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Written Answers — Department of Health: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: I have no doubt that the publication of the Sláintecare report will come to mark a critical milestone in the history of our health service and can provide us with a solid framework and guidance for health services development over the next decade. We now have a cross-party report which enjoys widespread political support. I supported the establishment of the cross-party Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: The Government’s ongoing programme of health reform, is intended to put in place the building blocks towards universal healthcare, where all people can access the health services they need, of sufficient quality to be effective, while ensuring that the use of these services does not expose them to financial hardship. As the Deputy may be aware, the costing reports detailing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: The new children’s hospital on a campus shared with St James’s Hospital will provide specialist and complex care for children and young people from all over Ireland, and with the Paediatric OPD and Urgent Care Centres at Connolly and Tallaght Hospitals, will be the regional hospital for the children of the Greater Dublin area, as well as Wicklow, Kildare and parts of Meath. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Reviews (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: The third annual report on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 29 June 2017 as required under section 20 of the Act. The report covers the period from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2016. It is available on the Department of Health website at .

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (5 Jul 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 Waiting Lists (5 Jul 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: HSE Staff Remuneration (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 together. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (5 Jul 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together. 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: HSE Reports (5 Jul 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: Bullying in the Workplace (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: Under the Health Act 2004, the HSE has responsibility for operational issues which includes the determination of the terms and conditions of employment for its employees. The Health Act 2004 (as amended) also disallows the Minister for Health to get involved in individual cases. Statutory responsibility for the Health Service Executive's (HSE) compliance with the provisions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 to 186, inclusive, and 188 to 191, inclusive, together. Birthrate Plus is a midwifery workforce planning tool. It is an evidence-based methodology that takes account of a range of factors to determine the appropriate midwifery resource for maternity services. As such, it does not make recommendations on ultrasound machines. In relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (5 Jul 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (5 Jul 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 (5 Jul 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: Primary Care Centres Provision (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Policy (5 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 to 201, inclusive, together. The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has previously considered the evidence pertaining to gulls and potential health risks. A number of scientific studies have looked at the specific issue of human disease and gulls (from the early 1980s on; the most recent in 2005). While there is some evidence that wild...