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Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to introduce this Bill to the House. I am very grateful to Members of both Houses for their speedy consideration of this legislation, which is very much part of the ongoing Brexit preparedness work of this Government. I acknowledge the constructive engagement of Sinn Féin and other parties in Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317, 318 and 360 together. The Deputy will appreciate that there are a number of cases concerning thalidomide before the High Court at present and it is not possible to comment on matters that are sub judice. Following an Irish Government Decision in January 1975, the Government granted an ex-gratia sum equivalent to 4 times the German lump-sum and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 319, 418, 419 and 420 together. The total capital funding allocation for the public Health Services in 2020 is €854m, an increase of €112m (15%) over the capital funding allocation for 2019. The breakdown of the capital allocation for 2020 is: - €744m (€741.461m+€2.539m) is available to the Health Service Executive for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: In 2011, Regulation (EU) No.1169/2011 relating to Food Information for Consumers (FIC) came into effect.  This sets down mandatory information to be declared on the label of prepacked food sold in supermarkets, shops or elsewhere.  Country of origin labelling (COOL) or place of provenance are among the mandatory information to be provided. In relation to COOL, the origin of a food...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Oct 2019)

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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 322 and 323 together. The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021. The capital plan outlines projects to be progressed over the three-year period and also sets out the current status of all projects within the programme, including a number of projects in Co. Louth. The Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324 and 332 together. St. Vincent’s University Hospital informed the Department on 25 September that the person recruited to fill a permanent post of Consultant Medical Oncologist with a special interest in sarcoma has advised the hospital that they would not be taking up the post. St. Vincent’s University Hospital advised the Department that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (15 Oct 2019)

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: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The Deputy will be aware that the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In September 2012, Gluten-free products were removed from the list of GMS reimbursable items, with a number of other products. These...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 and 338 together. The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) currently collects and collates information in respect of the Inpatient, Day Case, and Outpatient (OP) Waiting Lists. The monthly waiting list figures are published on the NTPF website, and a breakdown of the Inpatient/Day Case waiting list by Adult & Child Analysis is published by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336, 337, 341, 343 and 344 together. The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated by officials in my Department, and will be provided to the Deputy directly as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated by officials in my Department, and will be provided to the Deputy directly as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE has advised my Department that there is an agreed clinical pathway in place for Paediatric scoliosis patients between Galway University Hospital (GUH) and Children's Health Ireland (CHI). In addition, for patients over 16 years of age there is also a pathway in place to access services at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH). Saolta Hospital Group has advised that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The 2018 investment in paediatric orthopaedics included funding to support the transition of adolescents with scoliosis from Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin and Temple Street to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH). There are now agreed clinical pathways in place for the transition of adolescents (aged 16 years and over) waiting for a first time OPD/spinal review...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (15 Oct 2019)

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: Qualifications Recognition (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a matter relating to an individual health and social care professional, the Health and Social Care Professional Council (CORU) has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Strategy Expenditure (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Ireland's first National Maternity Strategy - Creating a Better Future Together 2016 - 2026 was published in January 2016. It represents a significant development in the delivery of national maternity policy that will fundamentally change how maternity care is delivered. In terms of resources provided to the HSE to implement the Strategy, the Deputy may wish to note that €3m...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Clinical Trials (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The requirements for the conduct of clinical trials in the EU are set out in Directive 2001/20/EC, which is transposed into national law by the European Communities (Clinical Trials on Medicinal Products for Human Use) Regulations 2004, as amended. As Minister for Health, I have no role in the authorisation of clinical trials, nor in the determination of which clinical trials are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE's report on its Valproate Response Project has been finalised, and was submitted to my Department yesterday. The report's contents will first need to be considered within the Department before any decision is taken regarding potential publication of the report.