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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (2 Jul 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (2 Jul 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: Proton beam therapy is an advanced form of radiotherapy, primarily used in neural and some paediatric cancers.  Currently in Ireland, patients are referred abroad for proton beam therapy to preferred providers.  Between 2012-2017 an average of 11 patients a year were referred for proton beam therapy in treatment centres abroad under the Treatment Abroad Scheme.  This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Standards (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: I am advised by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) that Nitrate is found naturally in vegetables. It can also enter the food chain as an environmental contaminant in water, due to its use in intensive farming methods, livestock production and sewage discharge. In humans, nitrite and nitrate from food are rapidly absorbed by the body and, for the most part, excreted as nitrate. Some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: In October 2017, the Government approved the drafting of a Bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research, based on the published General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill.  The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health is currently conducting a review of the General Scheme as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny process, which began in January of last...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Jul 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: General Medical Services Scheme (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Jul 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 Staff (2 Jul 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: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The HSE carefully considered the pricing and reimbursement of human alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (Respreeza). The manufacturer was notified in August 2017 that the HSE was unable to recommend reimbursement. The HSE concluded that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: My Department and I have sought to be kept regularly informed regarding the Radiological Lookback Review which took place at University Hospital Kerry in 2017/2018. The report of this review was completed and published in December 2018. My officials last met with the South/South West Hospital Group on 08 May 2019 to discuss the look-back review, the status of implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: The Government approved the publication of the General Scheme of a Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill on the 01 May 2019. The General Scheme is now available on the Department of Health website (). The General Scheme, which is wide-ranging, includes provisions on: - organ donation and transplantation; - hospital post-mortems; -...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 463 to 466, inclusive, together. The National Women & Infants Health Programme was established in the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services across primary, community and acute care. As the queries raised by the Deputy relate to operational matters, I have asked the HSE to reply to you...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Midwifery Services (2 Jul 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 was enacted on 30 July 2013 and commenced on 1 January 2014. Section 20 of the Act 2013 required that the Minister for Health be notified of each termination of pregnancy no later than 28 days after it took place. Notifications were recorded in the form set out in the “Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 (Section 20)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims, including claims in respect of clinical negligence, on behalf of Delegated State Authorities (DSA’s) including the Health Service Executive. In June 2019, Government gave approval that the Chief State Solicitor to issue, on behalf of the Minister for Health, a letter giving an undertaking to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: The issues involved are currently being examined by my officials and a response will issue as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.