Results 16,061-16,080 of 45,736 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (10 Jul 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: Health Services Provision (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy's question relates to an operational issue, I have referred the matter to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. As Minister for Health, I have no role or powers in relation to such matters. Decisions on which medicines are reimbursed by the taxpayer are made on objective, scientific...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for medicines expenditure, thus the matter has been referred to the HSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for medicines expenditure, thus the matter has been referred to the HSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for medicines expenditure, thus the matter has been referred to the HSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: Following the issues which emerged in relation to CervicalCheck in 2018, Government established a Scoping Inquiry led by Dr Gabriel Scally. The Scoping Inquiry submitted its Final Report in September 2018 and a Supplementary Report this June, and provided welcome assurance in relation to the quality management processes in the labs. Dr Scally has said he has found no evidence of deficiencies...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Workforce Data (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: The Director General of the HSE wrote to my Department on 13 May in response to requests that I and the Secretary General had made asking that the HSE address medical recruitment challenges, including issues raised by Justice Kelly concerning the appointment of doctors not on the Specialist Register to consultant posts. The covering letter from the Director General confirmed the HSE's...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: As the publication of each CHO and Hospital Group 2019 operational plan is a matter for the HSE, the question has been referred to the HSE for a direct response to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (10 Jul 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 Reports (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: Last September, Government accepted all 50 of the recommendations that were set out in Dr Scally’s Final Report into CervicalCheck and an implementation plan was approved by Government on 11 December 2018. The implementation plan is available at the following link: . Work is ongoing in the Department of Health, the HSE and the National Cancer Registry of Ireland on the range of actions...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Chronic Disease Management Programme (10 Jul 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: Hospital Charges (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: The vision of Sláintecare is to achieve a universal single-tier health and social care system where everyone has equitable access to services based on need and not ability to pay. In its report, the Houses of the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare called for a universal health system accessible to all on the basis of need, free at the point of delivery (or at the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (10 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (9 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: Medicinal Products Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for medicines expenditure, thus the matter has been referred to the HSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for medicines expenditure, thus the matter has been referred to the HSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)
Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for medicines expenditure, thus the matter has been referred to the HSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.