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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 Nov 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: General Practitioner Contracts (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the GMS contract, GPs are required to be routinely available for consultation by eligible persons at an approved surgery or surgeries and for domiciliary visiting for a total of 40 hours each week on five days or more in the week by agreement with the HSE. The GP's hours of availability must have regard to patients' needs in the locality and these cannot be amended without...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 and 408 together. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 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 Admissions (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: Section 55 of the Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides that the Health Service Executive (HSE) may provide private in-patient services to persons who are not entitled to, or who do not have or have waived eligibility to public in-patient services. An essential element of the eligibility arrangements is that the public or private status of a patient must be specified on admission to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (22 Nov 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: Dental Services (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: The Dental Treatment Service Scheme (DTSS), which is delivered by private dentists who have contracts with the HSE, provides access to dental treatment for medical card holders aged over 16 only. Dental services for children up to 16 years of age are provided by the Public Dental Service of the HSE through its dental clinics. The National Oral Health Policy, which the Department of Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the 2013 Act, if a Company would like a medicine to be reimbursed by the HSE pursuant to the Community Drug Schemes or as a hospital medicine, the Company must first submit an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Inspections (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: Each year, HIQA carries out a number of unannounced inspections in public acute hospitals in Ireland to monitor compliance with the National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections. The aim of unannounced inspections such as these is to assess hygiene in the hospital as observed by the inspection team and experienced by patients at any given time. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: In February 2015, the then Minister for Health received Government approval to draft a General Scheme of legislative provisions for assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated research. The proposed AHR legislation will include specific provisions relating to surrogacy and the assignment of parentage in such cases. The proposed legislation will take cognisance of the 2014 Supreme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long Stay Residential Units (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: Legislation to commence residential support services maintenance and accommodation contributions (long stay contributions) will come into operation on 1 January 2017 under sections 67A to 67D of the Health Act 1970 and the Health (Residential Support Services Maintenance and Accommodation Contributions) Regulations 2016. From that date, long stay contributions will replace the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: The development of primary care is central to the Government's objective to deliver a high-quality, integrated and cost effective health service. The Programme for Government commits to a decisive shift within the health service towards primary care in order to deliver better care close to home in communities across the country. The development of a new, modernised contract for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 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: Medicinal Products Availability (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the 2013 Act, if a Company would like a medicine to be reimbursed by the HSE pursuant to the Community Drug Schemes or as a hospital medicine, the Company must first submit an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Risk Equalisation Scheme (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: Risk equalisation is a mechanism designed to support the objective of a community rated health insurance market, whereby all customers pay the same net premium (adjusted to reflect any loadings applicable under lifetime community rating) for the same health insurance product, irrespective of age, gender or health status. It is important to note that increasing the stamp duty levies does...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: My Department has no record of any applications for injury warrants under the Superannuation Acts being refused since 1995.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Applications (22 Nov 2016)

Simon Harris: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. Funding in 2016 amounts to €3.286m. My Department has not received an application for funding from the organisation referred to by the Deputy. The organisation may have applied for National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (22 Nov 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: Medical Card Applications (22 Nov 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...