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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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 Appointments Status (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: Vaccination Programme (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: 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”, published on 19 April 2012, set out the facts concerning when knowledge of possible side effects from the pandemic influenza vaccine came to the attention of health authorities. The first reported case...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: Work is ongoing on the legislation to regulate termination of pregnancy with the intention of publishing it in the House as soon as possible in this session. This legislation will be based on the General Scheme of a Bill entitled Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill approved by Government on the 10 of July and published on my Department’s website. A range of issues are...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is responsible for supervision of the authorisation, manufacture, wholesaling and placing on the market of medicines for human use in Ireland. The Authority has not, to date, found any falsified (including counterfeit) medicine within the legitimate supply chain that has reached patient level. It has identified and investigated falsified...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy may be aware CRISPR is one of the new gene editing technologies which is used mainly in research laboratories in genetic research. The Health Research Board (HRB), which is an agency of my Department, funds a small number of research projects in this area. Projects using this type of technology include research in the area of neurodegenerative disease and breast...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Provision (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: Maternity Services (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 718 to 720, inclusive, together. The National Women & Infants Health Programme has been tasked to disseminate learning from incident reviews and ensure all recommendations are implemented nationally. Accordingly, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Responsibilities (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: As this relates to a HSE service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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: Cancer Screening Programmes (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: I am aware that issues in relation to CervicalCheck have caused concern for many women, and my Department is working with the HSE to restore confidence in this life-saving screening programme. The HSE has advised that, due to the increased volume of smear tests which have been carried out in recent weeks, women are experiencing some delay in receiving their results.Currently, results may take...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Expenditure (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: There is no one capital cost for additional beds/places. The capital cost is dependent on a variety of factors including the clinical requirements and where the places will be provided (whether as an extension or refurbishment of an existing facility or as a new development on a greenfield site). As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare services and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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 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. Earlier this year, the Minister launched the Inpatient/Day Case Action Plan which outlines the combined impact of HSE and NTPF activity in 2018 to reduce the number of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (7 Sep 2018)
Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.