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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (13 May 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (13 May 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: GMS contractors receive a range of capitation rates, fee per service payments and practice supports. Extending GP care without charges to all citizens who do not currently hold a medical card or GP visit card would encompass a further 2.9 million people approximately. It is not possible to definitively calculate the cost of universal GP care without charges given the wide range of payments...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: General Practitioners are self-employed private practitioners, most of whom have contracts with the HSE to provide services under various public health schemes. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (13 May 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: The estimated cost of abolishing prescription charges for all medical card holders is €82m. It is not possible to cost the roll out of free prescription medicines as the State does not collate this data.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Parks (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: In March 2018, I requested the HSE to conduct a review of hospital car parking charges with a view to establishing clear national guidelines in the area. The report will help inform the estimation of costs of removing car park charges. My Department and the HSE are currently engaging on a draft implementation plan to accompany the review report.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: The HSE advised in 2019, that the average daily running cost of an in-patient hospital bed across acute hospitals is €878 per night. This represents the in-patient cost of a hospital bed including clinical staffing, theatres, laboratories, non-clinical staffing and cleaning, maintenance and other running costs. The cost includes critical care and ward beds but they are not separately...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: In its report published in October 2019, the Working Group on Access to Contraception estimated that it would cost in the region of €80m to €100m to deliver a universal, fully funded State scheme for contraception. This estimated cost reflects the cost of providing the current GMS contraceptive service on a universal basis to all women aged 16-44, assuming two GP consultations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Data (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: The National Oral Health Policy, Smile agus Sláinte, was published in April 2019. Research carried out by the ESRI, as part of the ESRI Research Programme in Healthcare Reform, examined the potential cost implications of proposed changes to oral healthcare provision which informed the new Policy. The indicative estimate of the full year cost of providing free dental care, by way of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: As the purchase of medical equipment is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 May 2020)

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 (13 May 2020)

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: Nursing Staff Recruitment (13 May 2020)

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: Orthodontic Services Provision (13 May 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Driver Licence Renewals (13 May 2020)

Simon Harris: The GMS contract stipulates that fees for medical and GP visit card holders are not paid to GPs in respect of certain medical certificates which may be required, for example, "under the Social Welfare Acts or for the purposes of insurance or assurance policies or for the issue of driving licences". Any fees charged by GPs for services provided outside the terms of the GMS contract are a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 May 2020)

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: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 May 2020)

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