Results 32,141-32,160 of 46,095 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: The Government is committed to the continued development of General Practitioner capacity and to ensuring that patients across the country continue to have access to GP services. The annual number of GP training places available has been increased from 120 in 2009 to an intake of 170 in 2017. The Government is committed to further increasing this number in future years. The HSE works...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (26 Jul 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: Hospital Staff Data (26 Jul 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jul 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. In order to reduce the numbers of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jul 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. In order to reduce the numbers of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Jul 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: Orthodontic Services Data (26 Jul 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: Hospital Appointments Status (26 Jul 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 (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation to the specific issue raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: European Health Insurance Card (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: As the administration of the European Health Insurance Card comes under the remit of the HSE, my Department has asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (26 Jul 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: Health Services Access (26 Jul 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: Health Services Provision (26 Jul 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: Hospital Facilities (26 Jul 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: Hospital Food (26 Jul 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1133 to 1140, inclusive, together. Until recently, BreastCheck offered free mammograms every two years to all women aged 50-64 years. To date BreastCheck has detected over 8,500 cancers. The roll out of BreastCheck to women aged 65-69 began in late 2015 and will continue on a phased basis until 2021. The number of women in each age category invited for a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: 53,527 clients completed a satisfactory BowelScreen FIT test to end-May 2017, the latest figures available. This figure is 24% above the target for the year-to-date. BowelScreen - the National Bowel Screening Programme offers free bowel screening to men and women aged 60-69. The BowelScreen Round One Programme Report, 2012-2015, shows that 521 cancers were detected through bowel...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (26 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: To date in 2017, 100% of urgent cases, referred through CervicalCheck, were offered a colposcopy appointment within two weeks of receipt of a letter in the clinic.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (26 Jul 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.