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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (11 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 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 Appointments Status (11 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: Medical Card Eligibility (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive issues income guidelines to assist in determining entitlement to Medical/GP Visit cards. In revising the income guidelines, the HSE has regard to Government policy as outlined by the Minister for Health, increases in the consumer price index and to other issues which may be relevant. There are no proposals at present to amend the current income guidelines for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: Under European and Irish legislation, 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). A determination on an application for authorisation of a medicine is based on a rigorous scientific assessment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Funding (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: My Department has provided funding to the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) on two occasions between 2010 and 2015. In 2014, my Department provided funding of €8,000 to the ICS for an advertising campaign around the launch of the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014. A further €7,934.73 was provided to the ICS in 2015, as a contribution towards their Sunbed Social Media Campaign, which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 454 to 456, inclusive, 467, 469, 471 to 473, inclusive, 476, 494 and 495 together. The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). NIAC is a committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland comprising of experts in a number of specialties including infectious diseases, paediatrics and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 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: Cancer Research (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: Since 2005, the Health Research Board (HRB), a statutory agency under the aegis of my Department, has invested approximately €53 million in the development of a network of cancer clinical trials in hospitals across Ireland. The aims of this initiative are to ensure that a significant proportion of patients have the option to participate in the latest clinical trials, to improve...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (11 Oct 2016)

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 to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (11 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: Health Services Staff Data (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: The Deputy is referring to Home Help workers who are employed by voluntary providers of home help services which are funded under section 39 of the Health Act 2004. I advised the Deputy previously that as these home help workers are not employed by the HSE, the HSE and the Department have no role in determining the salaries or other terms and conditions applying to these staff including any...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: The Health Act 1970 provides that all persons ordinarily resident in the country are eligible, subject to certain charges, to all in-patient public hospital services in public wards including consultant services and out-patient public hospital services. This has not changed in any way. The core purpose of the public hospital system is to provide services to public patients. Persons can...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: The EU Directives which the Department of Health has lead responsibility for transposing are set out in tabular form: Commission Proposal Irish Legislative Transposition Measure Deadline Date for Transposition Commission Directive (EU) 2015/565 of 8 April 2015 amending Directive 2006/86/EC as regards certain technical requirements for the coding of human tissues and cells. Secondary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (11 Oct 2016)

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 to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme Data (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: The collation of data regarding vaccinations is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive and, as such, I have referred the question to the HSE for attention and direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 493 together. In the past ten years the safety of the HPV vaccine has been reviewed frequently by many international bodies including the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety of the World Health Organisation and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in the US. These Committees have continually...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 477 and 478 together. In Ireland, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is the statutory regulatory authority for medicines in Ireland. This is achieved by both monitoring of individual adverse reaction reports received by competent authorities across Europe (including the HPRA) and Periodic Safety Update Reports submitted by the Marketing...