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- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: General Practitioners are private contractors. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of General Practitioners that can set up in a town or community. Under the provisions of the Health (Provision of General Practitioner) Act 2012, a GP can enter into a state contract to provide GP services provided he/she is on the Medical Council's...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 960 and 961 together. As the HSE is responsible for the delivery of health care infrastructure projects, the Executive has been requested to reply directly to you in relation to the property on Drogheda Street, Monasterevin, County Kildare.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: On 5 December 2017, I asked the HSE to reply directly to you in respect of the service matter raised in Parliamentary Question 312 of 5 December 2017. I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly in relation to the query now raised.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Register Administration (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: Under section 57 of the Health Act 2004, the HSE’s regulatory functions include responsibility for all Consultant appointments in the public health service in Ireland including HSE hospitals, voluntary hospitals, mental health services and other agencies; whether additional, replacement, temporary or locum. In March 2008 the HSE amended the qualifications specified for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Certificates Administration (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: There are a number of interconnections between Parts 2 & 3 of the Children and Family Relationships 2015 and the provisions outlined in the General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017. In an effort to ensure that a coherent and consistent approach is adopted in relation to the broader regulatory framework for assisted human reproduction, these interconnections and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: My Department has one temporary clerical officer who has been engaged on a contract of two years' duration for specific work to be completed over a fixed period of time and it is not anticipated that this temporary clerical officer will be retained beyond the end of that period.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (17 Apr 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: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Apr 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: Disease Management (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 981, 986 and 1029 together. Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin but can occasionally be more severe and highly debilitating. Lyme...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. The 2013 Act does not give the Minister for Health any powers in this regard. The HSE does not require approval or consent from the Minister or...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Apr 2018)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 983, 1017 and 1037 together. I am aware that there are challenges in meeting the growing demand for rheumatology services, and that the Health Service Executive is working towards improving access to such services. In relation to rheumatology service provision, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to...