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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Nov 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: Hospitals Policy (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: Tackling overcrowding in Emergency Departments (EDs) is a key commitment of this Government and I am delighted that €40 million in additional funding in 2017 has been made available as part of the 2018 Budget to address winter pressures and waiting lists over the rest of this year. This funding will be aimed at reducing overcrowding in our hospitals in this period through the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Nov 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 Waiting Lists Data (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation 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: Hospitals Funding (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation 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: Ministerial Advisers Data (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows: Minister / Minister of State Special Advisers Annual Salary Minister Simon Harris, T.D. Joanne Lonergan - was Special Adviser to Minister Harris prior to Cabinet reshuffle and re-appointed by Government Order SI No. 337 of 2017 with effect from 14 June 2017. Continued to receive a salary from Department of Health pending...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Research Board Funding (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: My Department supports health research through the Health Research Board (HRB). The HRB is the lead agency in Ireland supporting and funding health research and generating information and evidence to inform health policy and practice. The HRB’s budget is in the region of €40m per annum. Medicines research and development, which is funded by the HRB, encompasses a wide range...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Professional Ethics (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: The Health and Social Care Professions (Amendment) Bill 2017 passed Committee stage in Dáil Éireann on 11 July without amendment. In the course of the Committee Stage debate I indicated that my Department would, in advance of Report Stage, engage further with the two professional bodies involved, the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists and the Irish Association of Physical...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: The Capital Programme announced in January 2016 provides for the replacement and refurbishment of 90 public nursing homes across the country over the next five years including St. Columba's Hospital, Cloghabrody, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. Under this Programme it is proposed to deliver a new build community nursing home by means of a Public Private Partnership (PPP) mechanism by the end of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (7 Nov 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: Medicinal Products (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 contains provision for the establishment of a List of Interchangeable Medicinal Products whereby items can be substituted at pharmacy level. Biological medicines are not permitted to be added to this list. The existence of this clause does not affect physician-led interchangeability of biological and biosimilar medicines. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I ask the HSE to contact you with regard to the project.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Nov 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 Administration (7 Nov 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: Health Services Provision (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation 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: Occupational Therapy Staff (7 Nov 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: Medical Card Drugs Availability (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 755 and 761 together. Medicines play a vital role in improving the health of Irish patients. Securing access to existing and new and innovative medicines is a key objective of the health service. However, the challenge is to do this in an affordable and sustainable manner. The medicines bill for the community drugs schemes – primarily the GMS, Long...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Nov 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: Health Services Provision (7 Nov 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 Strategies (7 Nov 2017)
Simon Harris: The Government approved and published the eHealth strategyin 2013 for realising the potential of eHealth in the Irish health service. This strategy sets out a number of objectives and a road map for the delivery and implementation of eHealth for the benefit of patients. The Knowledge & Information strategy, published in 2014 by the Office of the Chief Information Officer in the HSE,...