Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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332. To ask the Minister for Health when a public consultation with persons and stakeholders on the way in which to improve cardiac services will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19962/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I am committed to ensuring that the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services will be informed by the views of all relevant stakeholders. I can confirm that the a public consultation will be launched in June 2018. Both individual members of the public and groups/organisations will be invited to respond to this public consultation.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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333. To ask the Minister for Health the status of provision of cardiac rehabilitation capacity to meet the population needs; the status of the self-management support framework being prepared by the health and well-being division within the integrated care programme for chronic disease in which the relevant recommendations of the 2010 to 2019 policy and the recommendation for the development of a community model of cardiac rehabilitation to make services more accessible will be combined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19963/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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334. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided in each year since 2010 for the implementation of the national cardiovascular health policy in tabular form; the way in which this funding was broken down across its clinical programmes on heart failure, acute coronary and stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19964/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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335. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the national review of specialist cardiac services will impact upon a review of the national cardiovascular policy 2010-2019 in view of the short timeframe; if there will be a review of the policy with a view to producing a new one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19965/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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"Changing Cardiovascular Health" has made significant progress for patients with cardiac and stroke disease and continues to provide the policy framework up to the end of 2019. In parallel with the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services, which has a wide-ranging scope and will report in 2019, the HSE has commenced work on a costed five-year strategy for stroke in the key areas of prevention, acute care, rehabilitation and restoration to health. This process is well underway and is anticipated to be finalised later in 2018.