutes.

Seanad: Availability of Certain Medication: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I accept that other issues were raised, but given that we are already over time and that there will be two further debates in the Dáil shortly, I will confine my remarks to the particular issue, on which I thank Senators for having a rational debate. Sometimes when these issues are debated in the media, the debates are not rational. I am glad that the debate in this House has been. ...

Seanad: Availability of Certain Medication: Statements (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I do not think we can justify irrational spending on health services. That applies across the board, including to us. On Senator Darragh O'Brien's comments, I appreciate that people are awaiting decisions since 25 July from the HSE national drugs committee. I have not yet been advised of the decision and, as Members are aware, I do not have a role in making it. However, I reiterate that...