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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Budget 2020 sets out a budget of over €18.3 billion for health and social care services, the highest budget ever allocated. The Health budget increased by €1.2 billion on 2019, a substantial additional level of funding. The amount allocated follows an extensive process of engagement between my Department and the Department of Expenditure and Reform, which considered both the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Reducing waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures is a key commitment of government. Waiting list figures for the end of September, due to be published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) later this week, show that there are almost 68,000 people on the Inpatient Daycase (IPDC) Waiting List. This is a reduction of 7% (4,733) compared to September 2018. Of those...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) within the HSE operates the General Medical Services scheme which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. The following table indicates the number of medical cards as at 1st January for the past five years: Date Number of Medical Cards 1st January 2019 1,565,049 1st January 2018 1,609,820 1st...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) is working to develop sustainable solutions to reduce waiting times for children attending its orthopaedic and scoliosis services. The additional investment from the HSE in recent years and the impact of investment and the implementation of the Scoliosis 10 Point Action Plan for 2018/2019 is starting to deliver results. Across Children’s Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Reducing waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures is a key commitment of government. The waiting list data for Orthopaedics for the period 2015 to date is attached for the information of the Deputy and shows a stabilisation in the number of patients waiting for an inpatient or daycase procedure. This is despite the increasing demands on our hospital system in recent years. It...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 199 together. As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Staff (10 Oct 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. It makes recommendations on vaccination policy to my Department. The NIAC continues to revise recommendations to allow...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Schools Health and Safety (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 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: Hospital Procedures (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: All persons ordinarily resident in the State are eligible to avail of public healthcare on the basis of either their full (medical card), or limited eligibility, status. However, there are no arrangements for reimbursement of procedures received in a private institution in the State. For procedures carried out in an institution, private or public, in another EU\EEA Member State a patient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (10 Oct 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Title Date Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 2015 Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017 2018 Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2017 2018 In addition, my Department has responsibility for Part 4 of the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017 and inputted in relation to Part 4 in the post-enactment report on the Act laid by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: All information in relation to Acts passed can be found on the Oireachtas website. The information requested by the Deputy is also provided in the following table. No. Date of Enactment Title 1 8 July 2011 Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Act 2011 2 25 July 2011 Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2011 3 16 December 2011 Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 4...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (10 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on budget 2020 and the 2020 health Estimates. In line with the overall strategy of the Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform, the health budget has been completed on the assumption of a disorderly Brexit. The Irish economy will face challenges arising from this in 2020 but we can and will meet these challenges if we make...