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Written Answers — Department of Health: Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (21 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme commenced on 10 November 2014. Applications are being assessed by former High Court Judge Maureen Harding Clark. The Scheme has in the region of €34 million available and participants will receive awards at three levels - €50,000, €100,000 and €150,000. The Scheme was designed to be simple, straightforward and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (14 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme commenced on 10 November 2014. Applications are being assessed by former High Court Judge Maureen Harding Clark. The Scheme has in the region of €34 million available and participants will receive awards at three levels - €50,000, €100,000 and €150,000. The Scheme was designed to be simple, straightforward and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (14 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...which the current surge in ED activity is causing for patients, their families and the staff who are doing their utmost to provide safe, quality care in very challenging circumstances. On 5 January 2015 there were 445 patients on trolleys in Emergency Departments according to the INMO website which also shows 118 patients on wards. However, TrolleyGAR figures collated at 2pm...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (18 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...budget for the Department, to maintain the existing level of services and provide for some improvements. I believe, within the economic confines that still exist, that aim was achieved in Budget 2015. In particular I have ringfenced €25 million to deal with the issue of delayed discharges and €35 million for investment in the area of mental health. Another key priority is...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...is to specify the risk equalisation credits, the rate of the hospital bed utilisation credit - the H book - and corresponding stamp duty levies required to fund the credits to apply from 1 March 2015. In addition, the Bill specifies the allowable rate of the net premium payable for young adults and provides for the transfer of an insured person from a restricted membership undertaking...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Supplementary) (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...meeting to discuss other items, among them the Estimates and the Appropriation Bill for next year. Before I address the Supplementary Estimate, I will briefly outline the funding position for 2015. Since my appointment as Minister for Health, I have said on more than one occasion that my first priority is to achieve a realistic budget for the health service. I believe we have achieved...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Reports (9 Dec 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The Surgical Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme commenced on 10th November 2014. The Assessor for the Scheme is former High Court Judge Maureen Harding Clark. The Scheme has around €34 million available and participants will receive awards at three levels - €50,000, €100,000 and €150,000. Applications had to be made to the Scheme within 20 working days of the...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...House on Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014. The main purpose of this Bill is to specify the risk equalisation credits and corresponding stamp duty levies from 1 March 2015. In addition, the Bill will specify the allowable rate of the net premium payable for young adults and provide for the transfer of an insured person from a restricted membership undertaking to...

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

Leo Varadkar: ...appointment as Minister for Health I have said, on more than one occasion that my first priority was to achieve a realistic budget for the health service. I believe that was achieved in Budget 2015, with an increase in the exchequer allocation of €305 million. When taken together with once-off increased projected revenues of some €330 million and savings and efficiencies of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases Epidemic (16 Oct 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...for Airport Managers and Airlines on Ebola Virus Disease was posted on 22 August 2014 and the guidance document Update for Port Managers and Ferry Companies on Ebola Virus Diseasewas posted on 5 September 2014. Posters (in English, French and Irish) - Returning from West Africa? Important information about Ebola– were printed and distributed to all Airports and the main designated...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...IAS scheme's difficulties agreed among the parties. All of my remaining proposed amendments to section 34 are technical or represent drafting improvements. These amendments include amendments Nos. 5 to 9, inclusive, and 11 and 12. To clarify matters raised during our earlier discussion on the expert panel's proposal, I note that Deputy Daly is correct to say the €200 million being...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: The  expenditure outturn for my Department for all staff under the Travel and Subsistence subhead in 2013 was €1.181 million. The table describes the reductions on this amount based on the various percentages referred to by the Deputy. Impact on 2013 outturn of percentage reductions 1% €11,810 5% €59,050 7% €82,670 10%...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...can be paid, a requirement that an appeals mechanism must be provided for in each scheme, and the laying of schemes before the Houses of the Oireachtas. I have deleted subsections (13), (14) and (15) from the previous version of this section. Those provisions were intended to give clarity around how any new DAA pension scheme would be divided between DAA employees and those of a future...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Gathering Revenue (26 Jun 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ... engaged with the Irish diaspora worldwide and undertook an increased focus on the promotion of roots tourism. Tourism Ireland estimates that the international marketing of The Gathering Ireland reached 200 million people worldwide through a wide range of media and promotional activity. Publicity was an integral element of the promotional programme; 1,500 international...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Jun 2014)

Leo Varadkar: Around 95% of the capital allocation in my Department's Vote relates to infrastructural investment in land transport, mainly in roads and public transport. A key element of this expenditure relates to the maintenance of existing assets. Apart from the land transport programme, capital funding is directed mainly towards Sports and Tourism programmes which are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Jun 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...phase was deferred. Preparatory work on a new government capital investment plan to 2020 has begun. This will involve a focused review of the medium-term capital envelope to take account of investment priorities for the next 5 years. If additional funds are available there will be many competing transport projects across all modes and from all regions. Only projects for which...

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Jun 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...on the scale suffered by Shannon - the airport lost two-thirds of its passengers between 2006 and 2012 - was always going to be challenging to address. However, the outturn for last year of 1.4 million passengers was an improvement on the 2012 outturn of 1.39 million. This reversal of the serious slide of previous years was a major achievement for Shannon in its first year as an...

Seanad: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Second Stage (13 May 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...the scale suffered at Shannon - the airport had lost two thirds of its passengers between 2006 and 2012 - was always going to be challenging to address. However, the outturn for last year of 1.4 million passengers marginally exceeded the outturn in 2012 of 1.39 million. This reversal of the serious slide of previous years was a major achievement for Shannon in its first year as an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Statistics (2 Apr 2014)

Leo Varadkar: As of 1st April  2014, the total number of fatalities on our roads in 2014 is 43.  That is a decrease of 5 on the same period last year.  From 415 deaths on our roads in 2001, we have seen a dramatic reduction to 190 deaths in 2013. However I am concerned that in the year 2013 there was an increase in road deaths from 2012. I meet regularly with all of the...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...and I are working with the National Transport Authority, Coras Iompar Éireann, Luas and other transport operators to increase the number of people using public transport by 2% this year, which equates to 5 million extra passenger journeys. This will not be easy to achieve, given the fall in numbers using public transport in recent years, but we are committed to achieving this target....