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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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 sets out the legal obligations of public service bodies to: Promote and support the employment of people with disabilities; Comply with any statutory Code of Practice; Meet a target of 3% of employees with disabilities; Report every year on achievement of these obligations. In line with the provisions of the Act, the Department of Health reports on an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 224 together. The rate of duty to be applied to any tobacco product is a matter for the Department of Finance. In the consideration of the excise treatment to apply to new tobacco products, the Department of Finance consults with my Department in relation to the compliance of those tobacco products with public health tobacco legislation. My...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (28 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (28 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: I am advised that the contract for a mobile mammography service at Sligo University Hospital, providing follow-up mammography for breast cancer patients post treatment, has been extended recently for a further 12 months. The contract for this service was awarded following a tendering  process run by the HSE.

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

Simon Harris: Medicines containing sodium valproate are approved in Ireland, and the rest of the EU, for the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. It has been well established that children exposed to valproate in the womb have an increased risk of congenital malformations and neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. In 2014, following a European Medicines Agency (EMA) review of...

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

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