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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Dec 2017)
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 scheduling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (6 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: Health capital funding was outlined in the recently published Public Service Estimates for 2018 and the HSE is currently developing its Capital Plan for 2018 - 2021. The Government is also preparing a new 10 year National Investment Plan for the period 2018-2027, which is expected to be published by the end of the year alongside and in support of the forthcoming new National Planning...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (6 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 193 together. As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible, with specific reference to the data collated as a matter of routine by paediatric hospitals for categories of admissions generally, and the reasons why the more specific data raised by the Deputy in her...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (6 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: The Department does not collect data in the manner that would allow the Deputy's question in full. During the period concerned, my Department primarily retained the services of public relations / communications and advertising consultancy firms to implement national health promotion campaigns. Table A below shows expenditure on media consultants for the period 1997 to 2008. This covers a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (6 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: The HSE has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (6 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Epidemics (6 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 188, 189, and 195 to 198, inclusive, together. The HSE-Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is a specialist agency for the surveillance of communicable diseases. It works in partnership with health service providers and similar organisations in Ireland and around the world, to provide the best possible information for the control and prevention of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Dec 2017)
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 scheduling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (6 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: Health capital funding was outlined in the recently published Public Service Estimates for 2018 and the HSE is currently developing its Capital Plan for 2018 - 2021. The Government is also preparing a new 10 year National Investment Plan for the period 2018-2027, which is expected to be published by the end of the year alongside and in support of the forthcoming new National Planning...
- Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Financial Resolution (5 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: I move:THAT provision be made in relation to the payment of an additional superannuation contribution by public servants in the manner and to the extent specified in the Act giving effect to this Resolution.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (5 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300, 304 and 347 together. Work is under way on the setting up a Centre of Excellence for Narcolepsy based in St. James’s Hospital for patients with all forms of narcolepsy in adults and in children transitioning from the paediatric services. Funding for the infrastructure, staffing and recruitment for this centre is being considered as part of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Dec 2017)
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. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Dec 2017)
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. In relation to the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (5 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: My Department administered a National Lottery Discretionary Fund up to 2016 from which once-off grants were paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. My Department no longer operates a National Lottery Fund. I have arranged for this question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Bullying in the Workplace (5 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: I would like to advise the Deputy that the organisation referred to has no role in relation to dealing with complaints of bullying from nurses and midwives.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Dec 2017)
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 scheduling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Dec 2017)
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 scheduling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (5 Dec 2017)
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. In relation to the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (5 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (5 Dec 2017)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.