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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: The Breast Cancer Service at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) operates as a satellite centre of University Hospital Galway (UHG). The Saolta Hospital Group is committed to continuing the Letterkenny University Hospital service as a fully integrated part of the Galway service, including through a joint Multi-Disciplinary Team approach. The service at Letterkenny University Hospital is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Policy (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: The HSE has advised that a project has commenced to allow regular tracking of hospital reported unused theatre sessions in acute hospitals and reasons for same. The information gathered includes number of theatres, minor surgery rooms and endoscopy rooms managed by theatre services in the acute hospitals, and information on scheduled sessions. This initiative is at test phase only at this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: I am advised that foetal anomaly scans are available in all Hospital Groups. Those hospitals/maternity units currently providing anomaly scans accept referrals from other maternity units, if requested. This occurs where the medical team in the referring maternity unit consider that an anomaly scan is clinically indicated. The National Maternity Strategy is very clear that all women must...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Prices (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: Insurance companies operate as commercial providers and as Minister for Health, I have no legal power to intervene in relation to any insurer’s prices. The cost of private health insurance is influenced by a number of factors such as the number of persons in the market, the age profile of those holding private health insurance and ongoing medical innovations. Each of these are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 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: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (8 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: Dental Services Provision (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: All medical card holders are entitled to specific dental treatments e.g., an annual dental examination, two fillings in each calendar year, extractions as necessary. Additional treatments are available to persons with specific medical conditions including persons in receipt of care or services for a disability and persons on a register of disability. Future service provision will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: As the reduction of waiting times for the longest waiting patients is one of the Government’s key priorities, €20 million has been allocated to the NTPF in the Budget 2017, rising to €55 million in 2018. This funding will be dedicated to the provision of daycase and inpatient treatment to patients. Under the NTPF Daycase Initiative 2017, patients will commence receiving...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (8 Mar 2017)

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: Services for People with Disabilities (8 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: Hospital Beds Data (8 Mar 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the reimbursement of approved products in Ireland and suppliers of such products must apply to the HSE for reimbursement approval. In 2014, the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988 were amended to allow for certain cannabis-based medicinal products to be used in Ireland. The Health Products Regulatory Authority subsequently granted a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: Health Insurance companies including VHI operate as commercial providers and as Minister for Health, I have no legal power to intervene in relation to their commercial decisions. I am advised by VHI that in order to be approved for health insurance coverage, providers of new facilities must be independently accredited for quality purposes and either: (a) demonstrate that they meet an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (8 Mar 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 251 together. The Health (Amendment) Bill 2017 was published Thursday 2nd March 2017. This Bill 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 payment is made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (8 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 (8 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.