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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (20 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: The once-off revenue measures in 2015 related principally to quicker settlement of hospital bills by health insurers; additional receipts from the United Kingdom in respect of health services provided under EU Regulations; and a technical adjustment to the Vote as a result of the disestablishment of the Vote of the HSE. The full anticipated amount of UK receipts was received, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (20 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (20 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (20 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (20 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (20 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (20 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has been asked to provide the Deputy with the information requested. 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 medical cards...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Titles (20 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: There are no plans at present to alter the name of the Department of Health.

Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: I welcome the opportunity to address the House this evening on the Government’s commitment to extend medical card provision to all children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance, DCA, as we set out in our agreed programme, A Programme for a Partnership Government. I would like to acknowledge at the outset that there is broad agreement on this issue across the House, and I am...

Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: While I genuinely welcome the Sinn Féin motion as an opportunity to outline the next steps, as I have already outlined them at a meeting with the members of the Our Children’s Health campaign, whom I would like to welcome to the Gallery, it is important to say that no Dáil motion was necessary to convince me or the Ministers of State, Deputies McGrath and Corcoran-Kennedy, to...

Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: I am only ten weeks in the job, Deputy, and I am about to do it. It is fair to say that all assessment systems have some limitations. It is probably practically impossible for a single assessment system to take account of all individual circumstances. If one tried with the best will in the world, it would probably become incredibly complex. While it is important that we acknowledge the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 554, 563, 642 and 643 together. In relation to the 44 employees of the Central Remedial Clinic (CRC) who were members of a funded DB scheme, I am aware that the HSE is currently examining a submission which has been provided by the CRC. The Department is awaiting receipt of the HSE's evaluation of the CRC submission and their recommendation on how to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days she should contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: In relation to budget allocations for 2016, as the Deputy is aware additional funding of €500m from the Supplementary estimates and Winter Initiative, which was recently passed in the Dail, will be provided to the HSE shortly. I am confident that this additional funding gives Hospital Groups, including the Ireland East Hospital Group (IEHG), a realistic budget for 2016. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: I would like to reassure the Deputy that the work underway in developing a policy on a national trauma policy is about getting the best outcomes for a particular, small category of patients who sustain traumatic injuries. It is not about closing Emergency Departments or diminishing services. There are currently no plans to close or remove trauma services from any hospital. A trauma...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (19 Jul 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 to...