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Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Sharing Arrangements (11 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: The Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 in its current format will provide the legal basis for sharing data, including personal data, among certain public sector bodies and will assist in stipulating the specific safeguards that should be put in place for such data sharing arrangements. As the Bill is still under consideration by Government, my Department is not in a position...

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: No such instruction was given. Cavan General Hospital is one of our best performing hospitals. I met the Deputy there when I opened a state-of-the-art CF unit. The hospital has a consistently low number of people on hospitals trollies - often it has none - and it does very well in terms of its elective waiting lists as well. I visited Monaghan hospital as well, which obviously works in...

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: No instruction was given by me to that effect, but I will follow up with the RCSI.

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: Section 40 of the Health Act 2007 gives me, as Minister, the ability to request any information and to make that information available to a person appointed by me to investigate or examine such a matter. I received correspondence from the HSE on 26 June seeking section 40. I responded favourably on 27 June, the next day. My understanding is, and I note public comments from Dr. Scally to...

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: I have answered the question.

Order of Business (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputy for raising this. We are directly interacting with people who have been impacted by the CervicalCheck situation. As the Deputy probably knows, we have established a steering committee within the Department of Health. It meets every Thursday. It publishes its minutes, agenda and all other documents on my Department's website. On that group we have two advocates,...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: That is a bit of a stretch.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: A General Scheme of a Human Tissue Bill is being finalised.  The proposed Bill  will include provisions on anatomical examination and will propose the repeal of the Anatomy Act 1832.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (10 Jul 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 Appointments Status (10 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: In relation to the matters raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (10 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: There are currently two cath labs based in Galway which service the acute cardiac cases for Sligo and the Northwest. For elective cases there is a mobile cath lab unit operating one day a week in both Sligo and Letterkenny. The aim of the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services is to achieve optimal patient outcomes at population level with particular emphasis on the safety,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (10 Jul 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 Staff (10 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (10 Jul 2018)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (10 Jul 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Jul 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...