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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 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 National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I refer the Deputy to my reply to question number 418 on 23 May 2017 which explains the evidence-based treatment by most clinicians in Ireland and that it is based on that laid out in guidelines for the management of patients with Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis (formerly known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis), and babesiosis published by the Infectious Diseases Society of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (30 May 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 Complaints Procedures (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: At present, the Department of Health has no role in relation to addressing individual complaints which may arise following treatment provided by a private hospital. However, it is open to the complainant to discuss their concerns with their private healthcare provider. In addition the complainant can refer their concerns to the appropriate Regulatory Body for the particular healthcare...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 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. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 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. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Chronic Disease Management Programme (30 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: Chronic Disease Management Programme (30 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 Consultant Recruitment (30 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: Medical Research and Training (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: This is not a matter for the Minister for Health as medical training on the diagnosis and management of diseases is provided at undergraduate level by the medical schools which are approved by the Medical Council and which has developed guidelines relating to professionalism in the undergraduate curriculum. Postgraduate medical training is provided by a range of Postgraduate training bodies...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 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. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (30 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: Parliamentary Questions (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I and my Ministerial colleagues at the Department of Health, and the Director General of the Health Service Executive take our responsibilities relating to the democratic process and to members of the Oireachtas very seriously. In 2016 my Department answered 7,189 Parliamentary Questions of which 5,067, that related to service matters or individual queries were referred to the HSE to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Infant Mortality Data (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: The management of claims against the Health Service Executive and my Department is delegated under the National Treasury Management Agency Act to the State Claims Agency (SCA), which has a statutory mandate to investigate and manage these cases to completion. The SCA has supplied a report on the information requested by the Deputy. The data is extracted from the National Incident Management...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (30 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 the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 and 511 together. In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (30 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.