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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (28 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: To assist it in delivering on its commitments, the HSE has revised and enhanced its Performance and Accountability Framework for 2017. The Framework sets out how the HSE including the national divisions, the hospital groups and individual managers will be held to account for their performance. It makes explicit the responsibilities of health service managers in the four equally...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Data (28 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: While no central register exists specifically for GPs working in Ireland, all doctors in practice in Ireland must be registered with the Medical Council. A number of sources provide data on GPs working in Ireland at present. The Medical Council collects and analyses data from the general, specialist and trainee specialist registers to produce valuable data on the GP workforce. The HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (28 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: Nursing and midwifery recruitment and retention is a priority for the Government and my Department is in regular contact with the HSE on matters concerning the recruitment of nurses and midwives. The HSE is currently focused on offering graduating nurses and midwives permanent posts and replacing agency staff with permanent staff. Recruitment of additional nurses is also the subject of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (28 Sep 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: HSE Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Data (28 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 221 together. As these questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for them to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Data (28 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 223 together. As these questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for them to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: It is relatively short but we have copies on the way. I am pleased to have an opportunity to provide the joint committee with an update on the mid-year review of my Department's Estimate for 2017. We have provided a comprehensive briefing to Deputies and Senators giving detail of the Vote position to the end of July, a summary of health service expenditure by service area to the end of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputies for raising a wide range of issues. I will begin by thanking Deputy Kelly and, indeed, the members of this committee for the leadership they have shown on the HPV vaccine. It is important that we speak with one voice in respect of this matter. Adults in this country are dying needlessly of cervical cancer. Every year, approximately 300 women will contract cervical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: The national children's hospital was due to start earlier-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: Other than that, the projects are proceeding in accordance with the plan and we will spend all our capital funding this year. The Deputies highlighted the importance of primary care. When the former Deputy Rory O'Hanlon was Minister for Health at the end of the 1980s, he spoke about the importance of making a decisive shift to primary care. Every Minister for Health since then has done...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I will have to get that for the Deputy. I do not have it in my folder. On the fair deal scheme, we are in a much better situation with that than we were in past years, when the scheme was underfunded. There were extraordinarily long waiting periods. When the Deputy's party was in government with ourselves - happy days - the waiting times relating to the fair deal scheme reduced to four...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: We are all aware of people in the community telling us that they find the fair deal scheme does not work for them, be it a farmer, small business owner or people who might wish to rent or sell their house and wish to be able to keep a greater proportion of the proceeds. My colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, is reviewing a number of those issues. That might expand the pool of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I did not do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I did not do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 38 - Department of Health (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: There are particular challenges in the mid-west and I will not take away from that. Equally, the CEO of Beaumont Hospital could also point to particular challenges such as those involving older people. Every public hospital in the country is facing serious challenges for a variety of reasons. Some need more beds while others have poor infrastructure or difficulty attracting staff. They...