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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Capacity (17 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Capacity Review is examining health service capacity across all key areas of primary care, acute care and services for older people. My Department had direct engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the terms of reference for the Review early last year. The emerging findings from the process have also been the subject of broader discussions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: As this PQ refers to a service issue regarding delivery of flu vaccines to pharmacies, I have referred it to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: The Department of Health, like all Government Departments, is committed to protecting dignity and respect across the organisation. In that regard, the Dignity at Work Policy has been developed in partnership between Civil Service management and staff unions through the Equality Sub Committee of General Council. It aims to promote respect, dignity, safety, and equality in the workplace. Every...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Jan 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 (17 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: The HSE Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) programme has advised that it is preparing a report of the review of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) centres, which looked at services and issues that need to be addressed to maintain the current services. It might also be of interest to note that I have recently initiated a National...

Hospital Trolley Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: I welcome the opportunity to address the Dáil on the important issue of hospital overcrowding and thank Deputy Louise O'Reilly for facilitating the debate through the motion. I would like to approach this debate in a spirit of finding solutions and forging cross-party consensus. I appreciate that Deputy O'Reilly put forward a number of constructive suggestions. I am also conscious of...

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: Why did Fianna Fáil let them do it?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (16 Jan 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 Medical Services Scheme Data (16 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: Under the terms of the General Medical Services and GP Visit Card contracts, the number of persons who hold a medical card or GP visit card on a GP's patient panel may not exceed 2,000, except in exceptional circumstances. Under the terms of the contract for the provision of services to children under six years of age, the aggregate number patients under six and all other patients who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Data (16 Jan 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: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (16 Jan 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: Health Services (16 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 659, 660 and 717 together. Whilst it is understood that pay cuts were implemented in many section 39 organisations, it is not clear if these cuts were applied in a universally consistent manner across all section 39 agencies. So while staff may have been subject to cuts, it is not known if the cuts were to the same extent as those applied to public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: The organisation in question has not received any ICT Capital funding from my Department. I have arranged for the HSE to respond on their behalf directly to the Deputy regarding this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Funding (16 Jan 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Jan 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 (16 Jan 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Jan 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: Health Services Reform (16 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: My Department is seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to lead the Sláintecare programme of reform of the health service in Ireland as soon as possible. The process for appointing the Executive Director of the Sláintecare programme office has commenced, with the advertisement of the position by the Public Appointments Service on Friday 12 January 2018. As part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (16 Jan 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (16 Jan 2018)

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