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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 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: Ambulance Service (12 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: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (12 Jul 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: Ambulance Service Response Times (12 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 (12 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: South Tipperary General Hospital (STGH) is part of the South South West Hospital Group. The Government is committed to securing and further developing the role of STGH and I am determined to ensure that as many services as possible can be provided safely and appropriately in that hospital. In addition to funding being provided for a 40 bedded modular build, the NDP 2018-2027 announced in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (12 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: Improving waiting times for hospital procedures and outpatient appointments is a key commitment in the Programme for Government. In Budget 2018, CHG was allocated an additional €9million for paediatric orthopaedics, including scoliosis services, to further reduce waiting times for paediatric orthopaedic services and support the development of a sustainable paediatric orthopaedic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (12 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: This question relates to the transposition of the medical provisions of the Basic Safety Standards Directive (BSSD) by my Department and the designation of referrers and practitioners in the transposing regulations. I am currently examining the matter, including recent correspondence from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly as soon as possible

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (12 Jul 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: Hospital Services (12 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: Ambulance Service Provision (12 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: The State Claims Agency (SCA),  in collaboration with the relevant laboratories in the individual cases, is committed to resolving cases in line with the principles outlined by the Government, expediting resolution of the cases in a sensitive manner, utilising mediation wherever possible and placing a high priority on treating the people who have made the claims, and their families, with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme Data (12 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has confirmed that requests are being processed within the required timeframes, other than in a small number of cases where particular issues have arisen. The HSE has advised that, as of 6 July, 118 legal requests had been received for access to files, and that 61 had been responded to. In addition, 164 data access or Freedom of Information requests had been made and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Data (12 Jul 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: Departmental Contracts Data (7 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 560 and 598 together. The Healthy Ireland Survey provides an up-to-date picture of the nation's health, with a robust and credible set of data on a range of health related behaviours and health service utilisation patterns. The Survey involves in-home, face-to-face interviews lasting approximately 45 minutes, with a sample of approximately 7,500 individuals...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (7 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 562, 672, 785 and 949 together. You will be aware that in February 2018, an agreement was reached at the WRC between the my Department, the HSE and health sector Trade Unions in relation to a process aimed at resolving the pay restoration issue for staff employed by section 39 bodies. I asked the HSE to engage with the Section 39 organisations to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Complaints Procedures (7 Sep 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. As this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (7 Sep 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: General Data Protection Regulation Data (7 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 583 together. Under subject access provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) and the Data Protection Act 2018, a data subject, who is defined as an identifiable or identified natural (living) person, can make a request for personal data, including medical files and medical history to the relevant data controller, for example,...