Results 33,901-33,920 of 46,197 for speaker:Simon Harris
- 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 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: Medicinal Products Regulation (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: Cannabis is strictly controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts, 1977 to 2016 and the Regulations made thereunder. There are two pathways for medical practitioners to prescribe cannabis-based products containing THC for medical purposes: (i) through the Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme (which is currently being established); (ii) through the Ministerial licence application route. (i)...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 453 to 455, inclusive, together. 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 Recruitment (16 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 you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 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 you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have forwarded your question to the HSE for direct reply.
- 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 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: 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: Hospital Facilities (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: Ambulance Service Provision (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: I met the Group referred to by the Deputy on 20 February last to hear their concerns regarding ambulance response times in the communities of Connemara. I have been advised by the National Ambulance Service (NAS) that it is improving regional coverage and deployment across Connemara and West Mayo. Emergency resources are now deployed on a regional, rather than on a local basis, and the NAS...
- 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: 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 Service...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases Data (16 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 Annual Report of the National Treasury Management Agency notes that the SCA resolves the majority of claims by negotiating a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Health Insurance Claims (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: Government Departments and other State agencies, including the Health Service Executive, whose claims are delegated for management by the State Claims Agency (SCA), do not have conventional insurance cover. Instead, these State bodies operate under State indemnity, a self-insurance model whereby the State bears the financial risk associated with the costs of claims. Acting as the State...
- 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: Hospital Staff 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: Ambulance Service Provision (16 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: Medical Card Data (16 May 2017)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating...