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Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (8 Jun 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: Orthodontic Services Data (8 Jun 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: HSE Investigations (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: I would firstly wish to express my deepest sympathy to the families of the four babies who died at Cavan General Hospital during the period 2012-2015. Each of these cases is the subject of a review. I would like to stress the importance of patient confidentiality and sensitivity to the families’ needs. One review has been completed and the report handed over to the family,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (8 Jun 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: Hospital Staff Recruitment (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: Recent measures taken in relation to service areas in the HSE remaining within budget have been portrayed, incorrectly, as a recruitment freeze. These measures do not impact on a hospital’s ability to recruit where funding exists to facilitate that recruitment; for example in the case of funded replacement posts or where additional funding has been allocated for new positions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (8 Jun 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: HSE Staff (8 Jun 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: Hospital Services (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: The National Clinical Programme for Stroke (NCPS) commenced in 2010. The vision is to design standardised models of integrated care pathways for the delivery of clinical care to embed sustained quality clinical operational management. Overall, the NCPS aims to improve quality, access and cost-effectiveness of stroke services. The findings of the National Stroke Audit 2015 provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Jun 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 (8 Jun 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 Appointments Status (8 Jun 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 Stroke Programme Implementation (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: The National Clinical Programme for Stroke (NCPS) commenced in 2010. The vision is to design standardised models of integrated care pathways for the delivery of clinical care to embed sustained quality clinical operational management. Overall, the NCPS aims to improve quality, access and cost-effectiveness of stroke services. The findings of the National Stroke Audit 2015 provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Prior to deciding whether to reimburse a medicine, the HSE considers a range of statutory criteria, including clinical need, cost-effectiveness and the resources available to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cochlear Implants Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: The HSE has confirmed that funding for the cochlear implant programme has not been reduced. Beaumont Hospital is the national centre for the delivery of the programme, with surgical provision also provided for children at Temple Street. €3.22m was provided in the 2014 National Service Plan to undertake a service to provide bilateral implants, and in 2015 and 2016 National Service Plans...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: The prescription charge is a matter which I intend to consider in the context of the implementation of the health commitments in the Programme for Partnership Government and having regard to the funding available to facilitate such measures. Detailed financial analysis will be required in order to establish as accurately as possible the expected costs to the Exchequer.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (8 Jun 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: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Jun 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: The person referred to by the Deputy is on Beaumont Hospital's waiting list for a kidney transplant. In accordance with international practice, an individual cannot be on two transplant waiting lists simultaneously.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: North-South co-operation on health matters takes place through the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) as well as through joint departmental projects. While cooperation on organ transplantation is among the issues that are expected to be explored, there are no plans at present to create an all-Ireland transplant waiting list.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Transplant Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 477 and 478 together. The number of people on the active waiting list for a kidney transplant as of 3 May 2016 (latest figures available) was 476. The number of kidney transplants performed each year since 2011 was as follows: Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Deceased Kidney Transplants 165 131 147 112 120 Living Kidney Donor Transplants 27 32 38 40 33...