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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Jun 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 Data (29 Jun 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 Beds Data (29 Jun 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 (29 Jun 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 Reports (29 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: In relation 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 (29 Jun 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: EU Directives (29 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: The Directive on Patients' Rights in Cross Border Healthcare provides rules for the reimbursement to patients' of the cost of receiving treatment abroad, where the patient would be entitled to such treatment in their home Member State and supplements the rights that patients already have at EU level through the legislation on the coordination of social security schemes (Regulation 883/04). ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Jun 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: Vaccination Programme (29 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: As I have stated in previous PQ responses, there is no scientific evidence that the HPV vaccine causes any long term illness. The safety of all medicines, including vaccines, is an important matter and there are robust regulatory and monitoring systems in place at both EU and national level to ensure that the medicines we use are safe and effective. The Health Products Regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Jun 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: Infectious Disease Incidence (29 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216, 217, 219 and 220 together. Gonorrhoea is notifiable under the Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 276 of 2016).Notifications of gonorrhoea under the regulations are compiled by the HSE - Health Protection Surveillance Centre. Procedures and protocols around screening and testing for gonorrhoea are service matters. Therefore, I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Protection (29 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: The Child and Family Agency (Tusla) has primary responsibility to promote the safety and well-being of children. An Garda Síochána also have statutory responsibilities for the safety and welfare of children. Tusla operates under the remit of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, which has established a Children First Interdepartmental Group to oversee the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (29 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: There is currently no specific medical diagnostic test to determine or confirm a correct diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), nor is there any specific treatment which works for all sufferers. Assessment and interventions need to be tailored to the individual. Treatment for ME is initiated based on the individuals’ symptoms. In general these treatments are delivered...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Jun 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Bullying in the Workplace (29 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: The Department of Health, like all Government Departments, is committed to protecting dignity and respect across the organisation. In that regard, the Dignity at Work Policy has been developed in partnership between Civil Service management and staff unions through the Equality Sub Committee of General Council. It aims to promote respect, dignity, safety, and equality in the workplace....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: I thank the Chairman and the members and I am very happy to have this opportunity to appear before this committee once again. As the Chairman has outlined, I am joined today by my ministerial colleagues, Deputies Finian McGrath, Catherine Byrne and Jim Daly. I congratulate Deputies McGrath and Byrne on their re-appointment and I welcome Deputy Daly to his new role as part of the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: Touché. We all agree on many important elements and, in any event, I attach great value to the views of the committee. I look forward to working closely with its members on our shared goal to better meet the health and social care needs of our citizens.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: Yes. I will try to be as concise as the Chairman requested. Deputy Kelleher asked about the situation regarding scoliosis. I acknowledge the huge work of the advocacy groups not only in advocating but also in trying to engage with the HSE to come up with solutions. One such example is the paediatric scoliosis services co-design group in which parents and advocates are involved with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: Yes, I have but I need to nuance it for one intended reason, namely, the last thing we need is another static document. The last thing doctors want is for a contract to be agreed and for that to be the end of it the discussion for another four decades, which is what happened the last time with a few bits added on as we go along. That will not serve the modern needs of the health service or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: The Deputy is right. As she is aware, we have put chairs in place on an administrative basis and we have tried to fill boards but I accept that we want to get them set up on a statutory basis. I am not sure that we should engage significant legislative and Dáil time if we can move ahead with the alternative structure. I just need a few weeks on that and I will report to Government and...