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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Data (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 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated by officials in my Department and will be provided to the Deputy directly as soon as it becomes available.
- 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: Hospital Appointments Delays (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: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: The HSE is responsible for the operation of the Cross Border Directive and the management of the HSE Cross Border Directive (CBD) office is an operational matter for the HSE. Officials of my Department recently met with the HSE to discuss this matter and have requested the Executive to examine current resourcing of the CBD office, and to identify necessary actions to mitigate waiting times...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE 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: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: The Government approved the publication of the General Scheme of a Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill on the 1st May 2019. Work has commenced on the drafting of the Bill in collaboration with the Office of Parliamentary Council. The General Scheme has been referred to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health for pre-legislative...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: The Atypical Working Scheme is managed, monitored and administered by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service within the Department of Justice and Equality. The current terms applying to this scheme have been in place since 2015. The Health Service Executive has recently become aware of challenges faced by agencies providing general practitioner services, particularly GP out of...
- 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: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1252 and 1253 together. As these questions relate to operational matters I have referred them to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for attention and direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (6 Sep 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: Patient Files (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive collects and maintains vaccination records, I have asked them to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Children's Eye Care Services (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: Eye examinations, treatments and appliances for children are provided by the HSE under the Health Act 1970. Such services are provided to children until completion of primary education and to children up to the age of 16 who have had defects noticed at child or school health examinations at primary level. Eye care services are also provided by the HSE to children from completion of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (6 Sep 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: 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: Tattooing and Body Piercing Regulation (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: There is no licensing or regulation of the tattooing or body piercing industries in Ireland and there are currently no plans to introduce regulation or legislation in the area of tattooing and body piercing. However, where a tattoo or body piercing business has been implicated as a possible source in a case of a confirmed scheduled notifiable disease, such cases can be investigated by the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: The Dublin Dental Hospital Board consists of a Chairperson and 13 Board members appointed by the Minister, as provided for in the Dublin Dental Hospital (Establishment) Order 1963. I have recently appointed a new Board for a four year term beginning 02 August 2019. Names of Board members are published on the websites of my Department and of the Dublin Dental Hospital. I re-appointed...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (6 Sep 2019)
Simon Harris: As a voluntary hospital established under the Companies Act, Temple Street Hospital is a subsidiary of the Mater Misericordiae and Children’s University Hospitals Limited. I was not involved in Board appointments of the hospital in question.