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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Apr 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: Hospital Appointments Administration (4 Apr 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: Accident and Emergency Departments Data (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: The National Clinical Care Programme for management of self-harm presentations to Emergency Departments is a part of the National Clinical Programme for Mental Health. This programme specifically addresses the care and treatment required by people who present to the Emergency Departments (ED) of acute hospitals following an episode of self-harm or with prominent suicidal ideation. It aims to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (4 Apr 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: Food Safety Standards (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: As the HSE have responsibility in this area I have asked them to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Transplant Services (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: At present kidney transplants for children in Ireland are carried out in the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street. Irish paediatric patients travel to the UK for liver, heart and lung transplants.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: My Department has provided increased funding to HSE Organ Donation Transplantation Ireland (ODTI) to support initiatives aimed at increasing the levels of organ donation and transplantation. Additional staff have been recruited to foster a strong culture of organ donation, to optimise conversion rates and to ultimately increase the number of transplants that are carried out. These staff...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: Work on scoping the parameters of legislation for a Human Tissue Bill, is currently being undertaken in my Department. It is envisaged that this Bill will provide for an opt-out system of consent for organ donation. Under this proposed system, consent will be deemed unless the person has, while alive, registered his/her wish not to become an organ donor after death. However, it is proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Translation Services Provision (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: The Department's Customer Service Unit has advised that no requests were made to it for material to be made available in braille format for the years in question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: The HSE Service Plan included additional funding of €2.5 million for the expansion of the Primary Childhood Immunisation Schedule in 2016. Two changes were made to the Primary Childhood Immunisation Schedule with the introduction of Men B and Rotavirus for all babies born on or after 1 October, 2016. As the first doses of these vaccines are administered to children when they reach...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Apr 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 Appointments Status (4 Apr 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: Registration of Nurses (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: I would like to thank the Deputy for the matter raised. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland have provided a report on the matter. The NMBI have advised that the applicant applied for registration in October 2014. However, the file was closed in October 2015 as a number of documents were still outstanding from the applicant. A new application was received in March 2016 and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Apr 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Apr 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: Hospital Services (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: I am aware that a business case for the establishment of a dedicated centre for Intestinal Failure is currently being finalised by St James’s Hospital. St James’s Hospital is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. Any proposals for the funding for the centre for Intestinal failure in St. James's will have to be considered as part of the Hospital Group’s overall...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Harris: Eligible HSE employees including Home Helps and Health Care Assistants are members of the Health Service Executive Employee Superannuation Scheme. Members' pensions are calculated in accordance with pension scheme rules.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (4 Apr 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 Appointments Status (4 Apr 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 Services (4 Apr 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.