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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (2 Mar 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: Medical Card Eligibility (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 and 241 together. I have received permission from Government to publish the Health (Amendment) Bill 2017 which will enable the granting of full eligibility for general practitioner and other health services to all children in respect of whom a Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is paid. Granting a medical card to all children in respect of whom a DCA...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: As this matter relates to an individual case, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for a direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188 and 189 together. Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis or LB) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but can occasionally be more severe. Lyme disease is the commonest...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194 to 196, inclusive, together. I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to your specific queries on the operation of mobile cath labs.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: The project to develop the new children’s hospital is an extraordinary opportunity to enhance paediatric services for children. The Government decision in 2012 to locate the hospital on St James’s Hospital campus was made in the best interests of children from a clinical perspective. St. James's has the broadest range of national specialties of all our acute hospitals, in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy may be aware, the Winter Initiative Plan which the HSE launched in September last year, provided €40 million of additional funding for winter preparedness and to manage the expected surge in demand for hospital care in an integrated way across Primary, Acute and Social Care. As part of this the HSE put in place a National Framework for the provision of temporary...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy may be aware, the Winter Initiative Plan which the HSE launched in September last year, provided €40 million of additional funding for winter preparedness and to manage the expected surge in demand for hospital care in an integrated way across Primary, Acute and Social Care. As part of this the HSE put in place a National Framework for the provision of temporary...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: The HSE has put in place a National Framework for the provision of temporary alternative accommodation, as just one part of a broad range of measures undertaken under the Winter Initiative Plan 2016-2017. Under the Framework, the HSE has advised that consideration will also be given to managed temporary patient accommodation solutions which are staffed. The next stage will be for a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: The HSE has put in place a National Framework for the provision of temporary alternative accommodation, as just one part of a broad range of measures undertaken under the Winter Initiative Plan 2016-2017. Under the Framework, the HSE has advised that consideration will also be given to managed temporary patient accommodation solutions which are staffed. The next stage will be for a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy may be aware, the Winter Initiative Plan which the HSE launched in September last year, provided €40 million of additional funding for winter preparedness and to manage the expected surge in demand for hospital care in an integrated way across Primary, Acute and Social Care. As part of this the HSE put in place a National Framework for the provision of temporary...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (2 Mar 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: Hospital Staff Data (2 Mar 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: Hospital Staff Data (2 Mar 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: Hospital Beds Data (2 Mar 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: Hospital Beds Data (2 Mar 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (2 Mar 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: HSE Staff (2 Mar 2017)
Simon Harris: It is noted that the matter raised by the Deputy relates to a person's employment and the individual's treatment as a HSE employee. As set out in the Health Acts the Minister for Health has no direct role in addressing such employment matters. The Acts specify that the HSE appoints persons to be its employees. It determines the duties, terms and conditions of employment of employees. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (2 Mar 2017)
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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (2 Mar 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.