Results 14,361-14,380 of 45,539 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (15 Oct 2019)
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: Nursing Staff Provision (15 Oct 2019)
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: Dental Services Provision (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Oct 2019)
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: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Oct 2019)
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: Palliative Care for Children (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: In December 2009 the Department of Health published Palliative Care for Children with Life Limiting Conditions: a National Policy. Containing 31 recommendations under 19 headings, the structures set out in the Policy are designed to meet the palliative care needs of children born with a life-limiting condition and their families across all care settings. To respond to the increasing...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (15 Oct 2019)
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: Health Services Provision (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 362 and 363 together. As the queries raised by the Deputy relate to a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to you directly. The Deputy may wish to note that a new Women's Health Taskforce has been established by the Department of Health to improve women’s health outcomes and experiences of healthcare. It met for the first...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021. The plan includes capital funding for the Community Nursing Unit programme and also sets out the current status of all projects within the programme, including the development at St. Mary's Hospital, Drogheda. The Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) is an independent statutory body with responsibility for professional regulation in the area of pre-hospital emergency care including the recognition of professional qualifications. Accordingly, the Deputy's query has been referred to PHECC for direct response.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Forums (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Forums (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Records (15 Oct 2019)
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: Medical Qualifications (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The Walker Report, which was the report of an external review into maternity services in Portiuncula University Hospital, was published on 3 May 2018. The report made 35 key recommendations under five themes: Environment, Training, Clinical Care, Staffing, and Communication issues. The HSE established an Implementation Group to progress these recommendations and I understand that...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Oct 2019)
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: Departmental Staff Data (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The attached table sets out the total number of full-time and part-time civil servants the Department of Health has recruited by grade in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019 and the total number of full-time and part-time civil servants the Department of Health has lost due to retirement by grade in the same period. The figures include individuals who were seconded into the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (15 Oct 2019)
Simon Harris: The Long Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the LTI are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; Parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia; spina...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres 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.