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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 May 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: Hospital Appointments Administration (15 May 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: Dental Services Provision (15 May 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (15 May 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: HSE Correspondence (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to issue a detailed reply to the individual in question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Correspondence (15 May 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: Legal Proceedings (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: As of 9 May 2018, legal proceedings against the Minister, the Health Services Executive and GlaxoSmithKline Biological SA have been initiated by seventy individuals. The plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. The management of the cases transferred to the State Claims Agency (SCA) on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I am advised by the HSE and the NTPF that waiting times for diagnostics such as CT scans are not held centrally by either body. I have requested a report from the HSE on waiting times for CT scans for oncology patients and I will provide the Deputy with details of the report as soon as it is available. With regard to the individual patient query, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 May 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: Dental Services Provision (15 May 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: National Cervical Screening Programme (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: While I appreciate the need to reassure women in relation to CervicalCheck, the clinical advice from the HSE and my Department is clear that there is no evidence that the clinical and technical aspects of the programme have performed outside or below the quality guidelines set for it, or below international standards. All laboratories contracted by CervicalCheck meet the...

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

Simon Harris: Cannabis products which contain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is psychoactive, are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs legislation. Under this legislation medical practitioners who wish to prescribe cannabis for medical use may apply to me, as Minister for Health, for a licence to do so. The Chief Medical Officer has advised that the granting of such a licence must be premised on an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (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: Hospital Appointments Delays (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The National Cancer Control Programme target is that 90% of Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy treatment patients will receive their treatment within 15 working days. Data for University Hospital Waterford is set out below. Total Within 15 days 15 +1 15 +2 15+3 15+4 15+5 15 +>5 Unknown 2016 357 310 2 1 3 2 5 14 20 2017 348 235 14 10 11 9 9 39 21 2018 82 57 2 2 4 3 5 9 0 Total 787...

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: Public Sector Staff (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: State Bodies, including the HSE, which come under the aegis of the Department of Health must comply with the requirements in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's (DPER) Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.  The provisions in the Code include the requirements for compliance with relevant legislation and governance obligations. They include compliance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: State Bodies, including the HSE, are required to have regard to, and to implement Government policy on pay and related matters. In accordance with the One Person One Salary (OPOS) principle, serving public servants require the consent of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in order to undertake other forms of paid remuneration in any part of the public service. In this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The State Claims Agency (SCA), which manages claims on behalf of the HSE, has not yet finalised its reply to the questions posed by the Deputy. It expects to provide the answers next week at which time I will forward the information to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 May 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 to 170, inclusive, together. This question relates to matters which are now the subject of a Scoping Inquiry. I announced the terms of reference of this Inquiry, following agreement by Government, on 8th May 2018. The Inquiry, led by Dr Gabriel Scally, will examine the facts, including details of the non-disclosure to patients relating to CervicalCheck...