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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (14 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: Section 39 of the Health Act 2004 makes provision for the HSE to provide assistance to bodies that provide services similar, or ancillary to, services that the HSE may provide. Section 39 organisations provide a broad range of services and these are governed by Service Level Agreements with the HSE. Decisions on the provision of funding to these organisations is a matter for the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (14 Feb 2017)

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 Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Charges (14 Feb 2017)

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 Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Feb 2017)

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 Staff Recruitment (14 Feb 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (14 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: My Department no longer operates a National Lottery Fund. However, it should be noted that the HSE operates a similar scheme and continues to provide grants to health agencies and other organisations from National Lottery funds. I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy with details of its 2017 National Lottery Fund.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Feb 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (14 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: I received permission from Government to draft the new Bill in December. This new legislation will effectively mean that all children in respect of whom a Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) payment is made will automatically qualify for a medical card and, therefore, no longer be subject to the medical card means test at any point in the future while in receipt of DCA. The legislation is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (14 Feb 2017)

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 Provision (14 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 523 together. The National Oral Health Policy, which the Department of Health is currently developing, will inform future provision of dental services. This three-year project, which is being led by the Chief Dental Officer, commenced in 2014 and is due to be completed later this year. Older persons can access dental treatments via the Dental...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Feb 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (14 Feb 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (14 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: My office replied to the Deputy setting out the position on the issue on 13 February 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (14 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 488, 489 and 491 together. In relation to the queries raised by the deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the HSE to respond to him directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Data (14 Feb 2017)

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: Hospitals Data (14 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 492 to 494, inclusive, 496 to 502, inclusive, and 505 together. In relation to the queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (14 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 495, 503 and 504 together. As the HSE is responsible for the delivery of health care infrastructure projects, the Executive has been requested to reply directly to you in relation to the approved capital projects it has funded and their cost at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for each of the years 2009 to 2016 and to date...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (14 Feb 2017)

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: General Practitioner Data (14 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: My officials are currently sourcing the information requested, and I will arrange to have it forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (14 Feb 2017)

Simon Harris: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board is the statutory body charged with delivery of the capital project, I have asked it to respond to you directly regarding expenditure to date on this capital project including remuneration to the board and officials, payments to engineers, architects and other consultancy companies.