Results 27,401-27,420 of 46,081 for speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (28 Mar 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (28 Mar 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (28 Mar 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (28 Mar 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;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria to be applied in the making of reimbursement decisions which include the clinical and cost effectiveness of the product, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 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: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: My Department has asked the Health Service Executive to provide the Deputy directly with the information requested in respect of Millstreet Community Hospital, Cork.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (28 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: Hospitals Capital Programme (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: The Programme for Partnership Government contains a Government commitment regarding the development of a dedicated Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Unit in Beaumont Hospital, to be progressed in the context of a CF Model of Care. This CF Unit capital project will thus be underpinned by the “Model of Care for People with Cystic Fibrosis in Ireland” which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: I have been unable to confirm the correspondence noted by the Deputy, but understand it relates to matters raised by the Parkinson's Association in March of this year. The Model of Care for Neurology was launched by the Director General of the HSE in late 2016. The Model of Care was developed by the HSE’s National Clinical Programme for Neurology in collaboration with consultants,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Charges (28 Mar 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (28 Mar 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: Hospital Appointments Status (28 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: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (28 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: General Practitioner Contracts (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: The Government is committed to delivering more non-acute care within the primary care sector, so that better care close to home can be provided for communities around the country. General Practitioners play an important role in the primary care system. It is generally accepted that there is a need to modernise the current GMS contract and ensure that general practice is a viable and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: While most of the provisions in the Basic Safety Standards Directive (BSSD) are binding, there are some articles where discretion is afforded to Member States (MSs) as to how they are transposed into national law. The main health provisions in this regard were outlined in a consultation process undertaken by my Department in June 2017. Copies of the consultation document and associated...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 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 Appointments Status (28 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 Appointments Status (28 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...