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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: These memos were not brought to my attention until they were released last week.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (16 May 2018)

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: Departmental Communications (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: These memos were not brought to the attention of my predecessor until their release last week.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (16 May 2018)

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: Departmental Communications (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Circular 1/1991 was issued to explain the changes in health services eligibility and in arrangements to public hospital services which were announced in the Programme for Economic & Social Progress which was published in January 1991. These changes, which were underpinned by the Health (Amendment) Act 1991, took effect from 1 June 1991. A copy of the requested Circular has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In reaching a decision, the HSE examines all the evidence which may be relevant in its view for the decision and will consider such expert opinions and recommendations as it may have sought. The Rare...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I have no information on the matter raised by the Deputy. This is a child welfare issue and is therefore a matter for my colleague the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Care Services Data (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I have no information on the matter raised by the Deputy. This is a child welfare issue and is therefore a matter for my colleague the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Appointments to State Boards (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: On 15 May 2018, Government approved legislation for an independent Board for the HSE and I will now be publishing the General Scheme of the Bill. An independent Board for the HSE was recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare (Sláintecare Report) and the necessary legislation is on the priority list for publication in the Government's Legislation Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Documentation from 2016 that contained references to the cervical cancer clinical audit, and the outcomes therefrom, was not brought to my attention, or that of my predecessor, until its release last week. I received a briefing note in relation to a legal case which had been taken against MedLab/Clinical Pathology Laboratories Ltd, a company providing cytopathology for CervicalCheck, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Documentation from 2016 that contained references to media matters was not brought to my attention, or that of my predecessor, until its release last week.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Documentation from 2016 that contained information in relation to the possibility of legal action by laboratories was not brought to my attention until its release last week.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme Data (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 163 together. These questions relate to matters which are now the subject of a Scoping Inquiry that I established on 8 May 2018. The Terms of Reference of the Scoping Inquiry, which is being led by Dr Gabriel Scally, are very comprehensive and include the following in relation to laboratories contracted by CervicalCheck: - examine the tendering,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme Data (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I am advised by the HSE that approximately 30 clinicians were contacted by CervicalCheck on foot of the smear test review. A total 205 of the 209 women, or their next-of-kin, where the audit showed their test could have provided a different result, have been contacted and efforts are continuing to contact the remaining women.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme Data (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has advised that they will conclude the matching process with the National Cancer Registry in the next week in relation to women who were not part of the original CervicalCheck audit.   The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position to provide any further information in relation to the number of women involved, until such time as this data matching process is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The records available to me indicate that these matters were not discussed at any Management Board meeting which I or my predecessor attended. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: This question relates to matters which are now the subject of a Scoping Inquiry. I announced the terms of reference of this Inquiry following agreement by Government on 08 May 2018. The Inquiry, led by Dr Gabriel Scally, will examine the facts, including details of the non-disclosure to patients relating to CervicalCheck clinical audits and the management and level of knowledge of various...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The documents concerned were not forwarded to the State Claims Agency, the Chief State Solicitor or the Attorney General. The documents provided the Department with an understanding that a retrospective clinical audit was being undertaken for quality assurance and learning purposes and CervicalCheck had a clear objective to provide results to consultants in order to allow for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Preparations are advancing regarding the process for the appointment of a new Director General for the HSE. This will be done in accordance with the provisions of the governing legislation which is Section 16E of the Health Act 2004 as amended by the Health Service (Governance) Act, 2013. This requires that the recruitment process will be undertaken in line with the Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (16 May 2018)

Simon Harris: As 'Tobacco Free Campus' is a Health Service Executive (HSE) initiative I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy on this question. If you have not received a reply within fifteen working days please contact my Private Office and it will follow up on the matter.