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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (10 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: ...that this places on patients and their families. Reducing waiting times for the longest waiting patients is one of this Government's key priorities. Consequently, Budget 2017 allocated €20 million to the NTPF, rising to €55 million in 2018. Of this 2017 allocation, €15 million has been set aside for the treatment of those patients waiting longest for inpatient and day...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: ...for Government. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published recently and sets out measures to improve care for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (5 Dec 2018)

Simon Harris: ...a 16% reduction in the overall number of patients waiting for an inpatient or day case procedure. The number of patients waiting over 9 months has reduced from over 28,100 to just over 17,500 in the same period equating to a 37% reduction. The Inpatient/Daycase Action Plan 2018, published earlier this year, placed a particular focus on hip and knee replacements, with €9.8 million...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (9 Sep 2020)

Simon Harris: ...raising this important matter, which he also raised with me last week during a debate on these matters. This is a very serious issue and as the Deputy is aware, I have allocated an additional €5 million for mental health supports. Admittedly, €2 million of that was a budget day announcement of additional funding and then a further €3 million was announced as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: The HSE National Service Plan 2016 provides €1.5 million towards the cost of extending the BreastCheck screening programme to women aged 65 to 69 years. The BreastCheck extension is being implemented on a phased basis up to 2021. When fully rolled out the annual cost of the age extension is likely to be in the region of €5 million. The extension will increase the eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Science Foundation Ireland (27 Jul 2021)

Simon Harris: Science Foundation Ireland have committed €5 million towards the SFI Research Infrastructure programme in 2021. The programme is also supported by SEAI who have committed €1 million towards proposals within their remit. The current available funding under the programme is therefore €6 million. There is no maximum budget request for research infrastructure proposals,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Data (26 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: ...for Government. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published recently and sets out measures to improve care for...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Simon Harris: ...concern is that these funds will run out because people are living longer. It is designed to slow down the process to ensure a pension pot lasts longer. The current imputed distribution rate of 5% per annum applying to AMRFs invested in PRSAs with assets of €2 million or less is higher than the current yields or interest rates paid on most single or joint life pension annuities...

Other Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Dec 2016)

Simon Harris: I will certainly ask that this be considered in the context of the NTPF funding. It has €20 million for expenditure in 2017. I have approved the first €5 million of that which is for day-case procedures largely because we can get through quite a volume of day-case procedures which takes pressure off the acute hospitals and allows them to do other procedures as well. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (3 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: ...6,000 of our population die annually from tobacco related diseases and tobacco use has been estimated to cost Irish society €10.7 billion annually. This is comprised of healthcare costs of $507 million, productivity costs of €1,071 million, fires and litter costs of €75 million and loss of welfare of €9,012 million. The 2018 Healthy Ireland Survey...

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: The NTPF has received €5 million funding for 3,000 day-case procedures, many of which will be cataract procedures. I expect patients to start getting appointments in Easter week. Where they are carried out is a matter for the public tendering process which is carried out by the NTPF.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (15 May 2019)

Simon Harris: ...and procedures. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health/HSE/NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published in March and sets out measures to improve care for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (26 Jun 2019)

Simon Harris: Budget 2019 announced that the Government had further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the NTPF increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health, HSE, and NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published on 11 March. Under the Plan the HSE, in line with the National Service Plan, will aim to deliver...

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 Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 460 and 461 together. On 22 July 2020, the Government approved a €168 million package of supports for the further and higher education sectors to deal with the impacts of COVID-19. €15 million of this was earmarked for devices to support disadvantaged students. The decision to allocate funding in this area responded to concerns raised by...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

Simon Harris: ...Deputy. We have already seen an increase this year in staffing numbers in our health services in terms of both nursing and medical staff when compared with last year. We have also provided €40 million to deal with what the Deputy describes as the trolley crisis. Numbers on trolleys are still high but they are down approximately 5% on last year. Some of that €40 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (28 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: Improving waiting times for hospital procedures is a key commitment in the Programme for Government and in 2018 €50 million was allocated to the NTPF to provide treatment for patients. The recently launched Inpatient/Day Case Action Plan outlines the combined impact of HSE and NTPF activity in 2018 to reduce the number of patients waiting for treatment to below 70,000 in 2018. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Feb 2022)

Simon Harris: ...-specific capital grant scheme, jointly administered by the HEA and SOLAS with an allocation of €20m (€10m FET and €10m higher education) in 2021/22. On 22 July 2020, the Government approved a €168 million package of supports for the further and higher education sectors to deal with the impacts of COVID-19. €15 million of this was earmarked for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Jun 2019)

Simon Harris: Budget 2019 announced that the Government had further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the NTPF increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in 2019. The joint Department of Health, HSE, and NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 was published on 11th March. Under the Plan the HSE, in line with the National Service Plan, will deliver 1.155...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2021)

Simon Harris: .... - Increase of 19,000 to 23,000 additional recipients based on SUSI applications received for the 2019/20 academic year. - Increase in cost to the exchequer would be in the region of €40-€50 million. The estimated cost of increasing the SUSI income thresholds by 1%, 5% and 10% on all thresholds is as follows (based on 2019/20 academic year): - Increase in cost to the...