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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (19 Sep 2018)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (19 Sep 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: Departmental Reports (19 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: It is extremely regrettable that some details of the review became known in advance of the planned briefing for impacted women and families. I viewed it as a priority that representatives of those most affected would be briefed on the content of the report before it was published. Consequently, I and my Department had been working towards a schedule that ensured the patient representatives...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 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: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (19 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: In response to the question raised regarding the number of women waiting on gynaecology services in Mullingar General Hospital, the following table sets out the inpatient/day case and outpatient waiting list numbers for the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar as at end August 2018 Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar Gynaecology Waiting Lists end August 2018 Total 0-3 months 3-6 months...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 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: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (19 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. The Minister for Health does not have any statutory power or function in relation to reimbursement of medicines Under the 2013 Act, if a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 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: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation (19 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I wish to advise the Deputy that applications for the recognition of non-Irish qualifications in psychology are assessed under Directive 2005/36/EC. Under Statutory Instrument No. 8 of 2017, which transposes the Directive into Irish law, the Minister for Health is the competent authority for the assessment of psychology qualifications and I am advised on applications by the Psychological...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (19 Sep 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: HSE Data (19 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: At the end of June, the reported HSE is €341.7m over profile. While made up of offsetting surpluses and deficits, the main drivers are expenditure in acute hospitals, pressures in relation to emergency placements for people with disabilities, costs associated with HIQA compliance, Storm Emma and the State Claims Agency. Income is also below profile and is contributing to the deficit...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I cannot comment on individual cases or matters that are the subject of litigation but I can provide background information on this litigation and clarify matters that are already in the public domain. The Final Report of National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee, “Investigation of an increase in the incidence of narcolepsy in children and adolescents in 2009 and 2010”,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (18 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (18 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Remuneration (18 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369, 457 and 540 together. The Report of the Public Sector Pay Commission published on 4th September specifically addressed a number of health sector grades including consultants, having identified the grade as one where recruitment and retention issues were evident in its first report. In this report the Commission recognised that the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Reports (18 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I obtained Government approval in July for the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy to deliver the vision outlined for our health system in the Sláintecare Report produced by the Future of Healthcare Committee. The Implementation Strategy recognises that strong leadership and clear governance will be essential to success and it clearly sets out the implementation and governance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Advisers Data (18 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table. Minister/Minister of State Special Adviser Start Date End Date if applicable Simon Harris T.D. Joanne Lonergan 25/05/2016 N/A Majella Fitzpatrick 30/05/2016 14/06/2017 Kathyann Barrett 14/06/2017 07/09/2018 Finian McGrath T.D. Damian O’Farrell 09/05/2016 N/A Gerard Maguire 12/09/2016...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (18 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372 and 499 together. 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. I asked the HSE to engage with the Section 39...