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Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: It is a conscious decision to make sure that when we put labels on our alcohol, a product that causes harm, it will be clear as possible. Deputy Ó Cuív is correct that if a directive came in, it would need to be in both languages. That is entirely correct. Deputy Ó Cuív will be aware, as a former Aire, that this is also correct. Let me also tell the Deputy that...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: No, I have said all I wish to say. I would like to pass the Bill.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: We are not talking about that now.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: That is a genuine issue.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Donnelly for his amendments and engagement on this. As I said to him directly, I know he put down these amendments in an effort to improve the Bill with respect to labelling and notification, and not for any other motive, as I saw wrongly attributed to him. As I already mentioned to Deputy Donnelly, amendment No. 8 relates to the requirement to have the health information on...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: After 1,000 days of people discussing this I intend to be brief on Report Stage. Deputy O'Reilly is entirely correct that the amendment is very sensible. The Bill already provides in section 11(5) that the Minister should have regard to health-related risks and other societal harms caused by alcohol consumption when determining changes to minimum unit pricing. We have a variety of systems,...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: Does he speak Irish?

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: Yes.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I will follow the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's direction and speak only to the amendment. Opposition amendments Nos. 4 and 5 from Deputy O'Reilly try to expand the definition of "sell" in the Bill to include "supply for the purpose of promoting the use of another service" and "supply in the purchase of another good or service". As Deputy O'Reilly knows, the Minister of the day already has the...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: Opposition amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive and amendments Nos. 6 and 24, as Deputy O'Reilly outlined, create a framework for age restrictions on alcohol advertising on the Internet. Like Deputy Donnelly, I fully support the intention of these amendments, as I discussed with Deputy O'Reilly and in the Seanad and as my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, would have said...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Stroke Care (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: As this P.Q. relates to a service issue, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the deputy

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Sep 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: Medical Consent (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156, 157 and 158 together. Under the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, the Medical Council is the statutory body charged with responsibility for the registration and regulation of medical practitioners in the State. The Council's main role is to protect the public by promoting and better ensuring high standards of professional conduct and professional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Sep 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: In June 2018 I approved the establishment of a Central Waiting List Validation function with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) with the objective of delivering a standardisation of approach of validation across all waiting lists and all hospitals in line with the best patient-centred practices. The validation of waiting lists will better inform the true demand for hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Sep 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: Palliative Care Services Provision (26 Sep 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: Voluntary Hospital Sector (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Hospital Sector (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: In addition to the health and social care services which it directly provides the HSE also enters into arrangements with service providers for the provision of health and personal social care services on its behalf. The Health Act 2004 provides the legal framework for the HSE to enter into arrangements or agreements with two distinct categories of agencies/groups: Section 38 (1) states...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165, 166 and 171 together. Earlier this year in response to Parliamentary Questions, I stated, as was my understanding then, that laboratories contracted by CervicalCheck met the programme’s standards and had ISO accreditation, certified by the relevant national authorities. The Report of the Scoping Inquiry established by Government has...