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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 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: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: From time to time, a Minister for Health may seek a report into certain issues which may be carried out by Departmental staff, but in the main, bodies such as the Health Service Executive or the Health Information and Quality Authority carry out investigations or inquiries into health related issues. I will survey the Department to ascertain if there are any such investigations or...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 Jan 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: Food Labelling (17 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 798, 1248 and 1255 together. This Department's role in legislating for nutritional information on food labelling involves discussing and contributing to the formation of policy at EU level. The central piece of EU legislation concerning food labelling is Regulation (EU) No.1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers. This Regulation has been...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 799 and 1315 together. My Department recently received permission from Government to draft the new Bill. This new legislation will effectively mean that all children in respect of whom a DCA payment is made will automatically qualify for a medical card and, therefore, no longer be subject to the medical card means test at any point in the future while in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (17 Jan 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 to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs Availability (17 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 Waiting Lists (17 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 National...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 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: General Practitioner Services Provision (17 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 805, 997 and 1253 together. Persons covered by the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme should not be charged for routine phlebotomy services provided by their GP, or the Practice Nurse on behalf of the GP, which are required to either assist in the diagnosis of illness or the treatment of a condition. The HSE has addressed this issue and advised GPs,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 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: Health Services Staff Recruitment (17 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (17 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (17 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: The Deputy will appreciate that I have a limited role in individual cases and do not have access to individual patient files or personal information. In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (17 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 814, 817, 903, 922, 971, 1000, 1002, 1007, 1039, 1116, 1269, 1270, 1282 and 1349 together. As part of Ireland's response to the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 the National Public Health Emergency Team, following advice from the Pandemic Influenza Expert Group recommended that vaccination against pandemic influenza would be provided to all citizens. Following...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 Jan 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: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (17 Jan 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 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 (17 Jan 2017)
Simon Harris: In August 2016, I requested that the HSE develop an Action Plan on Waiting Lists focused on those waiting the longest. The Action Plan set a target to reduce the number of patients waiting 18 months or over for Inpatient or Daycase procedure by 50% by the end of 2016. December 2016 waiting list performance data confirmed that the HSE achieved its target. Since the commencement of the Action...