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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: In response 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: Health Insurance Prices (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I am aware that some organisations have attributed recent rises in health insurance premiums to increasing claims cost, arising primarily from the introduction of the Health (Amendment) Act 2013. However, it is important to clarify that the cost of private health insurance is influenced by a number of factors, for example the number of persons in the market, the age profile of those holding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Levy (18 May 2017)

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. Under the risk equalisation scheme, credits are paid to insurers for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: With respect to the question raised by the deputy, the HSE has advised my department that to date there is no known specific laboratory diagnostic test to determine or confirm a correct diagnosis of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.); nor is there any one specific treatment that works for all sufferers. Assessment and interventions need to be tailored by the clinician to the individual. As with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (18 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: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: An internationally recognised design team, supported by an experienced National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) and Project Team are in place to drive the project to develop the new children’s hospital and focus on delivering the project in accordance with national policy to optimal design and value for money. They have followed best international design, planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: Given the date of birth, this particular case does not fall within the scope of the current Portiuncula University Hospital Maternity Review. The Department is following up with the Saolta University Healthcare Group with respect to this case. In relation to the particular query raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I acknowledge that waiting times are often unacceptably long and I am conscious of the impact of this on people’s lives. Reducing waiting times for the longest waiting patients is one of this Government's key priorities. In order to reduce the numbers of long-waiting patients, I asked the HSE to develop Waiting List Action Plans for 2017 in the areas of Inpatient/Daycase, Scoliosis...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: In response 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: HSE Expenditure (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 225 together. The HSE information and communications technology (ICT) expenditure is made in two areas - the Capital ICT expenditure which focuses on ICT equipment, ICT projects and new ICT developments such as the Maternal and New Born Clinical Management System and Revenue which supports the operational costs related to ICT. The outturn for ICT in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (18 May 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (18 May 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cyber Security Policy (18 May 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cyber Security Policy (18 May 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (18 May 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (18 May 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Incidence (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The latest available data which compares ovarian cancer survival in Ireland to other countries around the world is the CONCORD-2 study, which was published in 2014. For the period studied, 1995-2009, patients with ovarian cancer in Ireland had an average five year survival rate of 30%, the lowest of all the EU and OECD countries included in the study. However, survival rates for ovarian...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229, 230, 240 and 241 together. I have formally approved the deployment of a mobile cath lab at UHW for a specific period during 2017. As recommended by the Herity report, an additional €500,000 has been allocated to the hospital for 2017. I have asked the HSE to maximise the benefit for patients from that funding, in respect of both additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cyber Security Policy (18 May 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cyber Security Policy (18 May 2017)

Simon Harris: Within the HSE the Office of the Chief Information Officer has responsibility for information security, information governance and cyber prevention across the HSE including HSE acute hospitals and Community Health Organisations and regularly inform all business units users within the HSE on information security issues and best practice. Along with managing the HSE's own ICT estate and assets...