Written Answers Nos. 204-213
204. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health if he will report on previous agreements with a religious order (details supplied) regarding the old St. Vincent's hospital site at St Stephen's Green and Leeson Street prior to the move to the Elm Park site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21323/17]
View answerAny information the Department may have on this matter will be on historical files held in off site storage. The files are currently being retrieved. Once received they will be examined and I will contact you further then.
205. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to correspondence from the HSE (details supplied), if he will bring forward the necessary legislative changes to allow for a single prescription charge to be applied to medicines dispensed at different strengths and in different containers. [21325/17]
View answerMy Department is aware of the issues raised by the Deputy, and they are currently under consideration.
206. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the chiropodists in County Kildare that accept medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21329/17]
View answerAs this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.
207. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21332/17]
View answerUnder 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.
In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.
208. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the redress that is available to a person (details supplied) who was placed in a county home by the courts and in which legal fairness appears to be constricted to ensure they are not compensated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21352/17]
View answerFrom the details provided this matter would appear to be appropriate for my colleague Minister for Education and Skills to address regarding the redress scheme application as made by the individual in question. The Deputy may also wish to contact the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs as the individual was a minor when placed in the county home mentioned.
212. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the assessment process for Respreeza (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21359/17]
View answerUnder 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.
213. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and the HSE have responded to each of the recommendations, respectively, contained in table 8.1 of the ESRI report, Delivery of Pharmaceuticals in Ireland (Research Series, Number 24); and the action that has been taken in respect of each of the recommendations. [21360/17]
View answerAs the HSE has responsibility for this matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this issue.
