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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 Feb 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (12 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: In relation to maternity co-location, as has been outlined already, it is proposed to relocate the Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital to the St James's Hospital campus, thereby achieving tri-location of adult, paediatric and maternity services. A site for the proposed maternity hospital is identified in the Site Master Plan, and the new children's hospital design has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (12 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive is currently developing its Capital Plan for 2019. The HSE Capital Plan will determine the projects that can progress in 2019 and beyond having regard to the available capital funding, the number of large national capital projects currently underway and the relevant priority of each project. The requirements of the new children's hospital and other health capital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (12 Feb 2019)

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 (12 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 514 and 515 together. Last autumn I announced that a modular ward block would be built at University Hospital Limerick to provide interim patient accommodation. This 60 bed ward block will have 3 wards comprising of 20 single room occupancy with en-suite facilities, two of which will be full isolation facilities. The additional 60 beds will also directly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Negligence Cases (12 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The current limitation period, in respect of a clinical negligence action, is 2 years from the date of incident giving rise to the claim or the date of knowledge i.e. when the injured person first learnt that his/her injury was related to the clinical negligence event. I understand that Part 15 of the Legal Services Regulation Act, 2015, which provides for a pre-action protocol for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Is the Deputy referring to the test?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: They supported it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: They supported it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I think Sinn Féin called for it.

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann:” and substitute the following:“notes:— the industrial action already taken by nurses and midwives in recent weeks; — the decision of the Labour Court to intervene in the dispute is in the public interest; and — the acceptance by the Government of the Labour Court...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As I said yesterday, the past number of weeks in the Oireachtas have been dominated by debate and discussion regarding the development of the national children’s hospital and cost escalation. I have been clear that my Department, the Government and I take seriously the significant increase in public funds over those originally committed by Government based upon the business case...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for his question. Yes, I accept that because it is the truth. The Deputy has put the truth on the record of this House. It if was simply a matter of inflation, we would not need an inquiry and we would not be asking which entities and companies, if any, and which individuals or key roles did not discharge their responsibilities correctly. Certainly inflation is a piece...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Not by me.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I do not want to say anything on the record of this House that in any way impedes the accountability piece that has to be discharged by PwC. I am certainly happy to share with the House all of the information I have, and I have been sharing documentation. The Mazars report makes clear, as the Deputy correctly outlined, that a number of things did not go right in regard to design, as listed...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I will have to get those details for the Deputy. I will get them for him before the end of this debate.

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Yes, it is, but if we are doing so on an evidential basis or if the PwC report finds, as the Deputy and I have discussed at great length throughout nine hours of questioning at the health committee over two days, it is possible to do so without doing what the Deputy and I, and the House, do not want to do, which is to reduce the clinical benefit of it. We could reduce costs easily by...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The benefit of telling the truth is no matter how many times one is asked the same question, the answer will be the same. I received five memorandums in respect of this. I published all of them, despite the fact the health committee only asked for one of them, which was the one from 27 August. That is the extent of the briefing that I received on this. I was, as the Deputy will see from...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I counted approximately four questions there. No matter what I said yesterday the Deputy was not going to be satisfied with the apology because she had decided her position on this. That is okay because that is the style of her party, which is not hearing what people have to say before deciding the action to be taken. It is a parliamentary stunt her party uses regularly. The Deputy's...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

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