Results 17,801-17,820 of 46,575 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: I am conscious that waiting times are often unacceptably long and of the burden that this places on patients and their families. In this regard, the Government is committed to improving waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures. The joint Department of Health/HSE/National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published in March and sets out...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Provision (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: It is not the intention that there be any unintended consequences of the Bill. It is not disputed that people can access various therapies. The aim of the Bill is to ensure no false linkages are made between accessing those therapies and a claim that something is a treatment for cancer. People suffering from cancer can be in a very vulnerable position and open to false claims or manipulation....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: The LTI Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the LTI are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia; spina bifida;...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Jun 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: Court Judgments (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 451 and 452 together. As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare property estate, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Court Judgments (18 Jun 2019)
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 (18 Jun 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (18 Jun 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: HSE Funding (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: This is a service related question and has been referred to the HSE for answer.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: Section 39 of the Health Act 2004 makes provision for the HSE to provide assistance to bodies that provide services similar, or ancillary to, services that the HSE may provide. These organisations provide a broad range of services and are governed by Service Level Agreements with the HSE. The HSE also operates a National Lottery funded scheme under which it provides grants to health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: There is no record of any funding being provided to The Galway Sick Kids Foundation in the past five years.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 to 472, inclusive, together. Sanofi is the current marketing authorisation holder for Epilim (sodium valproate) in Ireland. Sodium valproate was first authorised for use in Ireland in 1975 by the Health Products Regulatory Authority's predecessor organisation, the National Drugs Advisory Board. Foetal Anticonvulsant Syndrome (FACS) is an umbrella...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: On 12 November last, I commenced 23 of the 31 sections of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. The effect of that commencement includes: - From 12 November 2019 - Alcohol advertising in or on public service vehicles, at public transport stops or stations and within 200 metres of a school, a crèche or a local authority playground will be prohibited. - Alcohol advertising in a cinema...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: The Independent Expert Panel Review of Cervical Screening is being led by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the HSE is providing logistical support to RCOG in completing its review. This has included an extensive consent process, which concluded in February 2019, and the complex transfer of over 1,700 slides to the review laboratory, which began on 31 January....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: My Department is engaging in ongoing dialogue with both the HSE and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the financial performance of the Health Service Executive year to date, including consideration of the projected outturn for the year. These discussions are ongoing and until they are concluded it would not be appropriate for me to anticipate the outcome.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (18 Jun 2019)
Simon Harris: Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for Government. Last year saw considerable improvement in the number of patients waiting for procedures. As a result of increased activity and the ongoing collaboration between the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), the number of patients waiting for an Inpatient or Day case procedure...