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Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: I will publish it before Committee Stage.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: It is a market.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: The private health insurance market.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 was published on 17 November and concluded its passage through the Seanad last week. I welcome the broad support in that House for the core principle of community rating which is a long-established aspect of Government policy on the health insurance market. This short Bill comprises seven...

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: I thank Deputy Kenny for raising the issue. He is entirely correct. When it comes to a number of rare diseases, which affect a small number of people in the country, the quality-adjusted life year, QALI, test alone will never make it possible. As he correctly said, Professor Barry, the head of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE, is undertaking a working group on this issue....

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: Deputy Chambers raises an important point. Gambling addiction brings real difficulty to so many houses and families throughout the country. My colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, is looking at the area of addiction, and I will raise this with her and ask her to revert to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: I acknowledge the contribution made by general practitioners and other health professionals who provide services under contract on behalf of the HSE, through reductions in the fees in respect of these services, to addressing the unprecedented economic crisis which the State faced over recent years. In the context of the publication by my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Provision (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 Nov 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: Stroke Care (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, this question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (30 Nov 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Stroke Care (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143, 144, 148, 149 and 151 together. In 2016 the National Stroke Programme published an Irish Heart Foundation/HSE National Stroke Audit of Stroke Rehabilitation Units, available at . It found that standardised assessment of patients for cognitive difficulties is performed on all patients in 89% (23/26) of sites, with mood being assessed using a standardised...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Stroke Care (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: The Department of Health’s “Changing Cardiovascular Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy 2010 - 2019” established a framework for the prevention, detection and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The National Cardiovascular Health Policy acknowledged that many patients with atrial fibrillation remain undetected or untreated. It also noted that there was evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: The development of primary care is central to the Government's objective to deliver a high-quality, integrated and cost effective health service. The Programme for Government commits to a decisive shift within the health service towards primary care in order to deliver better care close to home in communities across the country. The development of a new, modernised contract for the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (30 Nov 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Stroke Care (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 154 together. The majority of strokes are caused when blood clots travel to a blood vessel in the brain and block the flow of blood to that area. Clot-dissolving treatment (thrombolysis) can contribute to improved outcomes for treated patients, with one-third experiencing important improvements in their ability to walk or self-care and other possible...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: Provision of emergency endovascular thrombectomy is highly specialised and the current and agreed clinical strategy of the national stroke programme is to fully commission the two existing services in Beaumont Hospital and Cork University Hospital on a sustainable 24/7 level of service provision. The HSE have advised that the number of patients undergoing this procedure has risen, on average,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Capacity Review (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: Work on the Health Service Capacity Review is at an advanced stage. As previously indicated, the review has a wider scope than previous exercises in that it is examining key elements of primary and community care capacity in addition to acute hospital capacity. Independent external technical, analytical and engagement expertise (PA Consulting Services Ltd.) was commissioned by my...