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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: My Department is working closely with the HSE to ensure compliance by all consultants with the private practice provisions of Consultant Contract 2008. Senior officials representing the Department and the HSE met on 23 March to finalise measures to ensure that a comprehensive robust framework at national and local level be implemented. Actions agreed include:- - the allocation of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Data (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: The Department of Health paid zero in fines in each of these 3 years. Year 2015 2016 2017 Amount Fined €0 €0 €0
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (13 Jun 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. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. As Minister for Health, I do not have any statutory power or function in relation to the reimbursement of medicines. In line with the 2013 Act, if a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (13 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (13 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Animal Reproduction (13 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government approved the drafting of a Bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research in October last year. Officials in my Department are engaging with the Office of the Attorney General in relation to the process of drafting this Bill. The specific provisions relating to surrogacy are outlined in Part 6 of the General Scheme....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (13 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: The HSE's Expert Group on Medical Need and Medical Card Eligibility examined the issue of awarding medical cards on the basis of illness and concluded that it was not feasible, desirable, nor ethically justifiable to list medical conditions in priority order for medical card eligibility. The Expert Group also concluded that a person’s means should remain the main qualifier for a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 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: Medicinal Products (13 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: Hospital Appointments Administration (13 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 (13 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 (13 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: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (13 Jun 2018)
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: Health Services Provision (13 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: Vaccination Programme (13 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: The information that the Deputy seeks in relation to the number and type of seizures and suspected adverse reactions to the HPV vaccine is not readily available. Therefore, I have asked the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) to investigate the matter and reply directly to the Deputy. The HPRA is responsible for monitoring the safety and quality of all medicines including vaccines...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HIV-AIDS Programmes (13 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: Immunisation is regarded as one of the safest and most cost-effective of all health care interventions. It is also one of the most effective ways a parent can protect the health of their child. Worldwide cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women and HPV immunisation is an important part of our childhood immunisation programmes which protects women from developing cancer...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (13 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for the Government. The recently launched Inpatient/Day Case Action Plan outlines the combined impact of HSE and National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) activity in 2018. The Action Plan places a particular focus on cataract surgery and includes a commitment that the NTPF will provide 5,000...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (13 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The 2013 Act does not give the Minister for Health any powers in this regard. The Act specifies the criteria to be applied in making reimbursement decisions, which...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (13 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (13 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy directly.