Results 38,241-38,260 of 46,260 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Nov 2016)
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 Records (9 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: My Department has no contingent assets. Also, no contingent assets were reported by statutory agencies under the aegis of my Department in their most recently audited annual financial statements.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (9 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: The Programme for a Partnership Government committed to the establishment of an Oireachtas All-Party committee to develop a long term vision for healthcare and direction of health policy over a 10 year period, with cross party support. The Committee on the Future of Healthcare was established in June this year and has been specifically tasked with examining and costing different funding...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Remuneration (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 290 and 291 together. The starting salary for staff nurses and midwives as and from 1 January 2010 was €30,234, for mental health staff nurses the starting salary as and from 1 January 2010 was €30,937. The corresponding salaries as and from 1 November 2016 are €27,483 and €28,122. This reflects the 10% reduced new entrant scales...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Data (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health related services. Funding in 2016 amounts to €3.286m. The closing date for receipt of applications for 2016 was the 6th May.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Nov 2016)
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 (8 Nov 2016)
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: Patient Data (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: The Registration of Maternity Homes Act, 1934, required maternity homes to maintain certain birth records. These records were kept at the home. Given the passage of time, I am not sure if all records relating to the private maternity home in question still exist. I am, however, aware that some historic maternity records are held by the National Archives. Accordingly, it might be worth...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Nov 2016)
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 (8 Nov 2016)
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: Health Services Provision (8 Nov 2016)
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: Health Services Staff (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: An extensive programme of work has been undertaken in St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) to enable the transfer of the Pancreatic Transplant Programme from Beaumont Hospital. This work included: - the development and implementation of a multi-disciplinary team approach: - the recruitment of additional personnel including an additional transplant surgeon, an additional transplant...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Nov 2016)
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 to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (8 Nov 2016)
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 to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Training (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: The Programme for Partnership Government emphasises the need to focus on enhancing primary healthcare services, including building up GP capacity. There are currently 14 GP Specialist (Vocational) Training Programmes in operation in Ireland and doctors who wish to pursue GP training in Ireland may apply for a general practice training post in one of these programmes. At present, all GP...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (8 Nov 2016)
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: Patient Data (8 Nov 2016)
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 Services (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (8 Nov 2016)
Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the progress of planned and proposed Primary Care Centres.