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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Sep 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: Opthalmic Services (28 Sep 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: HSE Properties (28 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: Your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply as the management of the healthcare property estate is a service matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (28 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: As the particular issue raised relates to an individual case, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (28 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: In accordance with the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE. The Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without due hardship, to arrange general practitioner services for himself or herself and his or her family, having regard to his or her overall financial position and reasonable expenditure and every...

Pharmacy Fees: Motion [Private Members] (27 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: I thank the Deputies for tabling the motion on what is a very serious issue. The issue before us highlights the challenges the HSE and all public bodies face in the procurement of services from private contractors and the importance of investing in probity and control functions to protect the taxpayer and service users. I echo the comments of Deputies Dara Calleary and Billy Kelleher on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Children and Family Services Provision (27 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: The purpose of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 is to reform and update family law to address the needs of children living in diverse family types. The provisions in Parts 2 and 3 of the Act dealing with donor-assisted human reproduction apply to heterosexual couples, same sex female couples and single women who undertake such procedures. As outlined in my answer to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Sep 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: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Sep 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Sep 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cancer Strategy (27 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: Pembrolizumab is currently available for reimbursement for the treatment of melanoma through the National Cancer Control Programme's Oncology Hospital Drugs Management System. Details of the protocol for eligibility and treatment are available at . The HSE has also received an application for reimbursement of pembrolizumab for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (27 Sep 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: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Sep 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (27 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the primary care schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (27 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the primary care schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Sep 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 National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Lourdes Hospital Redress Scheme Eligibility (27 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: The original Lourdes Hospital Redress Board was set up in 2007 as a response to the Lourdes Hospital Inquiry. The objective of the Redress Board was to provide compensation to women who were former patients of Dr. Michael Neary, who had unnecessary obstetric hysterectomies and also to women under 40 years of age who had unnecessary bilateral oophorectomies, i.e. the removal of both ovaries...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (27 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: A zero tolerance policy exists with regard to breaches of the maximum waiting time for urgent colonoscopies and the most recent urgent colonoscopy report from the HSE illustrates 100% compliance with the target. Beaumont Hospital is committed to a targeted initiative utilising capacity across the RCSI Hospital Group to reduce GI endoscopy waiting times. A GI endoscopy waiting list...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (27 Sep 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: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Sep 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...