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Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternal Mortality (4 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 they will follow the matter up with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternal Mortality (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 768 to 770, inclusive, together. 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: Infant Mortality (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Healthy Ireland, A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025is the national framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of the country over the coming generation. Healthy Irelandincludes a high-level goal to reduce the health inequalities experienced by many people in Ireland, including Travellers. The All Ireland Traveller Health Study 2010 found that the infant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (4 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: National Children's Hospital Location (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Dolphin Review Group was appointed in March 2012 to advise the Minister for Health on the options for the new children's hospital, following the refusal by An Bord Pleanala of planning permission for the hospital at the Mater campus. The Group was not asked to select a site. In carrying out its work, the Group considered submissions from a number of adult hospitals in Dublin. St James's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Places (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to cost and provision of methadone treatment services is not readily available to my Department. I have asked the Health Service Executive to compile the information requested and to reply to him directly. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days he should contact my Private Office and they will follow up...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 777 and 778 together. 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: Hospital Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy's question appears to relate to specific employment issues, I have asked the HSE to respond 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: Hospital Appointment Status (4 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 they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (4 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 they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund which provides once-off grants to organisations providing a range of health related services to specific clients groups e.g. disability, elderly, mental health. My Department has not received an application for National Lottery funding in 2014 from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. If the organisation wishes to make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Inspections (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: My Department continues to develop a Licensing of Healthcare Bill. It is intended that licensing of healthcare facilities will extend across both public and private healthcare providers, with an initial focus on hospitals and high risk health services in settings other than hospitals. HIQA will be the licensing authority with responsibility for granting and revoking licences, for inspecting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Fire Service (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) provides emergency ambulance services in Dublin city and county, by arrangement between Dublin City Council and the HSE. The HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) provides some emergency capacity in the greater Dublin area, as well as non-emergency patient transport. The ongoing national development of pre-hospital emergency care involves a range of initiatives....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (4 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 they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (4 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 Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I have asked the HSE to respond 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: Hospital Charges (4 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: This question has been 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 Groups (4 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 they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (4 Nov 2014)

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. As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (4 Nov 2014)

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. As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to...