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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jul 2016)
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: Drug Trials (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: Ampligen is an experimental drug currently undergoing clinical development and has not been authorised to be placed on the market in Europe. Before a medicine can be placed on the Irish market the manufacturer has to seek an authorisation from the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) or in the case of certain medicinal products, the European Medicines Agency (EMA). In the case of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jul 2016)
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. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: I presume the Deputy is referring to the media report on 30 June last relating to the report published by the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA). I understand that the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) of which IPHA is a member, adopted a Disclosure Code regarding Transfers of Value to healthcare professionals and healthcare...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: I would like to reassure the Deputy that the work under way in developing a policy on a national trauma policy is about getting the best outcomes for a particular, small category of patients who sustain traumatic injuries. It is not about closing Emergency Departments or diminishing services. There are currently no plans to close or remove trauma services from any hospital. A trauma...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2016)
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: Accident and Emergency Departments (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: I would like to reassure the Deputy that the work under way in developing a policy on a national trauma policy is about getting the best outcomes for a particular, small category of patients who sustain traumatic injuries. It is not about closing Emergency Departments or diminishing services. There are currently no plans to close or remove trauma services from any hospital. A trauma...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: Sufficient funding has been made available in the Capital Plan to appraise and begin the design feasibility of future infrastructural developments at the hospital. Each hospital group will be required to develop a strategic plan to describe how it will provide more efficient and effective patient services and reorganise its services to provide optimal care to the populations it serves. Any...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jul 2016)
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. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: The 2016 Revised Estimates were approved on 7 July. Following this approval, the Department of Health revised the approved level of net non-capital expenditure for the HSE. On receipt of this approval, the HSE advised the Directorates of their revised budget for the year. The Directorates, including the Acute Directorate, will in turn prepare financial plans, with actions, to demonstrate...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (14 Jul 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.