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Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: I move:In page 9, to delete lines 10 and 11 and substitute the following:“(c) 9 ordinary members.”. These amendments arise from discussions on and an amendment accepted on Committee Stage to provide that ordinary members of the HSE board must include a patient advocate, a financial expert and two clinical experts. I acknowledge these were amendments from Deputy Donnelly. There...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: General practitioners are not employees of the HSE and are not paid a salary; they are private contractors providing services under contract on behalf of the HSE. Under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract, GPs are reimbursed for a range of services they provide to medical card and GP visit card holders. GPs are remunerated for these services primarily on a capitation basis, with a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Data (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together. 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: Health Services Staff (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: The State’s general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of the State and other EEA states. Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the State and EEA, an employment permit may be sought from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation by an employer to hire a non-EEA national. It should be noted that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: Talks between the State and the IMO on the development of a package of measures and reforms to modernise the current GMS contract resumed in October 2018.   There has been intensive engagement in recent weeks which has resulted in good progress being made, however there are a number of issues that remain to be finalised. Agreement on the delivery of service improvements and contractual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Apr 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (3 Apr 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Apr 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 Data (3 Apr 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.   The HSE's annual service plan sets out the totality of Acute Hospitals' Inpatient and Day Case Activity to be delivered in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Apr 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 (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: Services are provided by the Health Service Executive based on clinical need and eligibility. The matter raised by the Deputy gives reference to a specific CHO I have referred out to the HSE for attention and direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: BreastCheck located one of their mobile screening units in Sligo Town (at Sligo Rovers football ground) from July 2018. This mobile unit recently finished screening in Sligo, having invited all eligible women in the area to attend for a free mammogram during the scheduled screening round.  I would like to reassure women that BreastCheck is not withdrawing any services in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Apr 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 Services (3 Apr 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: Medical Conditions (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: I wish to advise the Deputy that the only community drug scheme which is illness based is the Long Term Illness Scheme (LTI).  The LTI Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the LTI are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Apr 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 Services (3 Apr 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: Pharmaceutical Sector (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: The Pharmacy Act 2007 established the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) and the functions of the Society are set out in the Act. The functions of the PSI are carried out on its behalf by the Council of the Society. Section 30 of the Pharmacy Act 2007 provides for an exception to the general provision in the Act which requires the sale and supply of medicines at a pharmacy to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: Good progress is being made in establishing the Cannabis for Medical Use Access Programme: - clinical guidelines have been drawn up and published, - secondary legislation is being drafted to underpin the Programme, - cannabis products for use under the programme, once reviewed for suitable for medical use, will be published on an ‘approved list’ Background The Health Products...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (3 Apr 2019)

Simon Harris: Cannabis is strictly controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2016, and the Regulations and Orders made thereunder. The two most common active components found in cannabis oil are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). - THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis. Under the Misuse of Drugs legislation products containing THC are strictly controlled and...