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Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Incidence (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 to 211, inclusive, together. Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: My Department did not rent any car parking spaces in the years concerned. If we do require any additional parking for any particular purpose, the Department would request the Office of Public Works to provide same.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The Department does not routinely compile or hold information in relation to rental of car park spaces for agencies under the aegis of the Department and the Deputy should contact the relevant CEO/Director/Chairperson. I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy in relation to its expenditure on car parking from 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 May 2017)

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 to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: Department Officials have been in contact with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy. I will respond to you in relation to this matter in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 May 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: HSE Planning (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The Waiting List Action Plan for Scoliosis has now been finalised and will be communicated shortly. The plan includes both measures to increase capacity for scoliosis treatments in the children's hospitals and proposals for the outsourcing of procedures. A number of children have been identified as clinically appropriate to have their scoliosis surgery in other hospitals, such as the Mater,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (17 May 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 Status (17 May 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: Hospital Services (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: Under the framework of the HSE Full Capacity Protocol, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda has in place an agreed escalation plan within which to operate during periods of ED overcrowding. It sets out a range of extraordinary special measures which can be activated throughout the escalation process as a last resort. These measures aim to improve the flow of admitted patients through...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The LTI Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the LTI are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia; spina bifida;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: Reducing waiting times for the longest waiting patients is one of this Government's key priorities. Consequently, Budget 2017 allocated €20 million to the NTPF, rising to €55 million in 2018. In December 2016, I granted approval to the NTPF for the first tranche of funding in the region of €5m for a waiting list initiative with the aim of ensuring that in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The LTI Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the LTI are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia; spina bifida;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 May 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: Hospital Charges (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: Your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The LTI Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the LTI are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia; spina bifida;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (17 May 2017)

Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for this matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this issue.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (17 May 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 May 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...