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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (5 Nov 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: Health Services (5 Nov 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 Appointments Status (5 Nov 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: Health and Social Care Professionals (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: Physiotherapists are a regulated profession under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005. All persons wishing to practice as a physiotherapist must be registered with the Physiotherapists Registration Board established under the Act and must adhere to the guidelines and codes of practice issued by the Board. As the delivery of services is an operational matter, I have arranged...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: The Department of Health has received correspondence from this individual and an acknowledgement of its receipt was issued on 03 April 2019. On 11 June 2019, the HSE Leadership Team approved access to the drug Nusinersen (Spinraza) for children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type I, II or III on an exceptional and individualised basis. The HSE decision process in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: I am aware that there are challenges in meeting the growing demand for paediatric rheumatology services, and that the Health Service Executive is working towards improving access to such services. This is supported by the ongoing implementation of the National Model of Care for Paediatrics and Neonatology, which includes Paediatric Rheumatology. In relation to current paediatric...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (5 Nov 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: Primary Care Centres Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision 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: General Practitioner Services (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess." There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who hold...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019 was passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas on 15 October, 2019 and is ready to be commenced if required. This legislation, which will only come into effect in the event of a no-deal Brexit scenario occurring, provides for the establishment of a direct reimbursement scheme which will enable eligible residents of Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Charges (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: I understand that the Deputy's question refers to care in a community hospital rather than an acute hospital and that, accordingly, residential support services maintenance and accommodation contributions are payable in certain circumstances under subsection 67C(1)(a) of the Health Act 1970 which provides that: "Subject to subsections (3) to (6) and section 67D, a person provided with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Nov 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Nov 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: Hospice Services Provision (5 Nov 2019)

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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for Government. Budget 2020 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase fund (NTPF) increasing from €75 million in 2019 to €100 million in 2019. The year-on-year increases to the NTPF since...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for Government. Budget 2020 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase fund (NTPF) increasing from €75 million in 2019 to €100 million in 2019. The year-on-year increases to the NTPF since...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (5 Nov 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: Dietician Service Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: I am advised by the HSE that while there is no national recruitment embargo or moratorium, there is a priority requirement for all HSE services to maintain, or get to, an affordable staffing level that is sustainable in 2019 and 2020, while also prioritising the delivery of safe services. In light of this, the HSE have introduced control measures relating to staffing and recruitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (5 Nov 2019)

Simon Harris: The recent Budget included an additional 2020 provision of €10 million (€60 million in a full year) for the enhancement of community and primary care. I particularly welcome the advance commitment to €60 million in 2021 as it will enable the recruitment of up to 1,000 therapists, nurses and other professionals in the community on a phased basis during the course of next...