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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation to this particular query, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation to this particular query, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation to this particular query, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation to this particular query, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation to this particular query, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation to this particular query, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 Jan 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 Waiting Lists (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: 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 to dedicate €5m to a daycase waiting list initiative with the aim of ensuring that no patient will be waiting more than 18...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: The first two phases of universal GP care without fees were successfully introduced in 2015, firstly for all children under the age of 6 years and secondly for all people aged 70 years and older. This has resulted in approximately 800,000 people now being eligible for GP care without fees without having to undergo a means test. The introduction of GP care without fees to children under 6...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, GPs are reimbursed for a range of services they provide to medical card and GP visit card holders. GPs are remunerated for these services primarily on a capitation basis, with a range of additional support payments and fees for specific items of service. The amount payable in respect of certain of these supports is related to the doctor's...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: The development of primary care is central to the Government's objective to deliver a high-quality, integrated and cost effective health service. The Programme for Government commits to a decisive shift within the health service towards primary care in order to deliver better care close to home in communities across the country. The development of a new, modernised contract for the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (31 Jan 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: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (31 Jan 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 (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation 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 (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: In relation 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 Products Regulatory Authority (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: I expect to receive the HPRA’s report in coming days. While I will need some time to consider the report I expect that it will be published relatively quickly. I would reiterate that, in the meantime, while cannabis is very strictly controlled in Ireland, it is open for an Irish registered doctor to apply for a licence for cannabis-based preparations for an individual,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: On Budget Day 2017, the Oireachtas approved gross expenditure of €14.606 billion for the health services, which is the highest ever, demonstrating the Government’s commitment to investing the gains from a recovering economy in a better health service. The allocation of additional funding to the Health Services is a matter for Government.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: In September 2016, the HSE launched the ‘Winter Initiative Plan 2016-2017’ which provided €40 million of additional funding for winter preparedness. This Initiative was developed to manage the expected winter surge in demand for hospital care in an integrated way across Primary, Acute and Social Care. On 5 January, in response to significant pressures in our EDs in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (31 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed below: Grade Number of Staff Clerical Officer 63 Staff Officer 7 Executive Officer & Equivalent 57