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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Maintaining scheduled care access for all patients is a key priority for hospitals. I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures. In relation to the information requested by the Deputy, as this is a service issue I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: On the 9thJanuary 2019 my Department wrote to the National Treasury Management Agency in order that they formally update the European Investment Bank in relation to the increased costs and completion dates of the new children’s hospital and associated outpatient and urgent care centres project. My Department is keeping the European Investment Bank apprised of the position in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Programmes (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 168 together. This is a matter for the HSE so I have referred the question to the HSE for attention and direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Feb 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 Status (14 Feb 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: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: There are clearly defined procedures around the recovery of excessive tender inflation in relation to the build cost for this project. The Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) procurement process agreed with the contractors requires the contractors to take all risk for quantities following completion of the GMP process, and limits their recovery of additional costs incurred by them to clearly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (14 Feb 2019)

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. In line with the 2013 Act, if a company would like a medicine to be reimbursed by the HSE pursuant to the community drugs schemes, the company...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (14 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: Health Services Provision (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: There were no payments made to PWC for any services from 2015 to 2019 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, relating to the work of the Rare Diseases Medicinal Products/Technology Review Committee, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: A medicinal product, placed originally on the market in another EU Member State or EEA country, may be parallel imported to Ireland, provided that the equivalent product is already on the market here or has been withdrawn for commercial reasons only, and the importer has obtained a parallel import licence (known in Ireland as a parallel product authorisation (PPA)) from the HPRA to place the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Remuneration (14 Feb 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, GPs are reimbursed for a range of services they provide to medical card and GP visit card holders. GPs are remunerated for these services primarily on a capitation basis, with a range of additional support payments and fees for specific items of service. GPs are also remunerated for services they provide on behalf of the HSE under other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The Government is committed to engaging with GP representatives on the development of modernised contractual arrangements. Talks between the Department of Health, HSE and the IMO are ongoing. Historically, the IMO has been the main representative body for GPs and the only one involved in contractual processes. It negotiated the existing 1972 and 1989 GP contract arrangements with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (14 Feb 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: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: A competitive procurement process, in accordance with Government procurement guidelines, was undertaken by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in 2014 to appoint the design team for the new children's hospital. The design team was procured in August 2014 on a lump sum tender. It was not appointed on the basis of a percentage of the contract price.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of the health capital programme, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.