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

Leo Varadkar: It is always open to the manufacturer to submit new evidence, a new reduced price, or both, or, as Senator John Crown has suggested, there is always the possibility of a cost-sharing arrangement whereby the HSE would only reimburse the cost of medicine for those in whom it was proved to work. These are all options, but we need to start to put pressure on the industry to come up with and...

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Did Deputy Adams see the "Spotlight" programme?

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

Leo Varadkar: I thank the House for giving me the opportunity to discuss this important issue. It is important to state the decisions on which medicines are licensed for use in Ireland and reimbursed by the taxpayer are not political or ministerial. They are made on objective, scientific and economic grounds by the national drugs committee of the Health Service Executive, HSE, on the advice of the...

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Professional Fees (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: A new Nurses and Midwives Act was passed into legislation in 2011. The Act provides, inter alia, for the protection of the public in its dealings with nurses and midwives. The Act also ensures the enhancement of high standards of professional education and competencies. The Department of Health is responsible for oversight of the governance of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (26 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 Appointments Administration (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the particular patient query raised, 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 Meetings (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Attendance by members of the Department's Management Advisory Committee (MAC), Ministers or Ministers of State at meetings of the MAC from 2011 - to date is set out in the table below. On occasion, other officials of the Department might attend meetings of the MAC for a particular agenda item, as required. Date Attendance 10/01/ 2011 Secretary General, Paul Barron, Jim Breslin, Bernard...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter I have referred to the HSE for direct reply 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 Waiting Lists (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the particular patient query raised, 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: Defibrillators in Schools (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Health has no information on defibrillators in schools nor the operational issues relating to their use within schools. It was agreed that there are a number or questions that need to be considered when designing a public defibrillation programme for Ireland and Government approval was therefore granted for the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to undertake...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If he has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days will he please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If he has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days will he please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy will appreciate that in the absence of further information concerning the nature of the issues it is difficult to respond in full to her. I would suggest the Deputy might consider corresponding with my office outlining the issues involved.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316, 321 and 322 together. St. Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH), St. James’s Hospital and Mater Misericordiae University Hospital operate as designated 24/7 Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) centres for the Greater Dublin Area. In relation to the withdrawal of SVUH as a 24/7 PPCI centre, the HSE has advised my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Incidence (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The National Cancer Registry is the statutory body with responsibility for the collection and analysis of information relating to the incidence of cancer in Ireland. All Registry cancer registrations are geographically coded by Electoral Division (ED). The location specified by the Deputy lies within the Mallow South Urban ED. In response to a previous query, the Registry analysed the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The NIAC is a committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland comprising of experts in a number of specialties including infectious diseases, paediatrics and public health. To date, NIAC has not made any recommendation in relation to the use of Meningitis B vaccine in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Transport Costs (25 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: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to advise the Deputy that as the Nursing and Midwifery Board is a statutory agency, I have referred your question to it for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the NMBI within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Expenditure (25 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has incurred costs of €211,971.99 to date in respect of the Government's commitment to the introduction of Universal Health Insurance (UHI) in Ireland. The main elements of expenditure were legal research and advisory services on technical aspects of UHI (€141,450) and costs associated with the public consultation on the White Paper on UHI (€56,637.68)....