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Written Answers — Department of Health: Defibrillators in Schools Provision (13 Mar 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: Medical Card Data (13 Mar 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. I would like to bring the following to the Deputy's attention. The HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Service publishes monthly reports on the HSE website. These reports provide up to date data on the number of persons who hold a medical card, general practitioner card...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (13 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: The vision for the children's hospital project remains to provide modern and appropriate infrastructure to best serve the needs of children, their families and the staff who care for them. The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital and outpatient and urgent care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (13 Mar 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (13 Mar 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. The recently published National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) Waiting List figures show that at the end of February 2019, there are 10,949 patients on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (13 Mar 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. The latest published National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) Inpatient and Daycase waiting list figures, show that at the end of February 2019 there are 71,205...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (13 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to Naas General Hospital, County Kildare.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Data (13 Mar 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: Hospital Staff Data (13 Mar 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (13 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: The Government is aware of workforce issues generally facing general practice, including the influence of demographic factors, and has implemented a number of measures to improve recruitment and retention in general practice. These include changes to the entry provisions to the GMS scheme to accommodate more flexible/shared GMS/GP contracts, and to the retirement provisions for GPs under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Mar 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: Treatment Abroad Scheme (13 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: My understanding is that the question refers to the operation of the Cross Border Directive (CBD) in Ireland, whereby patients can seek to be referred to another EU/EEA country for medical treatment that is available in the public health service in Ireland. The HSE's target for reimbursing patients for healthcare accessed abroad under the CBD is a maximum of 20 working days from receiving all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Mar 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: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: Work on a centre of excellence for narcolepsy, based in St. James’s Hospital, for treating all forms of narcolepsy in adults and also in children transitioning from the paediatric services, was committed to in the HSE 2018 National Service Plan. The HSE has confirmed that the construction of the sleep lab is now complete with equipment installed and commissioned. The HSE has also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (13 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: As the queries raised by the Deputy relate to service issues, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Training (13 Mar 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (12 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255, 331, 336 to 338, inclusive, 343, 344 and 387 together. My Department is working towards the introduction shortly of a Cannabis for Medical Use Access Programme. While the arrangements that will enable this programme to begin are being finalised, it is open to a registered medical practitioner to apply for a Ministerial Licence under the Misuse of Drugs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Mar 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: Assisted Human Reproduction Legislation (12 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: Currently there is no specific legislation in Ireland governing assisted human reproduction (AHR). There is limited existing regulation relating to the use of gametes and embryos under SI No. 158 of 2006 (Quality and Safety of Human Tissues and Cells) Regulations, which governs the quality and safety standards in the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (12 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.