Results 32,701-32,720 of 46,095 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (4 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 Services (4 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 Services (4 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 Equipment (4 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 Services (4 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 Appointments Status (4 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: Ambulance Service Provision (4 Jul 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 Delays (4 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. In relation to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (4 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website www.hpsc.ie/a-z/vectorborne/lymedisease/. Lyme borelliosis...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Brexit Staff (4 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: The Deputy Secretary General, Policy and Strategy Division, and the Assistant Secretary, R&D and Health Analytics Division, are the lead officials in my Department for planning and co-ordination on Brexit matters. The Department of Health participates fully in the Senior Officials Group on EU Affairs, the Interdepartmental Group on EU/UK Affairs, and its workgroups established to support...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 407 together. I am advised that many of the individuals for whom support is sought by the Group to which the Deputy refers have been awarded Health Amendment Act (HAA) Cards. Holders of HAA Cards have access to a very broad range of entitlements, including GP services, home nursing, home support (cleaning, childcare etc.), hospital services, treatment...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Products Contamination (4 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 408 and 409 together. My Department is currently progressing the amendment of section 5 of S.I. No. 339 of 1996 - The Consultative Council on Hepatitis C (Establishment) Order, 1996. This amendment will provide for the Consultative Council to include representation of those who contracted Hepatitis C through the administration of Anti-D Immunoglobulin in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (4 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: I am aware that there are difficulties in filling some medical positions in rural locations, encompassing hospital and some GP posts. In July 2013, the Minister for Health established a Working Group to make high-level recommendations relating to training and career pathways for doctors. The Group noted current challenges in respect of staffing of particular consultant-level posts and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (4 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 for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (4 Jul 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 Waiting Lists (4 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: Reducing waiting times for the longest waiting patients is one of the Government's key priorities. It is for this reason that €20 million was allocated to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), rising to €55 million in 2018. In order to reduce the numbers of long-waiting patients, I asked the HSE to develop Waiting List Action Plans for 2017 in the areas of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (4 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: I can confirm that the Department has forwarded its submission under the mid-term review of the capital programme to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The submission is based on the projected funding requirement arising from exiting commitments, strategies, demand led service needs and commitments contained in the Programme for Partnership Government. At this stage in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 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: Health Services Provision (4 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: Ambulance Service Data (4 Jul 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.