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

Simon Harris: The staff of my Department are on centrally negotiated civil service pay scales. There are a number of Clerical Officers on the lower end of the pay scale for that grade who are on salaries below the living wage of €11.70 per hour but as they progress over time on the Clerical Officer pay scale, their salaries will exceed the living wage.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (10 May 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (10 May 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The new children’s hospital capital project is progressing well. Excavation and other construction works on the main site such as piling, service diversions and building a utility tunnel for the campus are continuing. The temporary compound at Davitt Road is operational, the purpose of this compound is to store building materials and to allow for the controlled arrival of...

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

Simon Harris: As part of the planning and analysis to support the development of the new children’s hospital a Workforce Planning Strategy for two Paediatric OPD and Urgent Care Centres at Connolly and Tallaght Hospitals and the new children’s hospital was commenced in 2015 by the Children’s Hospital Group. The workforce priority this year is to progress the consultant post...

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

Simon Harris: I continue to support the HSE in its efforts to bring down the waiting times for and improve access to scoliosis services. The long-term strategy to develop sustainable scoliosis services from 2018 has been prioritised by the Department of Health and the HSE in the 2018 HSE National Service Plan.   €9 million funding has been provided in 2018 to improve access to paediatric...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government approved the drafting of a Bill on assisted human reproduction and associated areas of research in October last year and the General Scheme is published on my Department’s website. The General Scheme does not include any provisions relating to foetal reduction.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government approved the drafting of a Bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research in October last year and the General Scheme is published on my Department’s website. Officials in my Department are engaging with the Office of the Attorney General in relation to the process of drafting this Bill. In addition, the Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (10 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: Narcolepsy Issues (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The details supplied indicate that the question concerns legal proceedings being managed by the State Claims Agency. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Capacity Review (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: In the light of the conclusions of the Health Service Capacity Review that the system will need nearly 2,600 additional acute hospital beds by 2031, I have asked my Department to work with the HSE to identify the location and mix of beds across the hospital system which can be opened and staffed this year and into 2019 in order to improve preparedness for Winter 2018/2019. This work is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The impact of demographic changes is one of a number of issues that must be taken into account when considering how current and future demand for services is to be measured and assessed. Global and regional health workforce demand is expected to increase in the coming decades because of population and economic growth, combined with demographic, epidemiological and other factors.   ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The Department of Health has commissioned a number of reports on future demographic demands for the health system, including the Health Service Capacity Review 2018.  From such reports we can see that, under current delivery models, the costs of care for older people, as well as those with chronic illness, will put pressure on funding going forward.  However, the actual forecast...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 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: Mental Health Services Staff (10 May 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: Medicines play a vital role in improving the health of Irish patients. Securing access to existing and new and innovative medicines is a key health service objective. However, the challenge is to do this in a safe and sustainable manner. Treatment must be appropriate and proportionate and clinical decision-making, such as prescribing, should be based on both patient needs and sound medical...

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

Simon Harris: I welcome the completion of Professor Walker's Report and would again like to convey my sympathies to the families involved in this process. I am advised that Portiuncula University Hospital and Saolta University Health Care Group have reviewed the findings and recommendations in Professor Walker's Report and an Implementation Team is already in place to progress the recommendations. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Negligence Claims (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The management of clinical indemnity and general insurance claims has been designated to the State Claims Agency under Section 9 of the National Treasury Management (Amendment) Act 2000.  The State Claims Agency has a statutory mandate to investigate and manage these claims to completion. The State Claims Agency has provided the following information in respect of the past 10...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (10 May 2018)

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