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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 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 Services (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 154 and 245 together. As Minister for Health, I requested Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), to draft a report on the use of Uro-Gynaecological Mesh in the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in women. The report covers the clinical and technical issues involved in ensuring both: 1. the safe...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (3 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: Health Services Provision (3 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: National Children's Hospital (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) was established in 2007 under SI 246/2007. The NPHDB has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital. Correspondence between the NPHDB and my Department would encompass a range of matters in relation to the hospital, including for example funding,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (3 Oct 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: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Provision (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme established a Hereditary Cancer Programme in 2012 in response to advances in diagnostics and an increasing demand for services. St. James’s Hospital and Crumlin Children’s Hospital provide risk assessment, genetic counselling and genetic testing services for patients with a possible cancer predisposition gene, including...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Discharges (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The Department has been engaging extensively with the HSE in relation to planning for Winter 2019/2020. In that respect, the HSE have been asked to consider actions/initiatives over and above non-funded actions, and to look at building capacity and options available to them to alleviate the expected overcrowding. The HSE are engaged in a process of consultation with Hospital Groups and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Reports (3 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: Dental Services (3 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: Health Reports (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: On 3 April 2019, I published Smile agus Sláinte, the new National Oral Health together with my colleague, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The Policy supports a preventive approach. It includes proposals for the introduction of packages of care for children from birth to 16 years of age to be delivered by contracted local dental...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 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: Proposed Legislation (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The Dentists Act 1985 provides for the promotion of high standards of professional education and professional conduct among dentists so that patient health and safety are safeguarded and legislates for the regulation of dentists in Ireland. The Act makes provision for the conduct of fitness to practise inquiries into complaints of professional misconduct or of unfitness to engage...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: As previously advised, a design team has been engaged and planning permission has been granted for the proposed extension to the radiology department at Regional Hospital Mullingar, which includes the provision of a new MRI. The development requires the decant of the existing ambulance base on the hospital site and a planning application for a new ambulance base in Mullingar has been...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services Waiting Lists (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 197, inclusive, 205 to 222, inclusive, and 236 to 238, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the documents attached, which set out waiting list data for CT, MRI and Ultrasound for Quarter 2 2019. The HSE advises that, at present, the further diagnostic scans requested by the Deputy (including...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (3 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.