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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 May 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: Hospital Appointments Status (30 May 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: Chronic Disease Management Programme (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Chronic Disease Management Programme (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: This is not a matter for the Minister for Health as medical training on the diagnosis and management of diseases is provided at undergraduate level by the medical schools which are approved by the Medical Council and which has developed guidelines relating to professionalism in the undergraduate curriculum. Postgraduate medical training is provided by a range of Postgraduate training bodies...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 May 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: Hospital Appointments Delays (30 May 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: Parliamentary Questions (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I and my Ministerial colleagues at the Department of Health, and the Director General of the Health Service Executive take our responsibilities relating to the democratic process and to members of the Oireachtas very seriously. In 2016 my Department answered 7,189 Parliamentary Questions of which 5,067, that related to service matters or individual queries were referred to the HSE to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Infant Mortality Data (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: The management of claims against the Health Service Executive and my Department is delegated under the National Treasury Management Agency Act to the State Claims Agency (SCA), which has a statutory mandate to investigate and manage these cases to completion. The SCA has supplied a report on the information requested by the Deputy. The data is extracted from the National Incident Management...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 and 511 together. In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (30 May 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: Ambulance Service Provision (30 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Retirements (25 May 2017)
Simon Harris: The position with regard to the retirement age of the employee concerned is determined by his contract of employment. With regard to mandatory retirement age in general, this is a public service wide issue. The terms and conditions of employees in the public service is generally a matter for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. In this context an Interdepartmental Working...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (25 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I refer the Deputy to my reply to question numbers 192 & 213 on 18 May 2017 which sets out the actions taken to raise awareness of Lyme disease.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (25 May 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.