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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: Maintaining scheduled care access for all patients is a key priority for hospitals. I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE advise that planned procedures and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: Maintaining scheduled care access for all patients is a key priority for hospitals. I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE advise that planned procedures and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: Improving waiting times for hospital procedures is a key commitment in the Programme for Government and in 2017 €20 million was allocated to the NTPF to provide treatment for patients. Budget 2018 announced a total 2018 allocation of €55m which more than doubled it’s 2017 total allocation. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: Validation is the process whereby hospital administration contacts patients on waiting lists at pre-planned intervals during the year to ensure that patients are ready, willing, suitable and available to attend a hospital appointment or wish to be removed from the list. The validation of waiting lists can help provide clean, accurate, up to date waiting list data which reflects the true...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (11 Jul 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: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: The breakdown of capital expenditure on the new children's hospital project from 2013 to 2018 is as follows: 2013 €1.70m 2014 €6.93m 2015 €20.77m 2016 €30.64m 2017 €67.75m 2018 €107.85m In terms of the financing of the children’s hospital project for 2019, €250m is currently profiled for the new Children's Hospital project in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 611 and 665 together. The Government approved the publication of the General Scheme of a Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill on the 01 May 2019. The General Scheme includes provisions for a soft opt-out system of organ donation. Under the proposed soft opt-out system, consent will be deemed...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 615 to 618, inclusive, together. As these are service matters and the data is collated by the HSE, the questions have been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to Deputy Stephen Donnelly. This reply was taken as a composite with 31016/19, 31017/19, 31018/19 and 31019/19. The Department of Health takes the management of patient safety...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is an operational matter I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration 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: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (11 Jul 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: HSE Data (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (11 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: As part of the monthly performance cycle, my Department holds the HSE to account for its expenditure and for the delivery of the services set out in the National Service Plan. Performance in respect of service delivery and finance is monitored monthly which include draft financial reports on the costs and revenue incurred, which is also shared with the Department of Public Expenditure and...