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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: In response to the particular circumstances arising from the non-disclosure of the results of clinical audit, the Government decided on 11 May 2018  to put in place a comprehensive package of support measures for women (and their families) who have been identified as having been diagnosed with cervical cancer since 2008, for whom cytology review recommendations following clinical audit...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: In May 2018, I asked CervicalCheck to make the necessary arrangements to provide that any woman who had had a CervicalCheck smear test, and whose GP considered that they should have a further test, to access such a further test without charge. This decision was made in good faith to address the considerable fears of the many anxious women in Ireland as a result of significant media coverage...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (22 Jan 2019)

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: Hospital Appointments Administration (22 Jan 2019)

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: Emergency Departments Data (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE National Escalation Framework consists of a tiered and incremental suite of actions to be adapted and implemented in hospitals with an ED during times when such hospitals are challenged in matching capacity and demand for acute inpatient care.  The full capacity protocol is the last escalation step in the HSE National Escalation Framework and is activated to alleviate pressure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Data (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: I acknowledge the distress overcrowded EDs cause to patients, their families, and frontline staff working in very challenging working conditions in hospitals throughout the country. Hospitals are increasingly operating at or above capacity, with year-round demand pressures that are further challenged over the winter months. We are in a very busy period for our health services, with many...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (22 Jan 2019)

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 (22 Jan 2019)

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 (22 Jan 2019)

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 (22 Jan 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: The Department's total expenditure on external consultants for the years requested since 2011 is as set out at the following link: . It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department and, in particular, when such an approach is felt to be more appropriate and cost-effective.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (22 Jan 2019)

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: Medical Card Eligibility (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: Under EU Regulation 883/2004, a frontier/cross border worker working and paying social insurance in another EU/EEA country, who meets the criteria, is eligible for a medical card if they are ordinarily resident in Ireland. If the frontier worker is applying for a medical card in their own right a means assessment is not required.  However if the frontier worker's spouse is employed or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: Hospitals are increasingly operating at or above capacity, with year-round demand pressures that are further challenged over the winter months. It is against this background that the Health Service Capacity Review 2018 recommended an increase in acute hospitals beds of over 2,600 by 2031 to support the projected increase in demand for services in the years ahead. The National Development...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (22 Jan 2019)

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: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Jan 2019)

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: Hospital Overcrowding (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: In relation to the number of operations cancelled in 2018 due to overcrowding by hospital , as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 367, 370 and 371 together. In relation to the particular queries raised, as they concern service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: The 2019 Scheduled Care Access Plan is currently being finalised by my Department and will set out HSE activity levels to reduce waiting lists across specialties and improve access. The Access Plan will also set out activity levels for the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) who, following an increase in funding in Budget 2019 to €75 million, will supply additionality to HSE...