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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: Not at all. It is a matter for Children's Health Ireland. Perhaps Mr. Liam Woods has details on the arrangements.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I will start and I might ask some colleagues to contribute. The backlog is decreasing. From my memory it was above 80,000. The last figure that I saw was about 71,000. Earlier I confirmed this in writing to Deputy Donnelly. I will get Deputy O'Reilly a copy of that letter today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I am pleased to say that the backlog is finally beginning to decrease. I said at this committee before and I am happy to say again that I expect the backlog to continue to significantly decrease over the summer months. We will achieve much better turnaround times. Additional capacity has been identified by the HSE. That capacity is with Quest Diagnostics. It will ensure that the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I apologise. the Deputy asked about quality assurance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: Formally the negotiations are still ongoing. The labs that will be used have been quality-assured. I have asked if they have been quality-assured in line with the Scally report and I am told that they have.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I am more than happy to do that. It might take a few days while the negotiations are finished.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: If it is helpful, I have a specific figure on the backlog which I may as well put on the record. It was above 80,000, as the Deputy will remember. On 9 May it had decreased to 77,000 and on 13 May, it was 71,361.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: Yes, but it is down from 80,000 and is beginning to decrease.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: Yes, but let us get it to good. That is the plan we have been working to put in place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I certainly will be going to Kerry. I hope to go there by the end of June. I am sure we can look into making those arrangements. I am not suggesting that people have not requested a meeting but a request has not been brought to my direct attention.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: No. There is no issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: Perhaps the HSE might update us on the implementation of the recommendations in the look-back review.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: The group is up and running and due to report to me in September.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: Yes. I understand that the contraception working group has started reaching out to stakeholders and there will be an opportunity for submissions to be made to the group. I met the Irish Pharmacy Union, IPU, which is making a submission, and the HSE sexual health unit. I am aware that there are a number of family planning organisations that will be contacted and given the opportunity also.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: They will all be given an opportunity to submit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (22 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I do not want to interrupt the Deputy but it is my understanding that the committee was informed that Ms Rothwell was coming. Perhaps this was lost in-----
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (21 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (21 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 331 and 419 together. The Deputy is referring to Home Help workers who are employed by voluntary providers of home help services which are funded under section 39 of the Health Act 2004. As these home help workers are not employed by the HSE, the HSE and the Department have no role in determining the salaries or other terms and conditions applying to these...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 May 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...