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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (6 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: Hospital Appointments Status (6 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 Appointments Status (6 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 Charges (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 568 to 571, inclusive, together. As this is a matter for the Health Service Executive, I have asked them to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (6 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 Beds Data (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: €10 million in funding is being made available in 2019 to increase acute bed capacity in line with the recommendations of the Health Service Capacity Review. Increasing capacity is a priority for this Government. My Department is currently in discussions with the HSE, in the context of the National Service Plan 2019, to identify the sites for investment and the associated number...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: The Deputy will be aware of the cross-party Sláintecare Report published in May 2017 which made recommendations regarding fundamental reform of the Irish health system. The report recommended a decisive shift towards community based care and an expansion of GP services on a phased basis. The Government approved a Sláintecare Implementation Strategy in July 2018 which provides the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of health services, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578, 630 and 645 together. St James's Hospital, as a designated cancer centre, runs a Rapid Access Breast Clinic for Symptomatic Breast Disease. In parallel with the Rapid Access Breast Clinic, a Familial Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Service has evolved to provide a clinical service to women who are considered to be at higher than average risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Data (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: In April this year I launched the Final Report and Recommendations by the Taskforce on Staffing and Skill Mix on Phase I of the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix. The Framework sets out, for the first time in Ireland, a methodology to determine the appropriate number of nurses and healthcare assistants required for our medical/surgical wards. Results from the pilots did...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 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: Disability Services Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: When considering the loco parentis rule, it must be recognised that Paediatric Homecare Packages (PHCPs) are clinical care nursing packages designed for children with complex medical conditions and who have significant healthcare needs. As PHCPs are a clinical rather than respite support, nurses delivering care do not assume sole responsibility for a child in the home. It is also the case...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Estimates Process (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: The letter of determination is part of the Department's governance arrangements with the HSE. It sets out the level of approved expenditure for the HSE, and is updated on an ongoing basis during the year as plans for new developments are finalised, submitted for approval, approved and commenced. The Department does not routinely publish communications between it and the HSE in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 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: Health Services Expenditure (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: The Government has decided that the resourcing of Sláintecare is a matter for the annual estimates process. However, the National Development Plan (NDP), published earlier this year as part of the Project Ireland 2040 policy initiative, provides €10.9 billion to invest in infrastructure, equipment and additional service capacity for the public health sector over the next 10 years...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 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 Waiting Lists Data (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 to 597, inclusive, together. Historically, radiology waiting list data has not been collected nationally. The HSE advises that a pilot project commenced in 2016 by the HSE Acute Hospitals Division to progress the collection of national radiology waiting list data. The project has been supported by the Radiology Clinical Care Programme and has involved key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (6 Nov 2018)

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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for it to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.