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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be reduced in order to meet fiscal and budgetary targets. The health sector must make its contribution to that reduction. In order to mitigate the impact on frontline services of the reduction in employment numbers, the priority is to reform how health services are delivered in order to ensure a more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I am committed to a major agenda of health reform, in line with the commitments contained in the Programme for Government and our policy statement, Future Health. I want to push ahead as soon as possible with key reforms in areas such as extending free GP care on a phased basis, improving the management of chronic diseases, implementing key financial reforms including Money Follows the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As part of the work of the Special Action Group on Obesity, consideration was given to the imposition of a levy on Sugar Sweetened Drinks. Before any decision in the matter could be taken, the Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) was requested by the Department of Health to undertake a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of a proposed levy on Sugar Sweetened Drinks (SSDs). The HIA Report...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Sep 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 Facilities (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (30 Sep 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 (30 Sep 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 Services (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (30 Sep 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. In relation to the specific case raised by the Deputy, as this is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the detailed information sought by the Deputy, as these are service matters they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (30 Sep 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. In relation to the specific case raised by the Deputy, as this is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (30 Sep 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. In relation to the specific case raised by the Deputy, as this is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Service aims to ensure that every person who is entitled to a medical card or a GP visit card is given the opportunity to avail of his or her entitlement. The HSE also has a responsibility to ensure that eligibility for services under the GMS schemes is properly assessed before being approved or refused. Medical card application forms and medical card review...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital is a tertiary referral centre and receives referrals from all counties in Ireland for complex orthopaedic care, in addition to the provision of the national surgical bone tumour service. The Hospital has advised that it has experienced an unprecedented increase in demand for in-patient treatment throughout 2014. This is consistent with trends in other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Irish Heart Foundation proposes the introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks and the hypothecation of part of this revenue for a proposed 'Children's Future Health Fund'. A proposal to introduce a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks remains under consideration. The measures outlined to tackle underage smoking and drinking reflect those contained in Tobacco Free Ireland and the Report...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Childhood Obesity (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Health's Special Action Group on Obesity (SAGO) is considering a range of measures to tackle obesity, including calorie-posting on menus and Healthy Eating Guidelines. A proposal to introduce a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks remains under consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Services Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the detailed information sought by the Deputy, as these are service issues they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.