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Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Acts passed since 2014 Sections not in force Current position  Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017 - Part 4 Note: The Minister for Health is responsible for Part 4 of the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017. Part 4 of the Act provides for supports for open disclosure of patient safety incidents.  It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Provision (12 Jun 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE National Escalation Framework, issued to the system in late 2015, consists of a tiered and incremental suite of actions to be adapted and implemented in hospitals with an ED during times when such hospitals are challenged in matching capacity and demand for acute inpatient care. The full capacity protocol is the last escalation step in the HSE National Escalation Framework....

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reviews (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: Against a background of growing demand for unscheduled care and high acute hospital occupancy rates, Government provided €30 million in 2017 and a further €40 million in 2018 for measures to increase acute hospital capacity and alleviate overcrowding in Emergency Departments. In the light of the conclusions of the Health Service Capacity Review that the system will need...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: Against a background of growing demand for unscheduled care and high acute hospital occupancy rates, Government provided €30 million in 2017 and a further €40 million in 2018 for measures to increase acute hospital capacity and alleviate overcrowding in Emergency Departments. In the light of the conclusions of the Health Service Capacity Review that the system will need...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (12 Jun 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Documents (12 Jun 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 Governance (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has made considerable progress in ensuring greater accountability in the discharge of responsibilities by both the HSE and its funded agencies in relation to the oversight of grants paid to Section 38 and 39 agencies. The HSE, for example, has implemented a Governance Framework which underpins the funding relationship between the HSE and these agencies. While the HSE will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: My Department has asked the Health Service Executive to provide the Deputy with the current position regarding the report referred to in his question. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 810 and 811 together. I have asked the HSE to revert to the Deputy with the specific details sought. The HSE policy in respect of Consultant Appointments, both permanent and temporary, requires that they are on the relevant Specialist Register. This rule is in place since March 2008. The HSE has advised my Department that as of 11 May 2018, 121 doctors who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jun 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: Nursing Staff (12 Jun 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (12 Jun 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Act 2013, when a person attains the age of 70, the medical card income limits are €500 gross income per week for a single person and €900 gross income per week for a couple. Persons aged 70 or older, who are assessed as ineligible under the gross income thresholds, may also have their eligibility assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: Reviews of income thresholds for medical cards and GP Visit cards generally is a budgetary matter and they can be reviewed in the context of the annual Estimates  process.  Any new policy measures around the income thresholds for either medical cards or GP visit cards to be incorporated into the forthcoming Budget will be considered by Government as part of the 2019 Estimates...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: The number of persons over 70 years who hold a medical card as at 1 May 2018 is 347,676 and the number of people over 80 years who hold a medical card is 137,184.  These numbers are up to 1 May 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Jun 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: Freedom of Information Requests (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: I am advised by the HSE that, to date, 18 requests have been made under the Freedom of Information Act for personal records. Of those, 11 have been processed and completed and 7 remain open. The HSE has confirmed that all requests received to date have been and will continue to be processed within the timeframes set out under the Act. More broadly, my Department of Health has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is  aware, the Government decided on 11 May 2018 to offer a comprehensive package of support measures to those women diagnosed with cervical cancer since 2008 for whom cytology review recommendations following clinical audit differed from the original test.  This support package also encompassed immediate family members, including the next-of-kin of...