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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs Availability (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the pricing and reimbursement of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (5 Mar 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: General Practitioner Contracts (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: The Agreement reached in 2019 on GP Contractual Reforms and Service Development will see an increase in expenditure on GP services of €210 million by 2023, providing for significant increases in capitation fees for all participating GPs, and the introduction of new fees and subsidies for additional services such as the chronic disease management programme. The Agreement also...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff (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: Drug Treatment Programmes (5 Mar 2020)
Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the pricing and reimbursement of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (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 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...