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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: With regard to the matter raised by the Deputy, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) advise that under the terms of the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) they hold with referring hospitals, all referring hospitals should contact patients with an offer of NTPF funded treatment within 2 weeks of receiving an NTPF authorisation of treatment. Subsequent to this, the transfer of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The briefing notes submitted to me by my officials relating to the emerging position on the cost of the new children's hospital were provided by my Department to the Clerks of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Public Accounts Committee on 7 February 2019. This included the note provided to me on 7 September 2018 referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 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: Hospital Appointments Status (14 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: Hospital Appointments Delays (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Regarding the issues raised, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: In May 2018, I asked CervicalCheck to make the necessary arrangements to provide that any woman who had had a CervicalCheck smear test, and whose GP considered that she should have a further test as part of her reassurance, to access such a further test without charge. This decision was made in good faith to address the considerable fears of the many anxious women in Ireland as a result of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (14 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: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 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: Hospitals Data (14 Feb 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. In relation to the information requested by the Deputy, as this is a service issue I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: On the 9thJanuary 2019 my Department wrote to the National Treasury Management Agency in order that they formally update the European Investment Bank in relation to the increased costs and completion dates of the new children’s hospital and associated outpatient and urgent care centres project. My Department is keeping the European Investment Bank apprised of the position in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (14 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: EU Programmes (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 168 together. This is a matter for the HSE so I have referred the question to the HSE for attention and direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 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: Hospital Appointments Status (14 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: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: There are clearly defined procedures around the recovery of excessive tender inflation in relation to the build cost for this project. The Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) procurement process agreed with the contractors requires the contractors to take all risk for quantities following completion of the GMP process, and limits their recovery of additional costs incurred by them to clearly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, 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. In line with the 2013 Act, if a company would like a medicine to be reimbursed by the HSE pursuant to the community drugs schemes, the company...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (14 Feb 2019)

Simon Harris: The Health Service Executive is currently developing its Capital Plan for 2019. The HSE Capital Plan will determine the projects that can progress in 2019 and beyond having regard to the available capital funding, the number of large national capital projects currently underway and the relevant priority of each project. The requirements of the new children's hospital and other health capital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (14 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.