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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 and 430 together. Gathering and reporting on demographic details of confirmed cases of COVID-19, such as healthcare worker status, is a complex and technical process involving multiple steps of data collection, processing and analysis. I have agreed with the HSE that such information would be made available on a weekly basis. The HSE Health Protection...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the 2013 Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine added to the reimbursement list. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: The HSE through the Health Protective Surveillance Centre has developed an extensive body of guidance and support tools to assist in the management of COVID-19 cases, including in relation to nursing homes and homecare. This guidance is reviewed and updated regularly as necessary The current relevant guidelines are the: “Interim Public Health and Infection Prevention Control...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: A robust and real-time process of testing, isolation and contact tracing is central to our public health strategy for containing and slowing the spread of COVID-19, as advocated by the WHO and ECDC. All healthcare workers meeting the current case definition for COVID-19 are referred for testing in line with current testing criteria. There is extensive guidance in place for healthcare workers...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Treatment Services (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: Alcohol delivery services are governed by the Intoxicating Liqour Acts and as such are not within the remit of my Department.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: I would hope to have the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019 Bill restored to the Seanad Order Paper as soon as possible, noting that this will require a resolution of the House.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: The Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH) for the anti-epileptic medicine Epanutin confirmed a shortage of its Epanutin Infatabs 50mg Chewable Tablets presentation. which contains the active ingredient phenytoin, commencing November 2019. The shortage is due to a manufacturing site change and other changes to the manufacturing process of this particular product and the resulting shortage is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: While visiting restrictions are required in the context of a pandemic situation, national guidance issued by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and available on the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) website advocates a compassionate and practical approach in relation to visiting by friends and family. A updated guidance document on Infection Prevention and Control Precautions...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: A robust and real-time process of testing, isolation and contact tracing is central to our public health strategy for containing and slowing the spread of COVID-19, as advocated by the WHO and ECDC. I am confident that the HSE is putting in place the measures to further reduce turnaround times and we are seeing continuing improvement. The HSE continues to streamline the process and to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Defibrillators Provision (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: The Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations 2013, provide that, subject to specified exemptions, a charge shall be made for out-patient services provided at an emergency department, or any other facility providing similar services, in respect of the first occasion the service is provided in relation to each episode of care. The Regulations sets out a number of categories of persons who...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (9 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to you directly.
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: I agree with the Deputy. The fear of any Minister for Health, including myself or any successive Minister for Health, and the collective concern of this Oireachtas should be that at any moment in time people will decide that the pandemic has passed when it has not. We have to try to get back to living alongside it in a safe way for the sake of the economy and all those important things but...
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: I thank Deputy McNamara for his questions, for his work on the Covid-19 committee, and for his engagement with my Department and the HSE. I acknowledge that the mid-west has been failed for decades in terms of bed numbers. I am not here to apportion blame either but we all know the story. Changes were made, beds were promised but beds never came. I can go through the list of the beds...
- Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)
Simon Harris: I thank Deputies Danny Healy-Rae and Michael Collins. Deputy Healy-Rae made a very valid point on nursing home visits. I have been speaking to residents in nursing homes via FaceTime and I know how lonely people are feeling. I know how incredible the staff are in trying to ease that loneliness. I know how relatives go up to the window of a bedroom and phone from outside and have a...