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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: In 2017, I approved a process whereby Hospital Group Board vacancies would be publicly advertised on the State Boards portal (www.stateboards.ie) operated by the Public Appointments Service (PAS), in line with DPER Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards. Members of the South South West Hospital Group Board were selected through this process. As you are aware, the Oireachtas Committee on...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (5 Mar 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: Healthcare Policy (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: As part of the National Contract for Consultants negotiated in 2008, some consultants holding specific contracts are entitled to engage in private outpatient practice outside of their public commitment and this commitment must be conducted on site, that is, in the hospital they are contracted with. As a result, private outpatient clinics may be held on public hospital campuses but these...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Mar 2020)
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 Provision (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: Following engagement concerning consultant compliance with private practice limits during 2017 and the early months of 2018, the Department wrote to the HSE on 19th April confirming arrangements agreed to ensure the development by the HSE of a comprehensive governance framework, to operate at both national and local levels. It was agreed that the framework would...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the specific question raised.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on the specific questions raised.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: The Deputy may wish to note that a new Women's Health Taskforce was established in the Department of Health in September 2019 to improve women's health outcomes and women's experiences of healthcare. The Taskforce will tackle a wide range of issues impacting women’s health outcomes in Ireland and will work on these on a phased, prioritised basis, delivering a two-year rolling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: The HSE National Screening Service is reporting, as of 25 February 2020, that the average turnaround time for processing results of a smear test under the CervicalCheck programme is 3.4 weeks.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency Data (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims, including claims in respect of clinical negligence, on behalf of Delegated State Authorities (DSA’s) including the Health Service Executive. The management of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine cases is delegated to the State Claims Agency and I have no role in determining how these...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: As this is an operational matter, I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 which specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. The 2013 Act does not give the Minister for Health any powers in this regard. The HSE does not require approval or consent from the Minister...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.