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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Sep 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: HSE Staff Remuneration (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: HSE HR Circular 027 / 2014 applies to HSE staff and staff employed by agencies that are funded by the HSE under section 38 of the Health Act 2004 who undertake sleepover duties as set out in the circular.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (27 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: General Practitioner Data (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. As these questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Sep 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 Waiting Lists (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I acknowledge that waiting times are often unacceptably long and I am conscious of the burden that this places on patients and their families. Reducing waiting times for the longest waiting patients is one of this Government's key priorities. Consequently, Budget 2017 allocated €20 million to the NTPF, rising to €55 million in 2018. Over recent years activity in acute...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: In July 2017 the Government approved the preparation of a General Scheme and Heads of a Human Tissue Bill. The General Scheme will include provisions for an opt-out system of consent for organ donation. Under this system, consent will be deemed unless the person has, while alive, registered his/her wish not to become an organ donor after death. However, the next-of-kin will always be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (27 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: The Department of Health does not directly fund volunteering organisations. Any funding provided would be by the Health Service Executive in the context of Budget 2018 and in the HSE National Service Plan.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Service Level Agreements (26 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: Under section 39 of the Health Act 2004, the HSE has in place Service Level Agreements with voluntary providers which set out the level of service to be provided for the grant to the individual organisation. Employees of Section 39 organisations are not public servants and are therefore not encompassed by the Public Service Stability Agreements. This means that they were not subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Sep 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (26 Sep 2017)

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: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (26 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 368 together. The HSE has received separate applications for the reimbursement of Nivolumab (Opdivo) for eight separate indications, including for use as a combination therapy. These applications relate to funding of these treatments in the public health service. Following an assessment by the HSE, and consultation with my Department regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Sep 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (26 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 269 together. Among the overarching principles that underpin governance arrangements in the Department of Health are those of openness, effective public consultation processes and comprehensive engagement with stakeholders. I would like to emphasise both my own and my Department’s commitment to openness and transparency in all aspects of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 to 276, inclusive, together. As you are aware, the HSE, working with a number of stakeholders, is actively implementing the action plan that they developed for 2017 to ensure that no patient who requires surgery will be waiting more than four months for scoliosis surgery by the end of the year, where clinically appropriate. The HSE and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (26 Sep 2017)

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 (26 Sep 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...