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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (21 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria to be applied in the making of reimbursement decisions which include the clinical and cost effectiveness of the product, the opportunity cost and the impact on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 Feb 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (21 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 to 140, inclusive, together. The new children’s hospital is a vital and much needed project. The Government has examined the funding pressures associated with delivering this important project and has made adjustments to capital allocations to ensure that the new children’s hospital will be delivered. My Department and the Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (21 Feb 2019)

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

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Hear, hear.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: On this very day last year, the House concluded statements on the report of the Committee on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. That and all the work in between form an example of what we can achieve when the House works together. It is an example of how much more could be achieved if time in the House was better spent. Sinn Féin, however, does not change. To the ballot box...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Together, we repealed the eighth, passed the long-awaited Public Health (Alcohol) Act and made a massive difference in the lives of citizens with cystic fibrosis through access to new and innovative medicines. I am the first to acknowledge that there is a great deal more to do and I want to get on with that job. We are already working towards eradicating cervical cancer. Sinn Féin...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The Government will build the national children's hospital after decades of debate and get to the bottom of what has gone wrong. We will ensure that lessons are learned. We will not walk away from this vital project, however. Sinn Féin walks away. It walked away from the health ministry in Northern Ireland when it held that position. Sinn Féin might quit but quitting is not in...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I know Sinn Féin is used to gagging its opponents but we do not do that in here.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Political accountability is about standing by one's decisions. It is about working day and night to deliver them. Leadership is about sticking with the job, even when the going gets tough and even when Sinn Féin tries to make it tougher. I accept both challenges.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service Funding (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to reply to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (20 Feb 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: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 140 together. Improving waiting times for hospital procedures is a key commitment in the Programme for Government. I hope to publish the joint Department of Health, HSE, NTPF Scheduled Care Access Plan 2019 shortly. This will ensure an appropriate balance between high volume activities and offering treatment to complex long waiting patients. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Staff (20 Feb 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 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: Emergency Departments Staff (20 Feb 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: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I am aware that the position of Chief Executive Officer is currently filled on an acting basis. Under section 28 of the Nurses and Midwifes Act 2011 the appointment of a CEO is a matter for the Board of the NMBI.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is an independent, self funded, regulatory body. The amount spent on legal fees is a matter for the Board and I have asked it to supply the information directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (20 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Responsibility for ensuring that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland complies with its statutory and governance obligations, including those of employment law, rests with the Board. I understand that the constructive dismissal case to which the Deputy refers was considered by the Labour Court. In that regard, the Labour Court is an independent, statutory body. Given its statutory...