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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (6 Sep 2019)

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. While there are no plans at present to revise the income thresholds for medical cards, it is vitally important that the medical card system...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (6 Sep 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (6 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is an operational matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (6 Sep 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (6 Sep 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (6 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 887, 912, 1175 and 1208 together. In October 2017, the Government approved the drafting of a bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research, based on the published General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill. The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health published the report of its review of the General Scheme on 11 July...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Sep 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: Medical Card Applications (6 Sep 2019)

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: Medical Card Drugs Availability (6 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the pricing and reimbursement of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (6 Sep 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (6 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 894 and 914 together. Part 8 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 provides a legislative framework for advance healthcare directives (AHDs). An AHD is a statement made by a person with capacity setting out his or her will and preferences regarding treatment decisions that may arise in the future when he or she no longer has capacity. On 17...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Sep 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (6 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: BreastCheck, the National Breast Screening Programme, currently offers routine breast screening to women aged 50 to 67 every two years. The programme is being extended on a phases basis to all eligible women aged 50 to 69 and this extension will be completed by the end of 2021. The following table (from the latest programme report for BreastCheck 2016-2017), shows the number of women screened...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (6 Sep 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (6 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: Resolving this issue will require engagement with the IMO reflecting the recommendation of the Public Service Pay Commission that the parties to the Public Service Stability Agreement jointly consider what further measures could be taken over time to address this difficulty, beyond the incremental steps introduced generally for new entrants in 2018. I published the Report of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (6 Sep 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Newborn Screening Cards (6 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The policy for the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme requires parental consent for the primary use of screening (a baby) for 8 rare conditions. Any secondary use (including research) requires explicit parental consent for that secondary use. Commercial companies are not given access to Guthrie cards.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Newborn Screening Cards (6 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: Following a complaint made to the Data Protection Commissioner in 2009, the State was found to be in breach of both EU and national data protection legislation in relation to the retention of newborn screening cards without consent. A policy was developed to review and address the legal and ethical requirements arising for the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme. This came into...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (6 Sep 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Sep 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...