Results 19,941-19,960 of 45,789 for speaker:Simon Harris
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (12 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: National Children's Hospital Status (12 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: Development is well advanced on the paediatric outpatients and urgent care centres. Works at Connolly are on target for practical completion of the building in the Spring with the opening scheduled for July 2019. Works at Tallaght are also underway with the centre scheduled to open in 2020. The HSE National Service Plan for 2019 identifies as a priority the need to oversee the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (12 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: As the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building, furnishing and equipping the new children's hospital, I have asked it Board to respond to you directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (12 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: Medicinal Products Expenditure (12 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: Medicinal Products Availability (12 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: Medical Card Applications (12 Feb 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: Dental Services Provision (12 Feb 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: General Practitioner Contracts (12 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: 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 range of additional support payments and fees for specific items of service. GPs are also remunerated for services they provide on behalf of the HSE under other...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (12 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (12 Feb 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: Primary Care Centres Provision (12 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: Hospital Equipment (12 Feb 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 at Wexford General Hospital.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (12 Feb 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 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 (12 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: The breakdown of capital expenditure on the new children's hospital project from 2013 to 2018 is as follows: 2013 €1.70m 2014 €6.93m 2015 €20.77m 2016 €30.64m 2017 €67.75m 2018 €107.85m Total €235.64m As previously advised to the Deputy the total expenditure at September 2018 was €197.80m and the above expenditure is to the end of 2018.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (12 Feb 2019)
Simon Harris: Smear test samples must be sent to the laboratory and made into slides within six weeks of the smear test date. After six weeks, the sample is deemed expired and cannot be processed. Although every effort is made to avoid these situations from happening, it is inevitable that cervical screening programmes will sometimes encounter these issues; in some cases, the increased volume of smear...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (12 Feb 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: Cancer Screening Programmes (12 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 they should have a further test, 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 significant media coverage...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 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...