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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I am advised by the HSE that the National Cancer Control Programme surgery Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for breast cancer is that surgical intervention will be carried out within 20 working days of the date of the Multi-Disciplinary Meeting at which surgery is identified as the first treatment. Figures for Cork University Hospital (CUH) for 2017 show that 79% of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (29 May 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (29 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has been a significant patient safety and public health priority for the Department of Health for numerous years. I convened the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) in October 2017, as a public health response to the CPE superbug. CPE has been declared as a public health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: International Programmes (29 May 2018)

Simon Harris: My Department makes membership payments to the World Health Organisation (WHO) annually based on the assessed contribution for a given budgetary period. A member state’s contribution to the WHO is calculated relative to the country’s wealth and population. The budget requirements are estimated on a biennial basis and agreed at the WHO Executive Board before being adopted at the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (29 May 2018)

Simon Harris: In relation to the number of patients awaiting cataract treatment in each of the past four years by county, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2018)

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 Services (29 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I am arranging for a reply to issue to the Deputy urgently.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matter and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme (29 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Women can be referred for more regular smear tests if required following colposcopy. CervicalCheck currently uses three laboratories to analyse cervical screening tests, including those from women who have been referred for colposcopy and I am advised that there is no such differentiation between samples in the laboratory. All of these laboratories meet CervicalCheck’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2018)

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: HSE Staff (29 May 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I acknowledge that Outpatient waiting times are often unacceptably long and I am conscious of the burden that this places on patients and their families. Each year 3.3 million patients attend Hospital Outpatient clinics for appointments, with demand for services growing year-on-year. A key component of the management of waiting lists by hospitals is the categorisation of patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for the Government. Cataract surgery is among the most common surgical procedures carried out in the Ophthalmology specialty. Through the work of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) and the HSE, the overall number of patients waiting for cataract surgery has fallen by 22% since July 2017,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (29 May 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (29 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.  As Minister for Health, I do not have any statutory power or function in relation to the reimbursement of medicines. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. In line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (29 May 2018)

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: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2018)

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 Services Staff Data (29 May 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (29 May 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 May 2018)

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...