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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the healthcare property estate, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Oct 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: Pharmacy Regulations (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: The Pharmacy Act 2007 established the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) and the functions of the Society are set out in the Act. The functions of the PSI are carried out on its behalf by the Council of the Society. Section 30 of the Act provides for an exception to the general provision in the Act which requires the sale and supply of medicines at a pharmacy to be conducted under the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 212 together. Yesterday I met with key stakeholders, including the Medical Colleges, to discuss the Bill and the operation of the service for termination of pregnancy. The development of clinical guidelines on termination of pregnancy is the responsibility of the professional groups concerned. I acknowledge the importance of the ongoing work in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (3 Oct 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: Hospitals Discharges (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, Minister Daly has established a Working Group to undertake an independent expert review of delayed discharges, which can impact on patient flow and Emergency Department performance, with the objective of reducing delayed discharges and ensuring that patients are cared for in the most appropriate setting. This Group is due to report back to him shortly. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (3 Oct 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 Data (3 Oct 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 Data (3 Oct 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 Data (3 Oct 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Waiting Times (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: As the query raised by the Deputy is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (3 Oct 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (3 Oct 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: Hospitals Data (3 Oct 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.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: I thank the Chairman and the committee for the invitation to discuss the implementation of Sláintecare. I am pleased to be joined by Ms Laura Magahy, who was recently appointed as executive director of the Sláintecare programme office. She was appointed following a comprehensive recruitment process and brings a wealth of experience to the role. I formally welcome her to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: The question as to whether the office should reside in the Department of Health or the Department of the Taoiseach was discussed at this committee, and I made my views very clear on that at the time. The Minister for Health is accountable to the Oireachtas for the delivery of the health service under Sláintecare, subject to the health Acts and the powers and functions of the HSE. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: The Chair is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: The Chair has identified an issue that will have to be addressed as part of the normal budgetary process. When the implementation plan was launched in August, I made the point that the Government has decided that the resourcing of Sláintecare, which is something in which all political parties have a role to play in a minority Government, is a matter for the Estimates process. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: I will do my very best. I thank Deputy Donnelly. Certainly, when I look to reform I will definitely look to the future and I will not the past. The way that people have endeavoured to reform the health service has created many of the current problems. The establishment of a national entity, an idea most political parties agreed with, was botched. As a result, we have layers of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation Strategy: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: We will not have time for a back and forth debate. While I take the Deputy's point, I do not agree that Sláintecare is not the key to addressing many of these challenges, including waiting lists. Delivering what Sláintecare calls on me to deliver is key. With one week to go before the budget, I cannot answer the Deputy's question on how much I am seeking, or perhaps his party...