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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 Dec 2018)

Simon Harris: The Deputy's question refers to service delivery matters and accordingly, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Remuneration (4 Dec 2018)

Simon Harris: You will be aware that in February 2018, an agreement was reached at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) between my Department, the HSE and health sector Trade Unions in relation to a process aimed at resolving the pay restoration issue for staff employed by section 39 bodies in 50 pilot organisations. The 50 organisations included were agreed at the WRC by all parties. I asked the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (4 Dec 2018)

Simon Harris: The Public Service Stability Agreement is delivering wage increases of 6.4% to 7.2% over 2018-2020 and is weighted toward the lowest paid. On top of the pay increases provided under the PSSA, in September agreement was reached with staff interests on proposals relating to the so-called “new entrant pay” issue. This would deliver an average of an additional €3,000 over...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Remuneration (4 Dec 2018)

Simon Harris: You will be aware that in February 2018, an agreement was reached at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) between my Department, the HSE and health sector Trade Unions in relation to a process aimed at resolving the pay restoration issue for staff employed by section 39 bodies in 50 pilot organisations. The 50 organisations included were agreed at the WRC by all parties. I asked the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (4 Dec 2018)

Simon Harris: My attention has been drawn to the recent media coverage around medical devices regulation and certain medical devices which were or are available to Irish patients I understand that the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has received some incident reports in relation to the Essure contraceptive product, however they have also confirmed that Essure has not been distributed in...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: Yes.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I think I have said it already.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: We hear a lot about opinion polls, Amárach being one, but we had a really big one where people went out and voted in the referendum in May. The people have made their decision. As politicians, we all take passing interest to various degrees in opinion polls but the only one that matters is the ballot. People made their decision in respect of this. This is not an amendment about...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: No, not see.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: No problem.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I do not recall that.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: But to have one.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputies for the debate. I am not in a position to accept this amendment which is indistinguishable from the amendment on the same subject put forward on Committee Stage. We had a long discussion and vote on that amendment then. While I can see that the amendment is proposed with the care of infants in mind - and I do not question the Deputy's bona fides in that regard at all -...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: Yes.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I hope the Deputy will also change his view one day.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: My constituents have endorsed my view by voting overwhelmingly in favour of repealing the eighth amendment, as did Deputy Mattie McGrath's. To answer Deputy Tóibín's question, it is somebody else's job to this. It is the job of the obstetric community. Those pro-life Deputies in the House - and I think we all consider ourselves to be pro-life - who are against the legislation...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I am not blaming him; I just tend to take medical advice from him which I think is a better idea than-----

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I think it is better than taking medical advice from politicians, including me, who are not medically qualified in how to carry out obstetric practice. However, that is just my view of the world. This unearthing of a commitment I made in 2011, which obviously does not relate to the amendment, but which a number of people are referencing, is no unearthing. The Deputy is right; that was...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I am delighted we are going to live in a country with compassion and care.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputies for raising the matter. I understand the points they are trying to raise but, as I did outline clearly on Committee Stage, I cannot accept the proposal to include a separate section in the Bill which would provide for the administration of an anaesthetic to a foetus where the gestational age of the foetus is 20 weeks or more because, as I explained on Committee Stage...