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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021 outlining 250 projects to be progressed over the three-year period. The Capital Plan includes a number of projects at Letterkenny University Hospital, which are currently under construction, including the replacement radiology department. As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Private Partnerships (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme has delivered a bundle 14 Primary Care Centres (PCCs) at various locations across the country. All PCCs in the bundle have been completed and are now operational. This Primary Care Centre project is being delivered as a design, build, finance, and operate model (DBFOM). The PPP Company is responsible for the design and build of the 14 PCCs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital Status (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021 outlining 250 projects to be progressed over the three-year period. The Capital Plan includes the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital from Holles Street to the St Vincent's University Hospital campus. The Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021 outlining 250 projects to be progressed over the three-year period. The Capital Plan includes a number of projects at Naas General Hospital, including the development of new units for endoscopy, day procedures, physical medicine and oncology, for which planning permission has been granted. The Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021 outlining 250 projects to be progressed over the three-year period. The Capital Plan includes a new acute mental health unit at Sligo University Hospital, which is currently under construction. As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021 outlining 250 projects to be progressed over the three-year period. The Capital Plan includes new accommodation at South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel, which is nearing completion. As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021 outlining 250 projects to be progressed over the three-year period. The Capital Plan includes the new central sterile services department (CSSD) at Sligo University Hospital, which is currently at design stage. It is important to recognise that all capital development proposals must progress through a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive recently published its Capital Plan for 2019-2021 outlining 250 projects to be progressed over the three-year period. The Capital Plan includes the new radiation oncology unit at University Hospital Galway, for which enabling works are currently underway in anticipation that construction will commence in 2020. It is important to recognise that all capital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (19 Sep 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: Patient Transfers (19 Sep 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 (19 Sep 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: Alcohol Advertising (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: Section 13 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act regulates the content of alcohol advertisements including that such advertisements must contain only factual information about the product and must contain prescribed health warnings and details of a public health website on alcohol. Section 13 has not yet been commenced. It is my intention to commence it after the necessary regulations under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 159 together. Civil Servants at my Department are subject to the terms of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour. Section 20 of the said Code addresses the matter of officials engaging in private sector employment or in consultancy work following resignation or retirement. Section 22 of the Regulation of Lobbying Act, 2015 addresses...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: I wish to acknowledge the distress overcrowded Emergency Departments cause to patients, their families, and front-line staff working in very challenging conditions in hospitals throughout the country. My Department is engaging extensively with the HSE this year to identify mitigating actions to bring down trolley numbers and waiting times in the ED in the face of growing demand.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (19 Sep 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: Medical Card Applications (19 Sep 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: European Health Insurance Card (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE informs me that if the EHIC for which details were provided by the Deputy has a validity date which predates the time of the treatment in question being received,  then they should provide details of this card to the institution which treated them.  The institution will then be able in a position to process the charges under the EHIC scheme rather than...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Correspondence (18 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The aim of the National Dementia Strategy, which was published in December 2014 and is being implemented by the National Dementia Office, is to improve care, services and supports for people with dementia.   The HSE currently provides about €9 million per annum for intensive home care packages, including €7.9 million for dementia-specific...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (18 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to an operational matter, I have referred it to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for attention and direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Sep 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...