Results 28,721-28,740 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (24 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 Services (24 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 Services (24 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 Screening Programmes (24 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As indicated in the previous reply to the Deputy, I fully support the proposed extension of the BreastCheck screening programme to the 65 - 69 year age cohort. The timing of the implementation of this extension of the service will depend on the availability of resources.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (24 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. 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 productive and cost effective health system. The revised working...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 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 Services (24 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 Consultants Remuneration (24 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: A limited number of medical consultants, most academic consultants, have salaries exceeding €200,000. The consolidated salary scales can be found at: As I do not have this information, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the specific data sought.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget Submissions (24 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy will be aware, a pre-budget submission has been made to the Minister for Finance in relation to this proposal and matters relating to taxation policy fall within the remit of the Department of Finance. The recruitment and retention of doctors in the public health system is a priority for me as Minister for Health. That is why I am committed to the implementation of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 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: Ministerial Responsibilities (23 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: My responsibilities as Minister for Health include overseeing the implementation of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (23 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: Addressing the price of alcohol is an important component of any long-term strategic approach to tackling alcohol misuse. There is a link between consumption and harm and evidence that affordability is one of the drivers of increased consumption. The Government has approved an extensive package of measures to deal with alcohol misuse, to be incorporated in a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill ,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government Implementation (23 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: I understand that the Taoiseach has outlined that this commitment in the Programme for Government will be dealt with as part of the next phase of Oireachtas reform. Any changes would apply to this Department and to the HSE.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 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 Waiting Lists (23 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: Health Services Staff (23 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: The wage that you mention is the rate applicable to undergraduates who are undertaking their rostered clinical placement as part of their degree programme. When doing so, they are not qualified nurses and require supervision. Student undergraduate nurses participating in the 4th year rostered clinical placement are paid in accordance with the rates specified in the minimum wage legislation,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Appointments (23 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: The Secretary General of a Department is appointed by Government. It is open to Government to offer such an appointment to an existing Secretary General of another Government Department which is what happened in this case where Mr Jim Breslin, the then Secretary General of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs was offered and accepted the appointment as Secretary General of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 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 Staff Data (23 Sep 2014)
Leo Varadkar: I have no direct role compiling this data and have directed your enquiry to the HSE for reply.