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Written Answers — Department of Health: Personal Injury Claims (5 Mar 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, DSAs, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (5 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. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for it to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: The establishment of hospital groups has enabled a better configuration of hospital services with benefits relating to safety, quality, access, cost and sustainable medical staffing.  The structure ensures that hospitals working together in a group will be able to support each other, providing a stronger role for smaller hospitals in delivering less complex care, and ensuring that those...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 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: Hospitals Data (5 Mar 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: Health Screening Programmes (5 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: There are well established international criteria to be met before a national population- based screening programme can be recommended.  The Office of the Chief Medical Officer has informed me that the current position in the NHS arising from an evidence review conducted by the UK National Screening Committee and that is that a population screening programme for adolescent idiopathic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (5 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: My Department is developing new legislation to replace the Dentists Act 1985.  While other competing legislative priorities have limited the amount of time officials have been able to spend working on the dental Bill, drafting of the Scheme of the Bill has begun. The Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill, which is a large and complex Bill containing 169...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (5 Mar 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: Health Reports (5 Mar 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: I obtained Government approval in July for the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy to deliver the vision outlined for our health system in the Sláintecare Report produced by the Future Healthcare Committee. The Implementation Strategy recognises that strong leadership and clear governance will be essential to success and it clearly sets out the implementation and governance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (5 Mar 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: Hospital Appointments Status (5 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: Primary Care Centres Expenditure (28 Feb 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: Ambulance Service (28 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to ambulance services in Kerry. However, if you would like to forward your correspondence to my Private Office it will be considered in line with normal procedures.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Feb 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (28 Feb 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: In late 2017, concerns arose about the frequency and severity of complications associated with the use of mesh devices in the surgical treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) in women in Ireland. In responding to these questions and in recognition of the complexity of the matters arising, I requested the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to prepare a report...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (28 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The new children’s hospital will include the facilities of a 20 bed acute Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) inpatient unit. The provider of the service will be the HSE CAMHS service. The 20 bed unit will function as two distinct subunits: a 12 bed acute generic CAMHS inpatient unit primarily serving the Greater Dublin and surrounding areas, which will form part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (28 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland made no representations to the HSE regarding the investigation of the individual concerned. Any decision regarding a Fitness to Practice Investigation is solely a matter for the NMBI and I understand that they received no complaints against the individual concerned.