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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: Persons over 70 years of age do not have automatic eligibility for a medical card, however, under the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Act 2013, they do have a simplified application process where, when a person attains the age of 70, the medical card income limits are €500 gross income per week for a single person and €900 gross income per week for a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: The recommendations in the Make Work Pay for People with Disabilities Report in relation to medical cards were, firstly, to remove the requirement that work undertaken for the purposes of the medical card earnings disregard must be of a "rehabilitative" nature and, secondly, to increase the earnings disregard.  The first recommendation was implemented by the HSE last...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: Minocycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic which is authorised in Ireland for the treatment of infections caused by tetracycline-sensitive organisms.  It is not currently authorised as a treatment for schizophrenia.  The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), the competent authority for medicines in Ireland, have advised that there is a clinical trial registered in the UK...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (21 Nov 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 Correspondence (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: A reply to this correspondence has now issued from my office. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: System of Health Accounts is the most widely accepted methodology for estimating health expenditure and is used by both the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Eurostat. It is important to note that SHA focuses solely on expenditure for health purposes and excludes other expenditures, such as elements of social care expenditure, which would also come under the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (21 Nov 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: Health Services Access (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: Anyone travelling abroad within the EU should apply for a EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) before they travel. The card ensures that a  person will get the same access to necessary medical treatment under public sector health care (e.g. a doctor, a pharmacy, a hospital or a health care  centre) as nationals of the country they are visiting. The Department would also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I gave approval earlier this year for a switch to HPV testing as the primary cervical screening test, with cytology as a reflex test. This change will improve the sensitivity of testing and reduce the number of false negatives arising, although it is important to be clear that false negatives will always be part of any cervical screening programme. This change in testing is a priority,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (21 Nov 2018)

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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, I have asked the HSE to ensure that a reply to the PQ No.176 is forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (21 Nov 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: Hospital Services (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, I have decided to proceed with the provision of a second cath lab in University Hospital Waterford based on the HSE’s preferred option for its location and operation. It is intended that the cost of progressing the project to design, planning and construction stages will be considered in the context of the HSE’s Capital Plan for 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Data (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I wish to acknowledge the distress overcrowded Emergency Departments (EDs) cause to patients, their families and frontline staff working in very challenging working conditions in hospitals throughout the country. This Government remains committed to tackling overcrowding in EDs and improving access to health services. My Department is working with the HSE to ensure the most effective...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 185 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (21 Nov 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: Ambulance Service Funding (21 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) provide emergency ambulance services in Dublin city and county, by arrangement between Dublin City Council and the HSE. As the funding arrangement is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Products Supply (20 Nov 2018)

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: Cancer Screening Programmes (20 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: The intention is to restore the Familial Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Service in St James's Hospital as early as possible in the new year.  A third mammography machine will be installed then and it is hoped that any required staffing resources will be made available under the 2019 National Service Plan. The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme in...