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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The Deputy knows I have not. I have just explained why not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The Deputy is conflating two issues. The criticism would be valid if I had done nothing in the 20 months, and if Professor Herity had reported and the report gathered dust on a shelf. That is not what has happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: It has resulted in a national review, which all representatives in the south east have bought into on a cross-party basis, and a mobile lab being deployed and staying much longer than was intended due to the recruitment challenges. It is now resulting in me bottoming out the issue of a modular lab. I understand and share the frustrations of the people of the south east. I will meet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I can imagine. The Chairman has been patient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: It is a fair point and I detect the Chairman's palpable frustration on this. We have been extraordinarily preoccupied with a live situation for the past few weeks regarding CervicalCheck but it is still my intention to bring forward the draft implementation plan, which I have shared with the Departments of Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach and for which I need cross-Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Yes, in 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Governance (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 214 together. In May 2017, Mr. Tony O’Brien sought my consent within the terms of his contract of employment as Director General of the HSE to accept an appointment as a non-Executive Director of a commercial business. The Director General advised that the business was based outside the State, concerned with research and development and was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 May 2018)

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: Hospital Appointments Status (9 May 2018)

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: Hospital Appointments Status (9 May 2018)

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: Hospital Appointments Status (9 May 2018)

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: Medical Card Eligibility (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Act 2013, when a person attains the age of 70, the medical card income limits are €500 gross income per week for a single person and €900 gross income per week for a couple. Persons aged 70 or older, who are assessed as ineligible under the gross income thresholds, may also have their eligibility assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (9 May 2018)

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: Cancer Screening Programmes (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Since 2008, CervicalCheck has undertaken tendering processes to award contracts for cytology testing of cervical smear tests. Such tendering processes have been undertaken biannually. Yesterday I established a Scoping Inquiry, led by Dr Gabriel Scally, in relation to issues that have arisen at CervicalCheck.  The broad Terms of Reference of the Scoping Inquiry include a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 May 2018)

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: State Claims Agency (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The State Claims Agency has advised that it settles very few claims on behalf of the HSE which are subject to a confidentiality agreement with the exception of cases settled through mediation. Part of the process of mediation is that parties are bound by a strict confidentiality provision contained in the mediation agreement. In the very rare case that the Agency agrees a confidentiality...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (9 May 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications Data (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The Government approved the preparation of a General Scheme and Heads of a Human Tissue Bill last year. The proposed legislation will include provisions for a soft opt-out organ donation system and the establishment of an Organ Donor Register to record the decision of individuals to opt-out of organ donation. If an individual registers their wish to opt-out of organ donation, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (9 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Performance of the cervical screening programme is monitored and reviewed on a on-going basis. Each year approximately 250,000 women have a cervical cancer screening and uptake rates reached the target of 80% in 2017. Over 50,000 pre-cancerous changes have been identified and treated arising from CervicalCheck. Incidence of cervical cancer has fallen by 7% annually since 2010. Meanwhile,...