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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 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 (22 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 (22 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 (22 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: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (22 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) is an independent statutory body with responsibility for professional regulation in the area of  pre-hospital emergency care including the recognition of professional qualifications.   Accordingly, the Deputy's query has been referred to PHECC for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (22 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: All medical card holders are required to pay a prescription charge of €2 per item for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacies under the General Medical Services scheme. This charge is subject to a monthly cap of €20 for each person or family. This ensures that no person or family pays more than €20 per month. Any future change to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 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: General Practitioner Services (22 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: Hospital Services (22 Mar 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (22 Mar 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 objective of the health service. 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...

Ráiteas faoi Eolas do Vótálaithe: Tairiscint - Statement for Information of Voters: Motion (21 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: Tairgim:GO ndéanfar an ráiteas atá leagtha amach sa Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Rún seo a fhorordú mar eolas do vótálaithe, de bhun alt 23 d’Acht an Reifrinn, 1994 (Uimh. 12 de 1994), i ndáil leis an togra chun an Bunreacht a leasú, atá ar áireamh sa Bhille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht, 2018, agus...

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Ordú don Chúigiú Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Order for Fifth Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: Now

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Ordú don Tuarascáil - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (21 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: Now.

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 (21 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: Are we not in the middle of a vote?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority of Ireland (21 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: From 1 January 2016 to date, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) made requests to the Department of Health for additional staff and funding on a number of occasions and approvals were granted (as per the table). In addition to the staffing approvals listed in the attached table, during the period January 2016 to date, the FSAI submitted requests to the Department for the following...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (21 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 Services Funding (21 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 241 together. The Model of Care for Neurology was launched by the Director General of the HSE in late 2016. This was developed by the HSE’s National Clinical Programme for Neurology in collaboration with consultants, nurses, health and social care professionals and patient support groups. It aims to address the need for strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation (21 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: I have met with Athletic Rehabilitation Therapists Ireland as have my officials on a number of previous occasions regarding this matter. Athletic rehabilitation therapists are a separate profession to that of Physiotherapist which is the profession designated for regulation by CORU under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005. As a separate profession they do not use and are not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (21 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: The Oireachtas has put in place a robust legal framework in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, which gives full statutory powers to the HSE to assess and make decisions on the reimbursement of medicines, taking account of a range of objective factors and expert opinion as appropriate. The Act specifies the criteria to be applied in the making of reimbursement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (21 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: Last October’s Budget announced a total 2018 allocation of €55m for the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) for 2018 which more than doubles its 2017 total allocation which was €20m. This significant increase in funding reflects the fact that reducing waiting times for patients is one of this Government's key priorities. The Department of Health, the HSE and the...