Results 41,441-41,460 of 46,267 for speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (17 May 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 on the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (17 May 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 on the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (17 May 2016)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: Under the provisions of the Health Acts, medical cards are provided to persons who are, in the opinion of the HSE, unable without undue hardship to arrange GP services for themselves and their dependants. In the assessment process, the HSE can take into account medical costs incurred by an individual or a family. Where deemed appropriate in particular circumstances, the HSE may exercise...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (17 May 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 on the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (17 May 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 on the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: I assume the Deputy is referring to the dental treatment provided to medical card holders over the age of 16 under the Dental Treatment Service Scheme (DTSS). All medical card holders are entitled to specific dental treatments under the DTSS, e.g., an annual dental examination, two fillings in each calendar year, and extractions as necessary. More complex care such as root canal treatment,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 823 and 824 together. As these are service matters, 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: National Drugs Strategy Budget (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: The National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 is a cross cutting area of public policy and service delivery which requires a coordinated response to tackling the drugs problem. The Oversight Forum on Drugs, which is Chaired by the Minister with responsibility for the Drugs Strategy, is responsible for the high-level monitoring of the implementation of the Strategy across Government Departments and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Funding (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: The exchequer funding provided to the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in the years 2009 to 2016 as follows: 2009: €11.1m (Outturn); 2010: €9.5m (Outturn); 2011: €8.8m (Outturn); 2012: €9m (Outturn); 2013: €10m (Outturn); 2014: €9.4m (Outturn); 2015: €10.7m (Outturn); and 2016: €12.358 (Allocation). Any increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: The Health and Wellbeing Programme in my Department is responsible for co-ordinating the implementation of Healthy Ireland which is the National Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025. The Framework is based on evidence and experience from around the world which clearly shows that to create positive changes in health and well-being takes the involvement of the whole of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: The Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) Initiative was first set up in 2008 in line with A Vision for Change's proposed shift towards community-based provision of multidisciplinary services. Under this initiative, GPs can refer directly to SCAN Nurses for assessment and advice on management of their patients who attend their surgeries with suicidal ideation. In each of these settings, a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply 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 (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: The HSE has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 May 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: Mental Health Services Expenditure (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: The previous Government provided additional ring-fenced mental health funding totalling €160 million over 2012 - 16 inclusive. The Budget for Mental Health Services for the years 2011 to 2016 is as follows: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 NSP Budget €712 m €711 m €737 m €766 m €791.8 m €826.6 m* NSP Outturn __ __ €709 m €735.8...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 May 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: Health Services Reform (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: A major programme of health reform is underway, the aim of which is to deliver universal healthcare with access to services based on need and not on ability to pay. It is the intention of the newly formed Government to increase access to safe, timely care, as close to patients’ homes as possible. As well as progressing health reform, I am also determined to push ahead with key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: Since 2012, significant efforts to prioritise mental health care have been made. We have provided €160 million in additional ring-fenced funding up to the end of 2016 and approved approximately 1,500 new posts for mental health, to modernise services in line with A Vision for Changeand Programme for Government 2011-2016 commitments. This includes €35 million provided for 2016,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation (17 May 2016)

Simon Harris: The 2011-2016 Programme for Government committed to completing and implementing the National Positive Ageing Strategy (NPAS) so that older people are recognised, supported and enabled to live independent full lives. The Strategy provides a vision for an age-friendly society and includes four National Goals and underpinning Objectives to provide direction on the issues that need to be...