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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legal Proceedings (11 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this 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: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Ireland has not received any written requests for consultations from World Trade Organisation (WTO) members following the notification of our proposals as set out in the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014. The matter was the subject of discussion at the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade meeting on 18thJune 2014 and at the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The commissioning of this Ipsos MRBI omni-poll is the responsibility of the National Tobacco Control Office (NTCO), Health Service Executive. As such, I have requested the information from the NTCO, and I will get back to you as soon as I have received this information.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (6 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. The NIAC has not made any recommendation in relation to the use of Meningitis B vaccine in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (6 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 they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to specific complaints in relation to experiences of individuals in our hospitals, there is a formal complaints policy, entitled “Your Service Your Say”,details of which are on the HSE website, at . In accordance with this procedure, a complaint must be made in the first instance to the hospital in which the incident causing the complaint occurred. If an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy for the period January 2012 to March 2014 is set out below. The Department is collating relevant data from April 2014 to date and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible. Year Number of Reports Cost to Date € 2014 1 5,000 2013 12 519,951 2012 12 226,116

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (6 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 they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: My Department has received an application for funding from the 2014 National Lottery allocation from the organisation in question. This is one of a large number of applications currently being assessed by my Department. The organisation will be informed of the outcome of the application as soon as a decision has been made.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (6 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The scheduling of appointments is a matter for the hospital to which the patient has been referred. If a patient's GP considers that an earlier appointment is required, he or she should take the matter up with the consultant and hospital involved. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible regarding this individual's particular case. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: A national group has been established in the HSE to review practices in the area of aids and appliances. As part of this work, the Group will develop a national policy on the provision of hairpieces, as well as prosthesis bras, for cancer patients. It is anticipated that the Group will complete its work by year end.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment is not provided by the Irish public health system. Patients who access IVF treatment privately may claim tax relief on the costs involved under the tax relief for medical expenses scheme. In addition, a defined list of fertility medicines needed for fertility treatment is covered under the High Tech Scheme administered by the Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (6 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. My Department does not use recruitment or employment agencies to recruit Departmental staff. All such Departmental recruitment is carried out by or in conjunction with the Public Appointments Service. With regard to the HSE, and to non-commercial semi-state agencies under the remit of the Department, this information is being collated...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff Training (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: While I appreciate the Deputy's concerns and interest in this matter, the relevant decision is not one for me to make. Working with the Health Service Executive, the national clinical lead, the most senior clinician for audiology in the State, decided that a master's degree was preferable to a bachelor's degree, and University College Cork, rather than Athlone Institute of Technology,...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The timing of this debate is quite opportune. It is entirely a coincidence, but I am having a meeting with the chief executive officer of Crumlin hospital in the next couple of hours about orthopaedic surgery, because it is acknowledged to be a problem. At present, 12 children have been waiting longer than a year for scoliosis surgery, which is really unacceptable. However, when we...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff Training (5 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy for the opportunity to address the issue of audiology education. The HSE's national audiology review group recommended in 2011 that a domestic programme for audiology be established as a matter of priority. The audiology clinical care programme was tasked with reviewing the workforce numbers and making a recommendation for a BSc versus a MSc programme. The audiology...