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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Title Date Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 2015 Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 2018 Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2017 2018 In addition, my Department has responsibility for Part 4 of the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017 and inputted in relation to Part 4 in the post-enactment report on the Act laid by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: All information in relation to Acts passed can be found on the Oireachtas website. The information requested by the Deputy is also provided in the following table. No. Date of Enactment Title 1 8 July 2011 Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2011 2 25 July 2011 Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2011 3 16 December 2011 Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 4...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (10 Oct 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (10 Oct 2019)

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

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to introduce this Bill to the House. I am very grateful to Members of both Houses for their speedy consideration of this legislation, which is very much part of the ongoing Brexit preparedness work of this Government. I acknowledge the constructive engagement of Sinn Féin and other parties in Northern...

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Excluding the Republic of Ireland.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Not in the Republic of Ireland.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Act, residents of Northern Ireland already have access to care. We passed that legislation in April. This Bill-----

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I am answering a question asked by the Ceann Comhairle.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The Bill relates to health services in EU countries other than the Republic of Ireland.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The Deputy did not seek such provision.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Deputy McGrath has changed a few times.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I forgot about Deputy Healy-Rae.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I thought we would announce it before Deputy McGrath sent me to The Hague.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: It is a terrible allegation.

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I will deal with Deputy Donnelly's point before addressing the substance of Deputy O'Reilly's amendments. This is a unilateral decision Ireland is taking, not a bilateral arrangement with the UK Government. We as a State are making this decision to fulfil what we believe are our responsibilities under the Good Friday Agreement. Irish taxpayers will meet the reimbursement costs and there is...

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The Deputy is correct that the €5 million is thepro ratacost. It is an estimate based on a similar pattern of usage for Irish patients. Some €5.3 million is our most accurate estimate of the cost and it has been provisioned for as part of our Brexit contingency funding. A Belfast resident who gets sick in an unplanned manner while on holiday in France and finds himself or...

Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I thank the Dáil and the Seanad for the speedy consideration of this legislation. I acknowledge the cross-party and cross-grouping support for it. I also want to acknowledge another group of people who are serving our country well during such a difficult time as we prepare for all Brexit eventualities, namely, our Civil Service. A large amount of work has gone into this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317, 318 and 360 together. The Deputy will appreciate that there are a number of cases concerning thalidomide before the High Court at present and it is not possible to comment on matters that are sub judice. Following an Irish Government Decision in January 1975, the Government granted an ex-gratia sum equivalent to 4 times the German lump-sum and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 319, 418, 419 and 420 together. The total capital funding allocation for the public Health Services in 2020 is €854m, an increase of €112m (15%) over the capital funding allocation for 2019. The breakdown of the capital allocation for 2020 is: - €744m (€741.461m+€2.539m) is available to the Health Service Executive for...