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- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Oct 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: Since 2010, as part of quality assurance measures, CervicalCheck reviewed the screening history of every woman notified to it as having a diagnosis of cervical cancer, who had previously been screened by the programme. The objective of audit and quality review at CervicalCheck was to facilitate continued improvement and ongoing learning within the programme. Following the issues which arose...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: University Hospital Limerick is a Model 4 hospital which provides a wide range of services within the UL Hospital Group. It would be expected that correspondence between the HSE and my Department in relation to this hospital would be extensive, reflecting ongoing engagement on a wide range of issues cutting across many Divisions in the Department including, for example, funding, service...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (1 Oct 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: Departmental Correspondence (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: BreastCheck currently provides screening to women through a network of static and mobile units. Screening is offered to eligible women by personal invitation on a two year cycle. The objective of the programme is to provide an effective screening service to the highest possible quality, so that the maximum number of breast cancers can be detected at the earliest possible stage. The programme...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (1 Oct 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021 outlining 250 projects to be progressed over the three-year period. The Capital Plan includes a new ward block development and additional bed capacity at Sligo University Hospital, which is currently at design stage. The HSE is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The Deputy's Question concerns a procurement issue and it would not be appropriate in the interests of good governance for me, or my Department, to intervene in a function proper to the Health Service Executive (HSE). Thus, as this is an operational matter I have referred the Question to the HSE for its attention and direct response to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 and 350 together. The Irish health insurance market is community rated, meaning insured persons pay the same level of premium for a given benefit, regardless of health profile (age, gender or health status). This principle applies to all consumers who are ordinarily resident in the country (here for a period of more than one year) as is set out in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021 outlining 250 projects to be progressed over the three-year period. The Capital Plan includes the provision of a new 50 bed ward block at Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe. The Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects and has advised that the project is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (1 Oct 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: Physiotherapy Provision (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: My Department provided a written submission in May 2017 to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment's public consultation process to inform the development of a National Clean Air Strategy. While my Department did not consult directly with any organisations when preparing the submission, it recommended to DCCAE that current World...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (1 Oct 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 Data (1 Oct 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 Equipment (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (1 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a commitment to expand the role of community pharmacy in managing patient health, and this is an issue which I intend to progress. Work has been done in recent years on wider healthcare roles for pharmacies, including the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland’s Future Pharmacy report, concerning expansion of professional pharmacy...