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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (29 Mar 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Mar 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: Health Insurance Levy (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: Lifetime Community Rating, which came into operation on 1 May 2015, is designed to encourage people to join the private health insurance market at younger ages. This supports affordable community-rated premiums for everyone who wishes to purchase health insurance. Since May 2015, ‘late entry loadings’ apply for those aged 35 and over who purchased health insurance for the first...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Consultancy Contracts Data (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available and I will revert to the Deputy once the Department has collated the required information.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (29 Mar 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: Medicinal Products (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The HSE carefully considered the pricing and reimbursement of human alpha1-proteinase inhibitor (Respreeza). The manufacturer, CSL Behring, was notified in August 2017 that the HSE was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 Mar 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 Facilities (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (29 Mar 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: On 9 February 2018, an agreement was reached between my Department, the HSE and health sector Trade Unions in relation to a process aimed at resolving the pay restoration issue for staff employed by section 39 bodies. The HSE are to carry out an analysis to establish, with supporting evidence, the following: - Whether, when and to what extent reductions in pay rates were applied during the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) publishes the Inpatient/Day Case and Outpatient waiting list figures on its website each month. The publication includes Inpatient and Day Case Adult and Child Analysis. The most recent figures published by the NTPF for the end of February 2018 indicate that there is a total of 79,039 people on the Inpatient/Day case waiting list, of which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. However, there is insufficient information contained in the PQ for the HSE to investigate this issue. Therefore the Deputy should forward the requested information directly to the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (29 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: The development of primary care is central to the Government's objective to deliver a high-quality, integrated and cost-effective health care system.  The Slaintecare Report also made significant recommendations in relation to shifting the model of healthcare towards a more comprehensive and accessible primary care service in order to deliver better care close to home in communities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (29 Mar 2018)

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

HPV Vaccine: Motion [Private Members] (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Alan Kelly for putting down this very important motion. I genuinely believe it is one of the most important Private Members' motions we have had in this House in long years. As Deputy Burton eloquently said, it is not a party political pop or a motion to score points. It is providing the House with an opportunity to unite and send out a very important, powerful message that...

Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Howlin for the question. As he knows, I have asked Professor Philip Nolan, the President of NUI Maynooth, to chair the national review, work on which has commenced. The review team is available to brief Members, as appropriate, and will engage in public consultation so that people in the south east and all other parts of the country will have an opportunity to have their say....

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: But I am and it has been published.