Results 33,841-33,860 of 46,197 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I can confirm that there have been no meetings between my officials and officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on this specific matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 334 to 336, inclusive, together. This year, the Health Service Executive established an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Steering Group. The purpose of this project is to improve survival rates for those who suffer an out of hospital cardiac arrest through the development and implementation of an out of hospital cardiac arrest strategy. This work will...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 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 National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (16 May 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: Medical Card Applications (16 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 Health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines through the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria to be applied by the HSE in the making of decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. The 2013 Act prohibits the HSE from making a relevant decision...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (16 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a services matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a services matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a services matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 356 and 357 together. 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 December 2016, I granted approval to the NTPF for the first tranche of funding in the region of €5m for a waiting...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: Firstly, I wish to express my sympathies to the family of the person concerned. The responsibility for providing public health care in hospitals and communities throughout the country rests with the HSE and I have therefore asked the HSE to respond to you directly on this request.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (16 May 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: Hospital Beds Data (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: The Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) Act, 1960 provides for the fluoridation of public piped water supplies. Water fluoridation is the adjustment of the natural concentration of fluoride in drinking water to the optimal recommended level for the prevention of dental caries (tooth decay). Preliminary results from the research project "Fluoride and Caring for Children's Teeth" (FACCT),...