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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (21 Jun 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (21 Jun 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (21 Jun 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: Health Services Expenditure (21 Jun 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 Investigations (21 Jun 2017)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (21 Jun 2017)
Simon Harris: Pharmacists must be registered with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) in order to practise in Ireland. The PSI is the statutory regulator for registered pharmacists in Ireland under the Pharmacy Act 2007. As I have no statutory function in this area, I have referred the Deputy’s query to the PSI for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Jun 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (21 Jun 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: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Jun 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: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Jun 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Jun 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: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Jun 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: Departmental Contracts Data (21 Jun 2017)
Simon Harris: Details of external PR companies engaged between 2014 and 2016 are presented in the following table. I will advise the Deputy separately of details if any public relations companies were engaged by the Department during 2017. Year Name of Company Cost Tendered Contract 2016 RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd €11,826 Public consultation process to inform the development of a new National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Jun 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Jun 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 (21 Jun 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 227 together. I acknowledge that waiting times are often unacceptably long and I am conscious of the burden that this places on patients and their families. There is no doubt that our public hospital system is challenged in meeting the growing demand for care. Last year alone, there was a 2% increase in inpatient and day-case activity over 2015....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (21 Jun 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: Health Services (21 Jun 2017)
Simon Harris: Medical Assessment Units (MAUs), Minor Injuries Clinics and similar units provide valuable services to local communities and alleviate the pressures on EDs. MAUs facilitate the immediate medical assessment, diagnosis and treatment of medical patients who suffer from a wide range of medical conditions who present to, or from within, a hospital requiring urgent or emergency care. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cancer Strategy (21 Jun 2017)
Simon Harris: Government approval to the draft National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026 will be sought shortly. Subject to approval, publication of the Strategy next month is envisaged.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (21 Jun 2017)
Simon Harris: The introduction of GP care without fees to all people over 70 and all children under 6 years of age in 2015 represents a major step forward in improving access, quality and affordability of health care in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits to extending in phases, and subject to negotiation with GPs, free GP care to all children under 18 years of age. Legislative changes will be...