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Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: No such instruction was given. Cavan General Hospital is one of our best performing hospitals. I met the Deputy there when I opened a state-of-the-art CF unit. The hospital has a consistently low number of people on hospitals trollies - often it has none - and it does very well in terms of its elective waiting lists as well. I visited Monaghan hospital as well, which obviously works in...

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: No instruction was given by me to that effect, but I will follow up with the RCSI.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: A General Scheme of a Human Tissue Bill is being finalised.  The proposed Bill  will include provisions on anatomical examination and will propose the repeal of the Anatomy Act 1832.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (10 Jul 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 Status (10 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: In relation to the matters raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (10 Jul 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 Services (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: There are currently two cath labs based in Galway which service the acute cardiac cases for Sligo and the Northwest. For elective cases there is a mobile cath lab unit operating one day a week in both Sligo and Letterkenny. The aim of the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services is to achieve optimal patient outcomes at population level with particular emphasis on the safety,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Jul 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 Staff (10 Jul 2018)

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: Hospital Investigations (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (10 Jul 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: General Practitioner Services (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with  ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess." There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Staff (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: The Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix in General and Specialist Medical and Surgical Care Settings in Adult Hospitals in Ireland was published earlier this year. This Framework sets out the staffing requirements and skill mix needed in our hospital wards to achieve the best outcomes for patients. It sets out a framework to determine the appropriate number of nurses and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Services (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: The Department is working with the HSE to identify the location and mix of beds across the hospital system, which can be opened and staffed this year and into 2019 in order to improve preparedness for Winter 2018/2019. A submission received from the HSE in this regard is currently under consideration by the Department as part of the broader work being completed to increase bed capacity in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond direct to you.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (10 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 395 and 396 together. While I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy's questions concerning recommendations made following previous reviews of maternity services, I welcome the opportunity to reiterate the Government's commitment to the progressive development of those services and to outline some of the progress which has been made in this...