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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 May 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: HSE Complaints Procedures (28 May 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policy Reviews (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: The Department of Health Working Group to examine the policy, regulatory and legislative issues related to improving access to contraception commenced its work on 30 April. The group, including the Chair, is comprised of officials from the relevant policy areas within the Department. The group is working to a mandate agreed by the Minister to - - Conduct a rapid review of the literature on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 to 304, inclusive, together. The Department recently completed a tender process for a review of the HSE reimbursement and pricing decision-making process. Mazars has been appointed as the consultancy firm to complete this review. The review is expected to be completed within three months of commencement and consideration will be given, in due course, to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Energy Conservation (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Strategy, all public bodies are required to take action to assess and improve their energy usage and efficiency. In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a matter concerning energy savings across the health service (buildings and health service employees), I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Policy (28 May 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: Hospital Appointments Status (28 May 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 Services (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 May 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: Hospital Staff (28 May 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: Patient Safety (28 May 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: General Practitioner Services (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: I understand that a response issued from the HSE to the Deputy on this matter on 24 May 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Data (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: A letter of response to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 18 April 2019 issued in hard copy to the Deputy on the 25th April 2019. A second copy is now attached for the Deputy's information.

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: Amendments Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 relate to health needs assessments and ministerial directions. A health needs assessment is a systematic method of identifying the unmet health and healthcare needs of a population and identifying the changes required to meet those unmet needs. Amendment No. 1 amends the Long Title consequential to the inclusion of provisions on health needs assessments. The...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: I will be speaking on Amendments Nos. 2, 11 to 18, inclusive, 21 to 23, inclusive, 26 to 28, inclusive, and 31 to 33, inclusive, from the Dáil. Most of these are consequential to amendments Nos. 11 and 21, which strengthen the roles and responsibilities of the Board and chief executive. Amendment No. 21 requires the chief executive to ensure that appropriate systems, procedures and...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: HSE board membership was debated by the Select Committee on Health and amendments Nos. 6 to 10, inclusive, and 35 to 37, inclusive, were made on Report Stage in the Dáil following the Committee Stage debate. The Dáil amendments relate to the board and include health professional membership. Amendment No. 8 from the Dáil provides that at least one of the persons appointed to...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 19 includes a role for the board in respect of the terms and conditions of the chief executive and brings the provision in line with many other Acts. Terms and conditions for the chief executive will be determined by the board, but, importantly, with the approval of the Minister for Health of the day and given with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform....

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: The Bill as published prohibited the CEO from holding any other office, employment or business unless the board approved it. Amendment No. 20 was made on Dáil Report Stage and prohibits the CEO from holding any other office under any circumstances. Senators will recall that this matter was raised during debate in this House last year, including by Senators Devine and Boyhan. I agreed...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 24 amends provisions relating to the CEO appearing before Oireachtas committees. The Bill had contained a standard provision, found in many Acts, that the CEO is not required to give an account before a committee of any matter relating to the general administration of the HSE that "has been, or may at any future time be," the subject of proceedings before a court or tribunal in...

Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (28 May 2019)

Simon Harris: Amendment No. 25 is a technical correction to section 12 to replace the words "the person referred to" with the words "a person referred to in". Amendment No. 34 is a technical correction to Schedule 2 to the Health Act 2004 and provisions for authenticating the seal of the HSE. The reference to an employee of the board is corrected to refer to an employee of the HSE.