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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (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: Hospitals Policy (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: As I have outlined previously, no decision has been made yet on the draft Action Plan for Portlaoise Hospital. I committed to ensuring that local clinicians and the community would be consulted with before a decision is made. The appointment of an independent external facilitator for the consultation process is being progressed. The outcome of the consultation process will be a submission...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: The State Claims Agency has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims, including claims in respect of clinical negligence, on behalf of Delegated State Authorities (DSA’s) including the Health Service Executive. The Clinical Indemnity Scheme (CIS) is the main scheme under which the State Claims Agency (SCA) manages all clinical negligence claims taken against healthcare...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Capacity Review (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: The 2018 Capacity Review projected demand and capacity requirements for a range of different health and social care services for the period 2017 - 2031. The terms of reference for the review did not include an examination of the costs of providing any additional capacity identified, and the Department has not undertaken a detailed costing exercise of the findings of the Review. As the...

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: Orthodontic Services Provision (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 858 and 859 together. Reducing waiting time for patients for hospital appointments and procedures is a key priority for Government. Budget 2019 announced that the Government has further increased investment in tackling waiting lists, with funding to the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) increasing from €55 million in 2018 to €75 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (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: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: I am conscious that waiting times are often unacceptably long and of the burden that this places on patients and their families. In this regard I am committed to improving waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures. Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures carried out in the Ophthalmology specialty and is one of the targeted high-volume procedures of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: The vast majority of services in the new children’s hospital will be public services. Within the plan for the hospital, an area has been planned which carries the designation of "private clinic". As part of the National Contract for Consultants negotiated in 2008, some consultants holding specific contracts are entitled to engage in private outpatient practice outside of their public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: The company that markets Epilim products has confirmed to the HPRA that there is no shortage of Epilim products, including Chronosphere in Ireland. A company’s method of ensuring that there is equitable distribution of medicines to all patients in Ireland and reducing the possibility of the medicine being traded to companies outside of Ireland (which can cause shortages) can include...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Parks (8 May 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: Departmental Funding (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: My Department administered a National Lottery Discretionary Fund up to and including 2016 from which once-off grants were paid to community and voluntary organisations providing a range of health-related services. My Department no longer operates a National Lottery Fund. However, the HSE operates a similar scheme and continues to provide grants to health agencies and other organisations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 875 and 937 together. 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...

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: Primary Care Centres Provision (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement, in accordance with 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 this regard. I am advised by the HSE that, following detailed consideration of an application for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (8 May 2019)

Simon Harris: I would like to advise the Deputy that the regulations regarding the registration of a nurse or midwife is a matter for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). I have asked the NMBI to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to this matter.