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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 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 (16 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: Medical Card Applications (16 Sep 2016)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 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: Dental Services Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: Dental services for children up to 16 years of age are provided by the Public Dental Service (PDS) of the HSE through its dental clinics. All HSE dental clinics prioritise emergency care for children up to 16 years of age, treatment for special needs patients and screening of children aged from 11 to 13 years, including referral for orthodontic services where necessary. Other services,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: Scoliosis affects approximately 1% of children and adolescents in Ireland. The management of scoliosis is complex and is determined by the severity of the curvature and skeletal maturity. Long waiting times for scoliosis surgery are not acceptable, and my Department has been working closely with the HSE to address services pressures, particularly in Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: The Programme for Partnership Government (PfPG) emphasises the need for sustained commitment to improving waiting times for patients, with a particular focus on those patients waiting longest. It commits to €15 million funding to the NTPF for an initiative targeted at those waiting longest as part of a continued investment of €50 million per year to reduce waiting lists. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1224 and 1225 together. With regard to the specific queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 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: Health Services Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Policy (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1235 to 1240, inclusive, together. The rise in antimicrobial resistance is universally recognised at global, European and national levels, including Ireland, as one of the greatest potential threats to human and animal health with possible serious consequences for public health, animal welfare and the agriculture and food sectors. There is international...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: 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 reports of narcolepsy among children and adolescents who were vaccinated with Pandemrix in Ireland, a National Narcolepsy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1243 and 1389 together. At the outset, I offer my sincerest condolences to the family involved in this case. While I can confirm that University Hospital Kerry has an ultrasonography service and provides anatomy scans if clinically indicated, I cannot comment on individual cases. The Deputy will appreciate that I have a limited role in such cases and do...