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Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (6 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. My Department does not, in general, enter into contracts with charitable organisations. However, I will survey the Department and should such any such contract exist, with such restriction clauses, I will provide the requested details to the Deputy. A primary function of the HSE is to manage and deliver health and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (6 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: My Department does not enter into contracts with section 38 or section 39 organisations. A primary function of the HSE is to manage and deliver health and personal social services. It can either do this itself or it can enter an arrangement under section 38 or section 39 of the Health Act 2004 with a service provider to deliver the service. The legal framework available to the HSE for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 448 and 450 together. Vaccination is regarded as one of the safest and most cost-effective of all health care interventions. It is also one of the most effective ways a parent can protect the health of their child. Ireland’s childhood immunisation programmes have had a huge impact in improving the health of the Irish population. Diseases that used...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (6 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: The efficacy of a vaccine for a specific disease is usually defined as the reduction in the chance of developing the disease after vaccination relative to the chance when unvaccinated, as determined in a prospective randomised controlled trial. Clinical trials submitted in an application for a marketing authorisation to place a medicine on the market are reviewed, including the trial...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (6 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: The NTPF publishes the Inpatient/Daycase and Outpatient waiting list figures by specialty for each hospital on its website each month. This information is available at www.NTPF.ie. The NTPF does not collect data in relation to the number of complex cases within each time-band. The most recent figures published by the NTPF for the end of December 2017 indicate that there is a total of 81,468...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (6 Feb 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: Medical Card Applications (6 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Strategy Implementation (1 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: The National Maternity Strategy - Creating A Better Future Together 2016 - 2026- aims to ensure that appropriate care pathways are in place in order that mothers, babies and families get the right care, at the right time, by the right team and in the right place. Similarly, it recognises that, while all pregnant women need a certain level of support, some will require more specialised care....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (1 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Feb 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (1 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are devices that can correct abnormal heart rhythms in certain types of cardiac arrest. In the past number of years a number of AEDs have been installed in a wide variety of places throughout the country. In December 2014, HIQA published ahealth technology assessment which found that public access to defibrillation would result in a number of patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: I am committed to ensuring that the recommendation included in the The Make Work Pay for People with Disabilities Report to raise the medical card income disregard from its current level of €120 per week for people on Disability Allowance or on Partial Capacity Benefit is implemented. The Department of Health has been working with the HSE and the Department of Employment Affairs and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (1 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198, 200 to 202, inclusive, together. In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (1 Feb 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 HSE informed my Department of its decision not to reimburse Ataluren (Translarna) in July 2017. The HSE, in deciding not to reimburse Translarna, cited...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Products (1 Feb 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (1 Feb 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 (1 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Internal Audits (1 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: My Department's internal audit function is guided by the Institute of Internal Auditors' Standards which were published by the Department of Expenditure and Reform (DPER) in November 2012. These Standards require that a quality assurance and improvement programme be developed for the function which involves both periodic internal assessments and external assessments being carried out every...