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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (16 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In November 2012, the Government decided that the new children’s hospital will be co-located with St James’s on its campus, and ultimately tri-located on the campus with a maternity hospital. Satellite centres, which will share governance and staffing with the new children’s hospital, will be built on the campuses of Tallaght and Connolly Hospitals. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 Jul 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 Status (16 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The management of inpatient and daycase waiting lists for patients awaiting public health care is based on the principle that after urgent and cancer patients are treated, then clinically assessed routine patients should be seen in chronological order (i.e. longest waiter first). Should the patient's general practitioner consider that the patient's condition warrants an earlier appointment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Working Conditions (16 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 273 and 274 together. It is recognised that the working conditions and career pathways of trainee doctors need to be improved and that the public health system value the contribution and commitment they make. The Haddington Road Agreement specifically identified the objective of retaining graduates of Irish medical schools and attracting such graduates back to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Complaints Procedures (16 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Department of Health was advised by An Garda Siochána that it was not accurate to say that it would be necessary for the HSE to make a formal complaint before such a case would be investigated.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 Jul 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 (16 Jul 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 (16 Jul 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (16 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 to 291, inclusive, together. Ownership of personal data has been settled at common law as belonging to the person or body that created the record. However, it is the Data Protection Acts, based on the EU Data Protection Directive, which regulate the processing of personal data. Those Acts are configured on the basis of control of the personal data...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (16 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (16 Jul 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: Commencement of Legislation (16 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The information sought by the Deputy is set out below. Name of Act Provisions of Act not yet commenced Status Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 Sections 4(2), 9(2)(g)(ii), 17(3), 37(2)(a), 39-45, 59(1) (b) (so far as it relates to a professional competence scheme), 59(2)(d), 64(5) and (6), 65(1)(b) , 84, Part 11, Sections 102(2), (3) and (5), 103 This is a comprehensive piece of legislation...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Cancer Screening Programmes (15 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Nobody disputes the science in terms of the benefits of extending BreastCheck to women aged 65 to 69. However, as the Senator acknowledged, budgetary considerations must figure. Unfortunately, as these things always are, it a question of money. While there may be long-term savings deriving from an extension of the screening programme, the money needed to implement that extension must be...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Cancer Screening Programmes (15 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I will need it.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Cancer Screening Programmes (15 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Senator for her kind words and welcome the opportunity to speak about the proposed extension of the BreastCheck programme to include women aged 65 to 69 years. BreastCheck, the national breast screening programme, offers free mammograms every two years to women aged 50 to 64 years. It is now in its 15th year of screening and has provided almost 1 million mammograms for just over...

Topical Issue Debate: JobsPlus Scheme (15 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: In her initial contribution the Deputy asked a very straightforward question as to whether JobsPlus was a cynical way to manipulate the live register. I can say this is certainly not the case. I was involved in some of the discussions on this at Cabinet level. The intention was always to give people who have been on the live register for a long period a fair go, because employers are...

Topical Issue Debate: Clinical Trials (15 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: This relates to a European directive the purpose of which is to advance animal welfare and ensure it is upheld even where animals are used for scientific purposes. As a general point it is appropriate that businesses pay for the cost of their own regulation as this is a principle that applies across the economy. This is a good thing because if businesses do not pay for their own regulation...

Topical Issue Debate: JobsPlus Scheme (15 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I am taking this Topical Issue matter on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton. Support for job creation is central to Government policy. The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have re-emphasised this commitment in their statement of Government priorities for the remaining lifetime of this Administration. Pathways to Work and the action plan for jobs...

Topical Issue Debate: Clinical Trials (15 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Deputy Mulherin is correct that this is my first appearance in the Chamber as Minister for Health. I am at a disadvantage as she knows much more about the matter than I do at this stage. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with an opportunity to outline to the House the position in regard to this matter. Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (15 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 604 and 606 together. Applications for persons aged 70 years and older can be assessed both on the basis of the standard national assessment guidelines and on the basis of the guidelines for persons aged 70 years or over. Under the Health Act 2008, automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons aged 70 and over ended on 31 December 2008. Under the...