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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (10 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: Hospital Charges (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The HSE makes in-patient services available to specific categories of persons under Section 52 of the Health Act 1970, as amended. In accordance with Section 53 of the Act, the charge in respect of in-patient services is set out in the Health (In-Patient Charges) Regulations 1987 (S.I. No. 116/1987). Regulation 4(1) provides the list of persons exempted from any charge made in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (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 scheduling...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Data (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: As I stated in my previous response, there is no scientific evidence that the HPV vaccine causes any long-term illness. The safety of all medicines, including vaccines, is not a trivial 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 Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (10 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 for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Vetting of Personnel (10 May 2017)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Reports (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: HIQA is an independent body with an expanding remit for inspection and sanction. HIQA has a range of internal processes which govern how it manages services of concern, and it has adopted a stepped approach to escalation and enforcement. Its inspectors, inspector managers and other staff must: - identify risks to residents, children and patients; - assess the level of risk; - plan and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: Although a proportion of activity in public hospitals involves the provision of care to private patients, the core purpose of the system is to provide services for public patients. Government policy is to ensure that there is equitable access for public patients, that the proportion of private activity is appropriately controlled and that the costs of provision of services to private...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 211 to 213, inclusive, together. Following extensive mediation discussions, agreement was reached late last year between the St. Vincent's Healthcare Group and the National Maternity Hospital on the relocation of the NMH to the Elm Park campus. The terms of the agreement, which has now been published, provides for the establishment of a new...

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: My Department is aware of the issues raised by the Deputy, and is currently examining the position in relation to the possible need for legislative change to address potential anomalies in the application of the prescription charge.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (10 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) had received 81 reports with clinical information confirming a diagnosis of narcolepsy in individuals who were immunised with pandemic influenza 2009/2010 vaccine up to 16 March 2017. The majority of these reports relate to people who were children or adolescents at the time of administration of the vaccine. My Department, the HSE and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Location (9 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The planning application to build the new children’s hospital on the St. James’s Campus included a traffic management and traffic mobility plan for the construction and operational phase which was endorsed by the National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council. A 10-day oral hearing took place in December 2015 in which traffic evidence was presented in detail and which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (9 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 and 482 together. Under the Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Act 2013, when a person attains the age of 70, the medical card income limits are €500 gross income per week for a single person and €900 gross income per week for a couple. Any revision of these medical card income thresholds requires primary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Reports (9 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The publication from the Multiple Sclerosis Society regarding disease modifying therapies was received recently copies of the publication have been forwarded to the Department's Chief Medical Officer and the HSE for their consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (9 May 2017)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.