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Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Staff (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Staff (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I am aware that the position of Chief Executive Officer is currently filled on an acting basis. Under section 28 of the Nurses and Midwifes Act 2011 the appointment of a CEO is a matter for the Board of the NMBI.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is an independent, self funded, regulatory body. The amount spent on legal fees is a matter for the Board and I have asked it to supply the information directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Responsibility for ensuring that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland complies with its statutory and governance obligations, including those of employment law, rests with the Board. I understand that the constructive dismissal case to which the Deputy refers was considered by the Labour Court. In that regard, the Labour Court is an independent, statutory body. Given its statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors Recruitment (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, GPs are reimbursed for a range of services they provide to medical card and GP visit card holders. GPs are remunerated for these services primarily on a capitation basis, with a range of additional support payments and fees for specific items of service. GPs are also remunerated for services they provide on behalf of the HSE under other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE National Women & Infants Health Programme has developed a detailed Implementation Plan for the National Maternity Strategy which will see the Strategy implemented on a phased basis over the coming years. The funding requirement will vary from year to year and the Implementation Plan will inform the annual estimates process. The Deputy’s query regarding the estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: In 2018, €29.3 million was raised through the statutory inpatient charge, and a further €18.6m was raised through the outpatient charge in the Acute Hospitals. Therefore, it would cost approximately €47.9 million to abolish these charges.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I will answer in respect of those elements of reimbursement made direct by my Department and I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in respect of the payments it processes. Ireland and the United Kingdom operate a bilateral healthcare reimbursement arrangement in respect of health services provided under EU Regulations, covering temporary visitors between the two countries,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria to be applied in the making of reimbursement decisions which include the clinical and cost effectiveness of the product, the opportunity cost and the impact on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: There were no contacts made by the Office (details supplied) in relation to cost overruns in the National Children's Hospital. I am advised that the Secretary General of my Department arranged a discussion with the individual concerned, in his capacity as a Board member of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, on 18 October 2018, relating to the completion of the Guaranteed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The Pharmacy Act 2007 established the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) and the functions of the Society are set out in the Act. The functions of the PSI are carried out on its behalf by the Council of the Society. Section 30 of the Pharmacy Act 2007 provides for an exception to the general provision in the Act which requires the sale and supply of medicines at a pharmacy to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE operates the EU Cross Border Directive (CBD) in Ireland. Patients in Ireland can seek to be referred to another EU/EEA member state for medical treatment that is available in the public health service in Ireland. The patient may access the overseas service in either the public or private health sector of the EU/EEA member state they choose to receive the service in. The patient pays...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible

Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: My Department prepared an Implementation Plan under the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 in June 2013. This plan contained actions for implementation by the Department of Health and the agencies under the aegis of the Department. The Department of Health’s actions related to language awareness and training programmes for its staff, the adoption of a Language Scheme and...