Results 17,701-17,720 of 45,622 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (8 May 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 Appointments Administration (8 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 698 to 700, inclusive, and 703 to 706, inclusive, together. As Minister for Health, I requested Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to draft a report on the use of Uro-Gynaecological Mesh in the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in women. The report covers the clinical and technical issues...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 May 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: Health Services Data (8 May 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: Ministerial Invitations (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I am regularly invited to attend games by the organisation and I have attended on one occasion. From my recollection, it was Ireland V Austria in June 2017. My political staff have not received tickets and or hospitality from the named organisation. Civil servants who occupy positions which are "designated positions" for purposes of the Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001 (the Ethics...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Genetic Data (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: The primary legal instrument regulating the collection, use and disclosure of personal data, including genetic data, is the General Data Protection Regulation which came into effect in all Members States of the EU on 25 May 2018. Its provisions were given further effect to in the Data Protection Act 2018. One important difference between the GDPR and the previous EU Data Protection...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Genetic Data (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As the Deputy raises a service matter I have asked the HSE to consider and respond directly to Deputy Rabbitte.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 716 and 727 together. I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on these matters.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (8 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (8 May 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: Ambulance Service (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I am happy that we have been able to conclude an agreement with the IMO on a major package of GP contractual reforms which will benefit patients and general practitioners, and make general practice a more attractive career option for doctors. Agreement has been reached on the provision of new services, including a structured chronic disease programme, commencing in 2020, which will...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: In October 2017, the Government approved the drafting of a Bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research, based on the published General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill. The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health is currently conducting a review of the General Scheme as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny process, which began in January of last...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to you directly as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (8 May 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 Staff Data (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: As Minister for Health, I recognise that hospitals are increasingly operating at or above capacity, with year-round demand pressures that are further challenged over the winter months. It is against this background that the Health Service Capacity Review 2018 recommended an increase in acute hospitals beds of over 2,600 by 2031 to support the projected increase in demand for services in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (8 May 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.