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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (11 May 2017)

Simon Harris: As Minister for Health I have no role in the commercial decisions of any of the private health insurance companies. Health insurers operate in a competitive market and are free to include certain terms and conditions in their policies, providing they are in compliance with the health insurance legislation. Benefit is then paid for claims in accordance with the terms and conditions of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 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 Appointments Status (11 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: Health Services Provision (11 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: Health Services Provision (11 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: Treatment Abroad Scheme (11 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The HSE operates a Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS), for persons entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA Member State or Switzerland under EU Regulation 883/04, as per the procedures set out in EU Regulation 987/09, and in accordance with Department of Health Guidelines. Patients apply to the HSE TAS seeking access to public healthcare outside the State through model form E112. The application...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (11 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: Hospital Equipment (11 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 Equipment (11 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: Civil Marriages (11 May 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (11 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 Services (11 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The National Maternity Strategy is very clear that all women must have equal access to standardised ultrasound services and, consequently, the issue of anomaly scanning is a priority issue for the newly established HSE National Women & Infants Health Programme. An early priority for the Programme will be to develop clinical guidance regarding routine detailed scans at 20 weeks. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (11 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: Garda Vetting of Personnel (11 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 202 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to HSE service contracts I have forwarded your questions to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (11 May 2017)

Simon Harris: It is understood that a response to these questions issued to the Deputy on 15th November last. I have asked the HSE to re-examine their response with a view to providing any further information which might be available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (10 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: Blood Donations (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The Irish Blood Transfusion Service donor selection guideline for Lyme disease reads "...defer for at least one week after the last dose of antibiotics and ensure that the donor is fully recovered for at least two weeks and ask about complications". The treatment of Lyme disease is a 3 week course of antibiotics (doxycycline or amoxicillin). This is consistent with the donor selection...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The term "chronic Lyme disease" is used by a small number of practitioners (often self-designated as “Lyme-literate physicians”) to describe patients whom they believe have persistent Borrelia burgdorferi infection, a condition they suggest requires long-term antibiotic treatment and may even be incurable. It is used in North America and, increasingly, in Europe as a diagnosis...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The Deputy's question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply as the management of the healthcare property estate is a service matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 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...