Results 21-40 of 58 for narcolepsy speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 May 2018)

Simon Harris: ...medical cards for those who have been diagnosed have been provided to allow unlimited access to GP care and any prescribed medication, physiotherapy and occupational therapy assessments.  Diagnosis of narcolepsy involves a specialised sleep study system which is currently only available in the Mater Private.  It is intended that diagnoses will be carried out in the Centre of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (22 May 2018)

Simon Harris: ...Health, the Health Service Executive (HSE), and the Department of Education and Skills, continue to work together to provide a wide range of services and supports for those who have received a diagnosis of narcolepsy following administration of the pandemic influenza vaccine. These include discretionary medical cards, reimbursement of expenses associated with diagnosis and treatment, home...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency Data (17 May 2018)

Simon Harris: ...Minister, the Health Services Executive and GlaxoSmithKline Biological SA have been initiated by seventy individuals. The plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. The management of the cases transferred to the State Claims Agency on 15 October 2013 when the Taoiseach signed the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: ...Minister, the Health Services Executive and GlaxoSmithKline Biological SA have been initiated by seventy individuals. The plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. The management of the cases transferred to the State Claims Agency (SCA) on 15 October 2013 when the Taoiseach signed the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: ...Minister, the Health Services Executive and GlaxoSmithKline Biological SA have been initiated by seventy individuals. The plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. The management of the cases transferred to the State Claims Agency on 15 October 2013 when the Taoiseach signed the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legal Proceedings (15 May 2018)

Simon Harris: ...Minister, the Health Services Executive and GlaxoSmithKline Biological SA have been initiated by seventy individuals. The plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. The management of the cases transferred to the State Claims Agency (SCA) on 15 October 2013 when the Taoiseach signed the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: .... The Department of Health, the HSE, and the Department of Education and Skills continue to work together to provide a wide range of services and supports for those who have received a diagnosis of narcolepsy following administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine.  These supports include discretionary medical cards, reimbursement of expenses associated with diagnosis and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (10 May 2018)

Simon Harris: ...Minister, the Health Services Executive and GlaxoSmithKline Biological SA have been initiated by seventy individuals.  The plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine.  The management of the cases transferred to the State Claims Agency on 15 October 2013 when the Taoiseach signed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (19 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: Work is under way on setting up 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, as was committed to in the HSE 2018 National Service Plan. In relation to the service matter raised I have asked the HSE to reply directly to you as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 Mar 2018)

Simon Harris: Work is under way on setting up a Centre of Excellence for Narcolepsy based in St. James’s Hospital for patients with all forms of narcolepsy in adults and in children transitioning from the paediatric services, as was committed to in the HSE 2018 National Service Plan. The level of funding for the infrastructure, staffing and recruitment required for this centre is under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: This matter is the subject of litigation in which plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy (cataplexy) resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. As Deputies would be aware, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on individual cases or matters that are the subject of ongoing litigation. However, I can provide background...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (8 Feb 2018)

Simon Harris: This matter is the subject of litigation in which plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy (cataplexy) resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. As Deputies would be aware, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on individual cases or matters that are the subject of litigation. However, I can provide background information...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (12 Dec 2017)

Simon Harris: Work is under way on the setting up a Centre of Excellence for Narcolepsy based in St. James’s Hospital for patients with all forms of narcolepsy in adults and in children transitioning from the paediatric services. Funding for the infrastructure, staffing and recruitment for this centre is being considered as part of the overall 2018 service plan process.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (7 Dec 2017)

Simon Harris: Work is under way on the setting up a Centre of Excellence for Narcolepsy based in St. James’s Hospital for patients with all forms of narcolepsy in adults and in children transitioning from the paediatric services. Funding for the infrastructure, staffing and recruitment for this centre is being considered as part of the overall 2018 service plan process.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme (7 Dec 2017)

Simon Harris: ...the Health Service Executive (HSE), and the Department of Education and Skills, continue to work together to provide a wide range of services and supports for those who have received a diagnosis of narcolepsy following administration of the pandemic influenza vaccine. These include discretionary medical cards, reimbursement of expenses associated with diagnosis and treatment, home tuition...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (5 Dec 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300, 304 and 347 together. Work is under way on the setting up a Centre of Excellence for Narcolepsy based in St. James’s Hospital for patients with all forms of narcolepsy in adults and in children transitioning from the paediatric services. Funding for the infrastructure, staffing and recruitment for this centre is being considered as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (30 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: My Department, the HSE and the Department of Education and Skills continue to work together to provide a wide range of services and supports for those affected by narcolepsy following pandemic influenza. These include discretionary medical cards, reimbursement of expenses associated with diagnosis and treatment, home tuition and learning supports. The HSE’s Advocacy Unit acts as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (14 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: ...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 HSE have advised that if a student with narcolepsy is confirmed by a medical professional to have contracted narcolepsy as a direct consequence of a swine flu injection administered in Ireland, a medical card will be awarded to that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Court Orders (7 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: This matter is the subject of litigation in which plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy (cataplexy) resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. As Deputies would be aware, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on individual cases or matters that are the subject of litigation. However, I can provide background information...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (7 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: My Department, the HSE and the Department of Education and Skills continue to work together to provide a wide range of services and supports for those affected by narcolepsy following pandemic influenza. These include discretionary medical cards, reimbursement of expenses associated with diagnosis and treatment, home tuition and learning supports. The HSE’s Advocacy Unit acts as...