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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (12 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: 305. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is appropriate that the HSE does not track the time taken for medicines to be reimbursed against their initial submission date for approval; if he will request the HSE to commence tracking of this data as a key performance indicator of it fulfilling its role in assessing and reimbursing new medicines; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Products (12 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: 306. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether a QALY-based health technology assessment is an appropriate mechanism for assessing the cost and clinical effectiveness of an orphan medicinal product; if the HSE has found orphan medicinal products to be cost effective under its current health technology assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52838/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (12 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: 307. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent expert to review the appropriateness, transparency and timeliness of the HSE's reimbursement process for orphan medicinal drugs will be appointed in view of a growing number of orphan drugs failing to secure reimbursement here despite being made available in other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52839/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: To start, like everyone else, I thank the Chairman for the way she has conducted herself throughout these proceedings, and especially my fellow committee members from all parties and none who have worked together to come to where we are this evening which, I know, is only one step on the path to where I hope we ultimately end up. Initially, I would like to speak about rape. I consider rape...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: This generation, as stated earlier, has had no say on what is a fundamental question of equality - equality of opportunity, equality of participation and equality of access to safe medical services. The majority of Irish people alive today were neither born nor eligible to vote on the eighth amendment in 1983. Even the Taoiseach was only four and a half when the eighth amendment was signed...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: There is a shortfall in income generated by acute hospitals of €30 million. In light of Sláintecare and the decoupling of private and public health care, we will see this happening continuously. It did not come in as a Supplementary Estimate but will be in the original figures next year. It is interesting that it is €30 million. I understand where all the money is going...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: I thank Deputy Kelleher for bringing this Bill forward. I am all for it. This will lead to greater confidence in optimum treatment being given to patients. It is also important from a taxpayer point of view, because of the huge drug bill we have, to make sure that people are getting the best value for their money. I have one issue about the medical equipment supplier and diabetic testing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: In general, I am all for this. The onus falls on the medical practitioner to make the declaration with regard to the subsidy for, as Senator Burke brought up, foreign travel. Would that not lead to a little bit of inconsistency in self-declaration? Should the onus not fall on the pharmaceutical company? If it is dealing with 100 doctors that it is bringing to the UK for a conference,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: They are often given free to the patient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: Yes. The patient is therefore getting the financial benefit. It has a knock-on effect, however, because that patient is then restricted to using a particular product and the person prescribing the strips is the doctor. I do not think the legislation covers that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: We will have to do another Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: What is the value of the subsidy that the pharmaceutical company would be responsible for netting down?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: If this all happens, the drug company will organically say that the value of this, from Dublin to London, is €50, €100, €150 or €750. The companies will probably help out the administrators.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: We want to make it as easy as possible for them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (6 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: That would be great wine.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (5 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: 366. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rare disease programme 2014 to 2018; and the details of the expected conclusion of same in 2018. [51797/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sunbeds Regulation (5 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of non-compliance with the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 since its enactment; and the number of fixed payment notices served for offences under sections 8 to 11, inclusive, and 13 to 15, inclusive, of the Act. [51890/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sunbeds Regulation (5 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: 376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of non-compliance with the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014, by category (details supplied) in July 2014 to 2017, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51891/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (5 Dec 2017)

Kate O'Connell: 378. To ask the Minister for Health if, in his review of Sláintecare, analysis of the longer term cost benefits of the ten-year plan to the health service is being conducted; if not, if the implementation office when established plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51893/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Kate O'Connell: The Senator's expertise is in gynaecology.