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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Oct 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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Oct 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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: The Report on the Establishment of Hospital Groups notes that UHW should continue to provide invasive cardiology services for the population of the South East, in collaboration with the cardiology service in Cork. The patient flow analysis, detailed in the report of Dr. Herity's independent clinical review, provides evidence that the cath lab in UHW is currently providing services to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: First-Aid Training (5 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for drawing this issue to my attention. I will ask my officials to look into the matter in conjunction with the National Ambulance Service.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (5 Oct 2016)

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: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Oct 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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: Your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply as the management of the healthcare property estate is a service matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Oct 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 to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (5 Oct 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 to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (5 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: The Health Products Regulatory Authority (the regulator for medicines in Ireland) and the Health Service Executive have indicated that they are not aware of a recent or current shortage of medicines containing gabapentin.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (5 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: Funding has been made available in the Capital Plan to appraise, begin the design feasibility and design the future infrastructure developments at the hospital. Further funding beyond design stage is dependent on the costing and timing of any proposed projects, the availability of resources in the context of many other demands across the country and the limited future capital envelope for...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: Although it is not promised legislation, I will look into the specific issue raised by the Deputy. We have already seen an increase this year in staffing numbers in our health services in terms of both nursing and medical staff when compared with last year. We have also provided €40 million to deal with what the Deputy describes as the trolley crisis. Numbers on trolleys are still...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Dooley for bringing this matter to my attention. I will be visiting University Hospital Limerick tomorrow where I will asked to be briefed on the issue and I will revert to the Deputy at that stage. I agree with him on the importance of GPs and, as the Deputy knows, the Government is committed to entering into contract talks with GPs by the end of the year.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: The Deputy's request for a meeting is probably not quite a matter for the Order of Business. I have made my intentions very clear in relation to this matter. I have published in full Professor Niall Herity's report, which examined the need for a second catheterisation lab in University Hospital Waterford. Professor Herity, who is an external consultant working for the NHS and who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications Data (6 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 to 195, inclusive, together. The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine these matters 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (6 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: Is í Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte atá freagrach as seirbhísí sláinte a sholáthar. Toisc gur le seirbhísí a bhaineann an cheist seo, d’iarr mé ar Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte freagra díreach a thabhairt duit.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Oct 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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (6 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: With regard to the specific matter raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (6 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.