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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Data (19 Oct 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: Dental Services Provision (19 Oct 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: Dental Services Data (19 Oct 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: Dental Services Data (19 Oct 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: Dental Services Provision (19 Oct 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: Hospital Appointments Delays (19 Oct 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: Legislative Programme (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: On Tuesday 3 October 2017 the Government approved the drafting of a Bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research. Officials in my Department are engaging with the Office of the Attorney General in relation to the process of drafting this Bill. In addition, in line with the Government's decision the General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (19 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who hold a medical card or GP visit card to be charged for routine phlebotomy services provided by their GP, or the practice nurse on behalf of the GP, which are required to either assist in the diagnosis of illness or the treatment of a condition. The HSE has advised GPs that where a blood test forms part of the investigation or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: Periods of cover on health insurance plans held outside the State are not taken into account for the purposes of waiting periods, as such plans do not comply with health insurance legislation or the key principles of community rating, open enrolment, lifetime cover and minimum benefit on which the Irish private health insurance regulatory system is based. Community rating is a fundamental...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Oct 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: Minor Ailments Scheme (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for this matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this issue.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: I am aware that a business case for the establishment of a dedicated centre for Intestinal Failure was prepared by St James’s Hospital. Any proposals for the funding for the centre for Intestinal failure in St. James's, including children with intestinal failure transitioning from the national paediatric unit at Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, will have to be considered as part...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive operates the EU Directive on Patients’ Rights in Cross Border Healthcare in Ireland. In line with practice in other EU Member States, the HSE, through the National Contact Point (NCP) office, provides information for patients on the Cross-Border Directive on its website - www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/1/schemes/cbd/ - and also by phone, 056 778 4551. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: All doctors on the Medical Council's register, including GPs, are required to maintain professional competence by enrolling in professional competence schemes and engaging in maintenance of professional competence activities in relation to their practice. One of the methods used to fulfill part of the professional competence requirements for the Medical Council is small group learning, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Oct 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: Medicinal Products Availability (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act does not give the Minister for Health any powers in this regard. In relation to the access scheme for Respreeza, the operation of such schemes is at the discretion of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: My Department has been informed by the HSE that the patient was seen in Tallaght Hospital on Tuesday 17 October 2017. This review would have provided the patient with an opportunity to discuss her clinical care with the relevant hospital staff.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: A key recommendation of the 2014 Report of the Expert Panel on Medical Need for Medical Card Eligibility was that a person’s means should remain the main qualifier for a medical card. The report also concluded that it is neither feasible nor desirable to list conditions in priority order for medical card eligibility. Therefore, medical card provision is solely based on financial...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Payment Scheme (19 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 to 171, inclusive, together. The Surgical Symphysiotomy Ex-gratia Payment Scheme, which was approved by Government, concluded with the publication of the Report of its independent Assessor, Judge Maureen Harding Clark, on 22 November 2016. Judge Clark's Report, included, as an appendix, a review undertaken by Professor Leo Lawler, Director of Radiology...