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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to you directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: This Government is committed to tackling the key challenges our health system faces in relation to hospital overcrowding and long waiting times for treatment. Against a background of growing demand for hospital services care and high acute hospital occupancy rates, Government provided €30 million in 2017 and a further €40 million in 2018 for measures to increase acute...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 106 together. Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin but can occasionally be more severe and highly debilitating. Lyme disease is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: The National Development Plan is a ten year plan which will provide the capital funding to develop dedicated ambulatory elective-only hospital facilities in Dublin, Cork and Galway. The aim is to both increase capacity in the hospital system and provide a better separation of scheduled and unscheduled care, in line with the recommendations of Health Service Capacity Review and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: The National Development Plan provides €10.9 billion to invest in infrastructure, equipment and additional service capacity for the public health sector. The National Development Plan is a ten year plan which will provide the capital funding to develop dedicated ambulatory elective-only hospital facilities. We must ensure that we carefully plan the use of this capital funding so as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, I supported the work of the All-Party Committee on the Future of Healthcare and I welcomed the publication of the Sláintecare Report. The Report represents a significant milestone in the history of health services development in Ireland, and I intend to harness the consensus generated by the Report to move forward with a programme of health reform. The Government...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. The 2013 Act does not give the Minister for Health any powers in this regard. The HSE does not require approval or consent from the Minister or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: The requirements for the appointment and promotion of psychologists in the Psychological Services of the HSE have been the subject of a review. A Report of the Psychology Review Implementation Group recommended the establishment of a National Psychology Placement Office which should; - identify appropriate health care placements - assist with placement allocation - maintain a single education...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: The expansion of healthcare delivery towards primary care remains a key priority for the Government and, indeed, is one of the key features of Sláintecare. The case for the development of a more integrated, proactive and community-based care model is broadly accepted. Primary Care Centres (PCC) can facilitate such a model by offering a range of multi-disciplinary services that can...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Administration (19 Apr 2018)

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: Hospitals Building Programme (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: Plans for individual service and capital developments are matters for the Health Services Executive. My Department has asked the Health Service Executive to reply directly to you in respect of the issues you raise in your question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (19 Apr 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (19 Apr 2018)

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: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: The Government approved the preparation of a General Scheme and Heads of a Human Tissue Bill last year. The proposed legislation will include provisions for a soft opt-out organ donation system and the establishment of an Organ Donor Register to record the decision of individuals to opt-out of organ donation. If an individual registers her/his wish to opt-out of organ donation, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: Work is under way on setting up a centre of excellence for narcolepsy, based in St. James’s Hospital, for treating all forms of narcolepsy in adults and also in children transitioning from the paediatric services, as was committed to in the HSE 2018 National Service Plan. In relation to the service matter raised I have asked the HSE to reply directly to you as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: The management of individual capital projects is a matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly my Department has asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to you in reply to your question regarding capital investment in the Regional Hospital, Mullingar. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: Following an independent review of the need for a second cath lab in University Hospital Waterford (UHW), the Herity report concluded that the needs of the effective catchment population for Waterford University Hospital could be accommodated within a single cath lab. Funding has been provided to support extension of the existing cath lab operating hours to 12 weekly sessions per week, or by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: I am committed to securing and further developing the role of the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise as a constituent hospital within the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. Since 2014, the focus has been on supporting the hospital to develop and enhance management capability, implementing changes required to address clinical service deficiencies, and incorporating the hospital into the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.As Minister for Health, I do not have any statutory power or function in relation to the reimbursement of medicines. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. In line with the 2013 Act, if a...