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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Jan 2019)

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: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: Improving access to hospital treatment is a key priority for government. Budget 2019 announced increased funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund to €75 million, and as a result of this additional funding, my Department is working closely with the NTPF and the HSE to finalise a Scheduled Care Access Plan for inpatients/day case and outpatients for 2019. In 2019, the NTPF and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: In July 2015, retirement provisions under the GMS scheme were changed to allow GPs to hold GMS contracts until their 72nd birthday.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, Section 12 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 provides that a termination of pregnancy may be carried out by a medical practitioner where, having examined the woman, he or she is of the reasonable opinion formed in good faith that the pregnancy concerned has not exceeded 12 weeks of pregnancy, after a period of not less than three days...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides that all persons ordinarily resident in the country are eligible, subject to certain charges, to public in-patient hospital services. The current public hospital statutory in-patient charge is €80 per day, up to a maximum of €800 in any period of 12 consecutive months. All persons accessing public in-patient services in a public hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE have confirmed to my Department that a response to the initial parliamentary question was issued to the Deputy on 11 January 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 contain provisions relating to the regulation of donor-assisted human reproduction, DAHR, procedures carried out in the State, including dealing with the rights of children born as a result of those procedures. The enactment of the Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Act 2018 was necessary to correct typographical and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: The establishment of hospital groups has enabled a better configuration of hospital services with benefits relating to safety, quality, access, cost and sustainable medical staffing. The structure ensures that hospitals working together in a group will be able to support each other, providing a stronger role for smaller hospitals in delivering less complex care, and ensuring that those who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Jan 2019)

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: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: Improving access to hospital treatment is a key priority for Government. It is acknowledged that cataract surgery is among the most common surgical procedures carried out in the ophthalmology specialty. It was in this knowledge that when proposals for the joint HSE-National Treatment Purchase Fund Inpatient and Day Case Action Plan were under development last year, I sought a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: Medicines play a vital role in improving the health of Irish patients. Securing access to existing and new and innovative medicines is a key health service objective. However, the challenge is to do this in a safe and sustainable manner. Treatment must be appropriate and proportionate and clinical decision-making, such as prescribing, should be based on both patient needs and sound medical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Jan 2019)

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: General Practitioner Services (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess." There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who hold a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy's question concerns a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: In response to the Deputy's question, I am not in a position to give you an exact figure for the cost of postal services solely to the HSE. The Department does not keep a breakdown of letters leaving the building nor does it keep a count of envelopes sent to individual recipients. Our main contact format with the HSE is through electronic methods.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Jan 2019)

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 Screening Programmes (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: BowelScreen, the National Bowel Screening Programme, was introduced in 2012 with a phased implementation plan targeting men and women aged 60 to 69. Initially testing every 3 years was involved and this has moved to 2-year testing intervals. The intention is to extend the eligible age range for BowelScreen to all aged 55 to 74 years, in line with the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (15 Jan 2019)

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.