Results 22,081-22,100 of 46,197 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: We are not going to advertise all of the brands in here because that would defeat the purpose of this Bill. I have seen lots of directional signs that show people to go this way or that way to find establishments of this nature. Such signs will be allowed. However, we will not allow an attempt to turn a directional sign into a billboard, an advertisement or a promotion for drink. That is...
- Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy.
- Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: I have responded to the Deputy.
- Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: I think the Deputy is being frivolous about the cancer label.
- Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: Sorry, I am allowed-----
- Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: The Deputies know how this-----
- Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: The way this democracy works is that the Deputies opposite get to say what they think about me - God knows they hurl it across at me - and I get to say what I think about them. I think Deputy Collins is being frivolous about cancer labels. That is my view.
- Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: I have a democratic mandate to say in this Parliament that I think the Deputy is being frivolous. The brochures cannot breach the advertising regulations set out in the legislation. I have responded to Report Stage amendments Nos. 16 and 17. I do not propose to accept them. I have fulfilled my duty to respond.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Stroke Care (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: As this P.Q. relates to a service issue, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the deputy
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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. The National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Consent (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156, 157 and 158 together. Under the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, the Medical Council is the statutory body charged with responsibility for the registration and regulation of medical practitioners in the State. The Council's main role is to protect the public by promoting and better ensuring high standards of professional conduct and professional...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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. The National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: In June 2018 I approved the establishment of a Central Waiting List Validation function with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) with the objective of delivering a standardisation of approach of validation across all waiting lists and all hospitals in line with the best patient-centred practices. The validation of waiting lists will better inform the true demand for hospital...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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. The National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services Provision (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Hospital Sector (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Hospital Sector (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: In addition to the health and social care services which it directly provides the HSE also enters into arrangements with service providers for the provision of health and personal social care services on its behalf. The Health Act 2004 provides the legal framework for the HSE to enter into arrangements or agreements with two distinct categories of agencies/groups: Section 38 (1) states...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165, 166 and 171 together. Earlier this year in response to Parliamentary Questions, I stated, as was my understanding then, that laboratories contracted by CervicalCheck met the programme’s standards and had ISO accreditation, certified by the relevant national authorities. The Report of the Scoping Inquiry established by Government has...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: On 12 September, the Report of the Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck programme, led by Dr Gabriel Scally, was published on the website of my Department following the Government meeting. Dr Scally has emphasised in his Report that the continuation of cervical screening in the coming months is of crucial importance. In that context, I very much welcome the fact that he...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: Screening tests are a balance of sensitivity and specificity and therefore include both false negative and false positive results which could affect the screening outcome and treatment of a person who may or who may not have a disease. It would be expected that they would have occurred in all labs contracted by CervicalCheck since its inception. The Deputy may wish to be aware that...