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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (23 Oct 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (23 Oct 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (23 Oct 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: Primary Care Centres (23 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: The Government is continuing to deliver Primary Care Centres (PCCs) in line with our commitment to expanding primary care services. There are now 124 PCCs in operation, with another 83 sites at various stages of development from early planning to construction.   I have visited many of these centres and have seen first-hand the excellent work being undertaken and the myriad of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (24 Oct 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 reimbursement of medicines. HSE decisions on which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (24 Oct 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: Health Services Funding (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 218 together. As outlined in my response to the Deputy on 16 October 2018, €10 million in funding is being made available in 2019 to increase acute bed capacity in line with the recommendations of the Health Service Capacity Review. Increasing capacity is a priority for this Government. Over the past 12 months, an additional 240 beds have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: The Government is committed to engaging with the representatives of general practitioners on the development of a package of measures and reforms to modernise the 1989 GMS Contract. Our goal is to develop a contractual framework that has a population health focus, providing in particular for health promotion, disease prevention and for the structured care of chronic conditions. This will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2019 (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: Budget 2019 provided for a 10% increase in the assessment threshold in respect of means-tested GP visit cards. The cost of this measure will be dependent on a number of factors, including the number of additional applications made to the HSE, the timescale within which these are made and the number of applicants who are found to qualify for this benefit. Funding of €20 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: The Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides that all persons ordinarily resident in the country are eligible, subject to certain charges, to public in-patient hospital services. The current public hospital statutory in-patient charge is €80 per day, subject to a maximum of €800 in any period of 12 consecutive months. All persons accessing public in-patient services in a public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 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: Nursing Staff (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: Through their scope of practice all registered nurses can administer medication. Specific training is required before a nurse can administer some forms of medication including adrenaline autoinjectors. It is a matter for individual schools to determine if a specific nurse is trained to administer adrenaline autoinjectors.   Training for teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: The internal review conclusion notes that the new cohort ward put in place by University Hospital Limerick has helped reduce transmission of CPE. The report also makes recommendations as to molecular diagnostic timeliness, infection prevention and control staffing and infrastructure. Subsequent to the internal review, ULHG commissioned an external review by an independent expert who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Deaths (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: “Report on the death of patients in whom CPE had been detected” was published on 9 October by the HSE and ULHG. It detailed the review of all deaths in patients in whom CPE had been detected between February 2009 and May 2017.   The report notes that 195 patients had been identified as CPE positive during this time period. The report reviewed 74 of these patients. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: My Department and I have been kept informed of an external review commissioned last year by University of Limerick Hospitals Group (ULHG), regarding patients with CPE and concerns regarding whether CPE was a factor in the deaths of a number of these patients. In addition, University Hospital Limerick conducted an internal review. The HSE and ULHG have now published a final report combining...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 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: Departmental Correspondence (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: I am advised that my office has received the correspondence to which the Deputy refers and a response will be issued shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Appointments Service (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: The Commission for Public Service Appointments falls under the aegis of the Department of Business, Enterprise & Innovation.  As such, the Deputy will need to raise this matter with my colleague, Minister Humphries for response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures Data (24 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: All protected disclosures submitted to my Department are given due attention in keeping with my Department's protected disclosures policy and procedures and in accordance with the requirements under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014. Given that all protected disclosures must be treated as confidential, it would not be appropriate for me to provide this information. The Annual Report for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (24 Oct 2018)

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