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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 May 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: HSE Staff (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The full information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. As the Deputy is aware section 5 of the Health Service Executive (Governance) Act 2013 amends section 10 of the Health Act 2004. Under an agreement reached with the INMO and SIPTU Nursing the Department of Health committed to increasing the nursing and midwifery workforce in 2017 to deliver 1,224 additional permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The information that the Deputy seeks is not readily available. Therefore, I have asked the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) to investigate the matter and reply directly to the Deputy. It is important to reiterate that the HPRA and the European Medicines Agency continually monitor adverse events to vaccination. HPV is one of the most closely studied and monitored medicinal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 May 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: Speech and Language Therapy Data (15 May 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: Speech and Language Therapy Data (15 May 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: Occupational Therapy Data (15 May 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: Occupational Therapy Data (15 May 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 Provision (15 May 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: Nursing Staff Provision (15 May 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: HSE Staff Data (15 May 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: National Cervical Screening Programme (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 381 and 382 together. The clinical advice from the HSE and my Department is clear that there is no evidence that the clinical and technical aspects of CervicalCheckhave performed outside or below the quality guidelines set for the programme, or below international standards. All laboratories contracted by CervicalCheck meet the programme’s standards and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (15 May 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 Administration (15 May 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 Card Eligibility (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Medical card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. Under the legislation having a particular illness does not establish eligibility for a medical card and therefore the medical conditions of applicants are not monitored on that basis. The HSE’s Expert Group on Medical Need and Medical Card Eligibility examined the issue of awarding medical cards on the basis of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes. Therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The Long Term Illness (LTI)Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the LTI are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia; spina...

Written Answers — Department of Health: First-Aid Training (15 May 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 to 394, inclusive, together. The Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to “put in place a scheme, on a no-fault basis, that will respond to the needs of people with disability arising from vaccination.”The policy objectives in putting in place a scheme to meet the needs of people with disability arising from vaccination...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The Government recently announced a comprehensive package of healthcare supports for to the 209 women diagnosed with cervical cancer since 2008 and for whom cytology review recommendations following clinical audit differed from the original test, and their families, including those of the 17 women within the group and who are known to have died. These supports will also be provided to...