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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Products (12 Jun 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 Waiting Lists (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: Improving waiting times for patients for hospital operations and procedures is a key priority for the Government. Cataract surgery is among the most common surgical procedures carried out in the Ophthalmology specialty. Through the work of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (or NTPF) and the Health Service Executive (HSE), the overall number of patients waiting for cataract surgery has...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 615 and 675 together. The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) completed its review of sodium valproate in February 2018, and recommended new measures to avoid exposure of babies to valproate-containing medicines in the womb. These measures were subsequently endorsed by the Coordination Group for Mutual...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to her.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: Cannabis is strictly controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2016, and the Regulations and Orders made thereunder. The two most common active components found in cannabis oil are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). - THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis. Under the Misuse of Drugs legislation products containing THC are strictly controlled and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Equality (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: No, neither I nor my Department have done so.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: Since my appointment as Minister for Health I have attended a photocall on 14 July 2016 and a campaign event earlier this year on 10 April with Amnesty International. No Departmental staff were present at these events.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: I understand that both parties have been invited to appear before the Public Accounts Committee this week which will provide an opportunity to address these issues.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: The HSE published the Report of the Primary Care Eye Services Review Group in June 2017. The overall aim of the Review is to reorganise primary care eye services with an increased emphasis on maximising delivery of a comprehensive service at primary care level, thereby also releasing capacity in the acute sector to provide more complex services. This reflects Government policy, which...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (12 Jun 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 Data (12 Jun 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: Dental Services Provision (12 Jun 2018)
Simon Harris: The national approach to future oral health service provision will be informed by the National Oral Health Policy, which is currently being finalised and which I expect will be published later this year. The aim of the policy is to develop a model of care that will enable preventative approaches to be prioritised, improve access, and support interventions appropriate to current and...