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

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 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 Aids and Appliances Provision (18 Sep 2018)

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

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

Simon Harris: I am aware that preparations and planning for winter 2018/19 have already begun at hospital group and local level. My Department is working with the HSE to ensure that these local and regional plans are consolidated and supported through a plan at national level to ensure the most effective response to the winter challenges to unscheduled care provision. As previously outlined to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (18 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. HSE decisions on which medicines are reimbursed by the taxpayer are made on objective, scientific and economic grounds, on the advice of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: The National Ambulance Service (NAS) Capacity Review, which was published in 2016, identified that additional resources were required to enable the NAS to meet the response time targets set by HIQA. Implementation of the Capacity Review recommendations require a multi-annual programme of phased investment in ambulance manpower, vehicles and technology. In that regard, over recent years...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (18 Sep 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 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: Departmental Contracts Data (7 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 560 and 598 together. The Healthy Ireland Survey provides an up-to-date picture of the nation's health, with a robust and credible set of data on a range of health related behaviours and health service utilisation patterns. The Survey involves in-home, face-to-face interviews lasting approximately 45 minutes, with a sample of approximately 7,500 individuals...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (7 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 562, 672, 785 and 949 together. You will be aware that in February 2018, an agreement was reached at the WRC between the 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 organisations to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Complaints Procedures (7 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. As this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (7 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: General Data Protection Regulation Data (7 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 583 together. Under subject access provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) and the Data Protection Act 2018, a data subject, who is defined as an identifiable or identified natural (living) person, can make a request for personal data, including medical files and medical history to the relevant data controller, for example,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 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 directly you in relation to this matter. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (7 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: Improving waiting times for hospital procedures is a key commitment in the Programme for Government and in 2018 €50 million was allocated to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to provide treatment for patients. Under the Inpatient and Day Case Action Plan, which was launched earlier this year, the HSE will deliver 1.14 million hospital procedures. The NTPF will deliver...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 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 (7 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: Prescriptions Charges (7 Sep 2018)

Simon Harris: The Programme for a Partnership Government contains a commitment to reduce the cost of medicines by reducing prescription charges for medical card holders. I will continue to examine opportunities to address the cost of the charge to patients, having regard to the funding available. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 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 (7 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...