Results 39,301-39,320 of 46,235 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (16 Sep 2016)
Simon Harris: In relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- 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: Departmental Properties (16 Sep 2016)
Simon Harris: No rent is paid by the Department of Health. The Department is currently housed in Hawkins House which forms part of the estate portfolio for the Office of Public Works. Details of such expenditure for bodies under the aegis of the Department are operational matters for the bodies concerned and the Deputy should contact the relevant Director/CEO/Registrar directly. I have asked the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (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 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 (16 Sep 2016)
Simon Harris: At the outset I would like to offer my sincerest condolences to the family involved in this case. 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. The Deputy will be aware that it would be inappropriate for me to comment other than to acknowledge with regret the distress and upset the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (16 Sep 2016)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1252 to 1254, inclusive, together. The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 governs the processes and procedures which apply when the HSE receives an application to add a new medicine to its Reimbursement List. These processes and procedures are set out in Schedule 1 of the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines, which is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)
Simon Harris: The total expenditure for the health services (Department of Health and HSE combined) for 2013, 2014, 2015 and to-date in 2016 is set out in the table below. The Vote of the HSE was disestablished on 31 December 2014 and the funding transferred to the Vote of the Office of the Minister for Health (Vote 38) from which, with effect from 1 January 2015, Vote grants are paid to the HSE in line...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Waiting Lists (16 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: General Practitioner Services Provision (16 Sep 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: General Practitioner Services Provision (16 Sep 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: General Practitioner Services (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: General Practitioner Services (16 Sep 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: General Practitioner Data (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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (16 Sep 2016)
Simon Harris: The Government is committed to ensuring that patients throughout the country continue to have access to GP services, especially in remote rural areas and also in certain disadvantaged urban areas, and that general practice is sustainable in such areas into the future. It is imperative that existing GP services in these areas are retained and that general practice remains an attractive career...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (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: Speech and Language Therapy (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 (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: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (16 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: Maternity Services (16 Sep 2016)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1270 and 1271 together. The National Women & Infants Health Programme will lead the implementation of Ireland's first National Maternity Strategy - Creating A Better Future Together 2016 - 2026. Work to establish the Programme Leadership Team continues. The Programme will lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology...