Results 14,001-14,020 of 46,014 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (26 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 scheduling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation to the specific case raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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 scheduling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: The Government is committed to the continued development of GP capacity to ensure that patients across the country continue to have access to GP services, especially in remote rural areas and also in disadvantaged urban areas, and that general practice is sustainable in all areas into the future. I want to ensure that existing GP services are retained and that general practice remains an...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 784 and 785 together. The Master Plan for South Tipperary General Hospital will provide for the orderly development of the campus. The HSE has advised that the Master Plan has been drafted and is currently being reviewed by the South/South West Hospital Group. In relation to the review of capacity at South Tipperary General Hospital, the HSE has advised...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 786 and 788 to 790, inclusive, together. It is generally accepted that teleconsultations mean a virtual medical consultation between health care professionals or between a health care professional and a patient. There is emerging evidence that this can be applied to support a wide range of medical conditions including mental health, care of the elderly...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: The Departments eHealth Strategy for Ireland outlined the case for better deployment and use of ICT in the health sector. Since that time, new organisational structures have been put in place within the HSE, including the Chief Information Officer role and the development of the entity eHealth Ireland. Increases in capital spending and resources have been facilitated and the capacity and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 792 and 793 together. As these PQs refer to the clinical diagnosis and management of ME, I am referring them to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter for the HSE, this question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: The Deputy's questions relate to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (26 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 (26 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: As this PQ refers to the funding of defibrillators for local communities, I have referred it to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (26 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: Health Services Provision (26 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: Nursing Staff Recruitment (26 Jul 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: Medicinal Products Licensing (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: Thank you for bringing this case to my attention, and if the patient's consultant requires further information following this reply I would invite him or her to contact my Department. Cannabis is strictly controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts, 1977 to 2016 and the Regulations made thereunder. The two most common active components found in cannabis oil are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Benefit Scheme Eligibility (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: The Directive on Patients' Rights in Cross Border Healthcare provides rules for the reimbursements to patients of the cost of receiving treatment abroad, where the patient would be entitled to such treatment in their home Member State, and supplements the rights that patients already have at EU level. Public patients may access the healthcare they require in either the public or private...