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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (20 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (20 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (20 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: Regulation (EC) 883/04 and Implementing Regulation 987/09 provide for the coordination of social security systems, including healthcare, within the EE/EEA and Switzerland, with the aim of ensuring the free movement of persons. This objective of the Regulation is to ensure that persons exercising their right to move and to stay freely within the EU/EEA and Switzerland do not suffer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Sep 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: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (20 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: 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: European Health Insurance Card (20 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 529 and 530 together. It is a priority for the Government to ensure that the rights of Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland will be protected through the withdrawal process of the UK from the European Union. In particular, the Government prioritised the protection of the Good Friday Agreement and the maintenance of the Common Travel Area for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (20 Sep 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 Products Regulatory Authority (20 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has established an internal working group to examine all issues under its remit relating to Brexit, including the ongoing availability of medicinal products. As part of its Brexit plans, the HPRA has contacted all marketing authorisation holders and asked them to identify any issues that they anticipate in supplying medicines to Ireland after...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs Availability (20 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: Medicines play a vital role in improving the overall health of Irish patients. Securing access to existing and new and innovative medicines, is a key objective of the Irish health service. However, the challenge is to deliver this objective in an affordable and sustainable manner. The medicines bill for the community drugs schemes – primarily the GMS, Long Term Illness, Drugs...

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (21 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy John Brassil for raising this issue. I appreciate the sincerity with which he approaches it. I think we can all agree in this House that medicines clearly play a vital role in improving the overall health and well-being of patients. The pipeline for new medicines is very strong and it is estimated that in the region of 45 new molecules are due to receive market authorisation...

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (21 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: The well-being of patients and citizens is something the Deputy and I share a desire to work together on. It is something all of us in this House want to see. What we cannot see is a drug company behave in an unethical fashion and blackmail the taxpayer and effectively, therefore, blackmail patients. As Minister for Health, each week I see more drugs become available. This is good. These...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (21 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this serious matter and for giving me an opportunity to update the House on the position. I assure colleagues that improving scoliosis services is an absolute priority for both me and the Government. I am monitoring closely - indeed, on a weekly basis - the progress being made on addressing waiting lists. As the Deputy will be aware, the HSE, working with...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (21 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I only relay to the House information given to me that I believe to be factually correct. I am told that two hospitals, one in Germany and one in the UK, have signed their contracts and have begun reviewing patient files with a view to commencing treatment in October 2017 for those families taking up the offer of surgery in overseas hospitals. That is the information that has been made...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (21 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: We are also dependent on parents being able to travel and in that regard, I understand that it is not always straightforward. In terms of the theatre, we had this conversation this time last year. Indeed, the same conversation was had by many others who were in government before my time in this post. We had a theatre that was closed, that was not performing surgeries. We have hired...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (21 Sep 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: Medical Card Applications (21 Sep 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 HSE has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Sep 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: Stroke Care (21 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 134 together. The National Clinical Programme for Stroke (NCPS) has been in place since early 2010. The vision of the programme is to design standardised models of integrated care pathways for the delivery of clinical care to ensure sustained quality clinical operational management. Overall, the NCPS aims to improve quality, access and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (21 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: The National Rare Disease Plan recommended that an Oversight Implementation Group of relevant stakeholders, including patients' groups, be established to oversee and monitor implementation of the plan's recommendations. This group was established by the Department of Health in 2015 and it has met on a number of occasions. One of the principal recommendations in the Plan was the establishment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (21 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: 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.