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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (31 May 2018)

Simon Harris: A Serious Incident Management Team was established in April and reported on 25 May that 207 of the 209 women, or families, had been contacted. It has also reported that, sadly, 18 of these women are known to have died. I am advised that contact has been made with these families. The HSE has informed the Department that while some cases pose individual challenges, every effort...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (31 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has advised that as of 25 May, 207 of the 209 women, or their next of kin, have been contacted. Efforts are ongoing to contact the remaining two but the HSE has advised that some patients have not been contactable for a number of reasons e.g. they are abroad or their contact details have changed. The Government agreed a comprehensive package of health and social care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (31 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The Deputy may note that the State Claims Agency, which comes under the aegis of the Department of Finance, has a statutory responsibility to manage clinical negligence claims under the Clinical Indemnity Scheme. I do not therefore have specific details on the Agency's communication with women, or their legal representatives. In relation to the way in which the Agency liaises with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (31 May 2018)

Simon Harris: On 8 May, I set up a Scoping Inquiry to be undertaken by Dr Gabriel Scally, Professor of Public Health at the University of the West of England and the University of Bristol in relation to CervicalCheck. The Inquiry is expected to report by the end of June and, subject to its findings, the Government is committed to establishing a full Commission of Investigation. It is my intention to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (31 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) has provided details of 1,631 cervical cancers diagnosed since 2008 to CervicalCheck and this data will be made available to the International Clinical Expert Review Panel which is being established. The Review Panel will examine these 1,631 cases of invasive cervical cancer, as well as the cases included in the original...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Policy (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The Deputy will be familiar with Government Policy aimed at combatting the misuse of alcohol, a key feature of which is the Public Health Alcohol Bill which contains a number of provisions including one on the health labelling of alcohol products and another on the regulation of advertising and marketing of alcohol. At present under EU food labelling rules the amount of information that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Allowance Data (12 Jun 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, until the result of the recent referendum has been confirmed and the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill has been signed by the President, termination of pregnancy is regulated by constitutional and statute law. When the referendum result is confirmed the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 will remain the law on the issue until such time as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579 and 580 together. As the Deputy will be aware, in the referendum on the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, the people voted in favour of deleting Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution and substituting it with wording confirming that the Oireachtas may make laws for the regulation of the termination of pregnancy in this country. On 29 May 2018,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: Following on from the answer to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 24 May 2018, the Department in recognising the challenges of CPE for the health system held back dedicated funding for 2018. The HSE is prioritising work programmes for this funding in line with CPE risk. The funding held back provides for a full year cost of €2 million for healthcare associated infection and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (12 Jun 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 (12 Jun 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: Hospital Overcrowding (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: University Hospital Limerick (UHL) recorded a year-to-date total of 2408 patients waiting on trolleys in the first four months of 2018.  This represents an increase of 13.7% or 290 more patients waiting on trolleys in the first four months of 2018 as compared to the same period last year. Contributing to this increase is the fact that UHL recorded the second highest number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: My Department has asked the Health Service Executive to provide the Deputy with the current position on the extension to University Hospital Limerick. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jun 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: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Jun 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 Care Policy (12 Jun 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: Health Care Policy (12 Jun 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to introduce HPV testing as the primary screening method for the prevention of cervical cancer as soon as possible. The HPV test is more accurate testing mechanism than liquid-based cytology, which is the current testing mechanism, and its use would result in fewer false negative results. Its introduction is in line with developments in cervical screening...