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# minister-for-health - Thursday 9 January, 2020
'This government's race is firmly ran': Independent TDs plan no-confidence motion in Simon Harris
The Minister for Health responded to the no-confidence threat with: “I don’t have any confidence in Michael Collins, we don’t agree on much.”
# minister-for-health - Sunday 5 January, 2020
'Not realistic': Free GP care for under 13s questioned by medical group
Six and seven-year-olds would receive free care from this year under proposed legislation.
# minister-for-health - Wednesday 4 December, 2019
Wording was 'a bit off, to put it midly' on hospital posters for cash prizes, says Harris
St James’s Hospital has been advertising prizes for wards that discharge patients before 11am.
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
Patient Safety Bill put forward by Simon Harris has been approved by Cabinet
This Bill would make it mandatory for the health service provider to put forward information on incidents of patient safety.
# minister-for-health - Monday 25 November, 2019
Social media companies agree to liase with Department of Health on tackling anti-vaccine misinformation
Minister for Health Simon Harris met with Facebook, Google and Twitter today.
# minister-for-health - Monday 21 October, 2019
'What we have in Ireland is not equal': Same-sex parents call for more legal rights to their children
The protest was held this afternoon outside the Department of Health building in Dublin.
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 7 May, 2019
The Explainer: Can Ireland grow its own medicinal cannabis?
This will make it significantly less of a grey area in Irish law – and it could also herald the start of the Irish cannabis industry.
# minister-for-health - Friday 26 April, 2019
Simon Harris has asked the Attorney General to look at mandatory vaccinations
Earlier this week, it was announced that Ireland had experienced a 204% increase in cases of measles.
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
'Time to act': HIQA report finds PrEP programme to reduce HIV rates would be cheaper and more effective
A draft report on the introduction of the programme was published today.
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 5 March, 2019
Opinion: A million people have no health cover as low-paid families are excluded from access to the medical card
Since 2012 there has been a 66% increase in the number of people with no private or public health cover, writes Feilim O’Rourke.
# minister-for-health - Monday 4 March, 2019
Dept of Health declared safe after non-hazardous white powder discovery prompts evacuation
Technicians from the Defence Forces have confirmed that the powder was non-hazardous
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 19 February, 2019
Poll: Should the Dáil vote for confidence in Health Minister Simon Harris?
Fianna Fáil TDs have reportedly been urged by the party whip to attend the vote tomorrow evening.
# minister-for-health - Saturday 16 February, 2019
# minister-for-health - Saturday 9 February, 2019
Costs, changes and controversies: The decades-long saga behind the NCH
The controversy over the costs of the project is just the latest in a series of problems to affect the project
# minister-for-health - Thursday 6 December, 2018
'His family believes that if his cancer was detected in any of the 3 x-rays, his prognosis wouldn't be terminal'
Thousands of scans affecting 26,000 patients were reviewed – of those, 11 people’s cancer diagnoses were delayed, it was found.
HSE wants to see patients as quickly as possible this winter - but admits it has no targets to do so
The executive published its €30m Winter Plan for 2018/19 today.
# minister-for-health - Friday 16 November, 2018
Simon Harris acknowledges there is 'more work to be done' as inpatient waiting lists fall across Ireland
The number of patients waiting more than 9 months for treatment has reduced by 38%.
# minister-for-health - Wednesday 26 September, 2018
'A cynical political attack': Ministers hit out at questioning over €317,000 President's allowance
Questions surrounding the payment were raised at the Public Accounts Committee yesterday.
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 18 September, 2018
Parents urged to ask medical professionals about HPV vaccine instead of relying on 'misinformation'
The HSE launched a vaccine information campaign today, confirming two in three women are now being inoculated against the HPV virus.
New chairperson for HSE board as it prioritises 'building public trust and confidence'
The new board of the HSE will be accountable to the minister, the department of health said.
# minister-for-health - Sunday 26 August, 2018
'I will hold the HSE responsible if no ambulance is available for my sick partner'
A review found that additional staff are needed in order for the NAS to meet response time targets.
# minister-for-health - Monday 21 May, 2018
Harris: Some No campaigners 'trying to take Ireland back to Dark Ages on mental health'
The Health Minister joined the Masters of Ireland’s two main maternity hospitals in calling for a Yes vote in Friday’s referendum today.
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 13 February, 2018
Ireland plans to work with other countries to drive down the cost of expensive medicines
Ireland is to open negotiations with four countries on drug pricing and supply.
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 6 February, 2018
GPs will be permitted to conscientiously object to providing abortion services, Harris says
The government has said it wants terminations to be a ‘GP-led’ service.
# minister-for-health - Wednesday 31 January, 2018
'The seizures are gone - his smiles are back': Mother pens letter to Minister after treating son with CBD oil
Noreen O’Neill said her son has been seizure-free for more than a fortnight.
# minister-for-health - Monday 10 July, 2017
HSE to ask women working in the health sector how they balance maternity with work
Just 7% of all surgeons in Ireland are women.
# minister-for-health - Monday 3 July, 2017
Calls for patients to give feedback on their experience in Irish hospitals
Overcrowding in Irish hospitals increased in the first three months of 2017.
# minister-for-health - Friday 30 June, 2017
Minister for Health wants Eighth Amendment referendum next summer
Simon Harris said he supports repealing the Eighth Amendment.
# minister-for-health - Friday 5 May, 2017
Simon Harris commits to giving graduating Irish student nurses full-time contracts
Staffing and retention are two key issues that nearly led to industrial action in the nursing sector earlier this year.
# minister-for-health - Wednesday 22 March, 2017
Harris plans to "dismantle" HSE and replace it with "much leaner" health agency
The Minister for Health outlined his “vision” for the future of Irish healthcare at a Dáil committee this morning.
# minister-for-health - Monday 6 March, 2017
Deal on 'miracle' cystic fibrosis drug expected in a matter of weeks
Health Minister Simon Harris said that he wants a good deal for the taxpayer and, most importantly, for patients.
# minister-for-health - Thursday 9 February, 2017
Simon Harris wants to remove HSE managers 'who don't measure up' from their roles
His comments follow Monday’s night RTÉ Investigates programme, which revealed hidden waiting list figures.
# minister-for-health - Monday 22 August, 2016
Health Minister thanks two women who live-tweeted their abortion journey
Simon Harris took the somewhat surprising action of thanking the two women directly.
# minister-for-health - Thursday 19 May, 2016
'I put it off until I was at the stage where I couldn't walk properly or eat'
Over 20,000 people in Ireland suffer from either Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis. Clara Caslin shares her story.
# minister-for-health - Wednesday 24 February, 2016
Department of Health says Michael Noonan never sought to influence Grace decision
TheJournal.ie asked other former health ministers when they were made aware of the case.
# minister-for-health - Monday 8 February, 2016
Varadkar defends comments about extra resources making hospitals slow down
The minister said he accepted that overcrowding can also delay patient treatment.
# minister-for-health - Friday 18 December, 2015
A tobacco giant's legal challenge against plain packaging has been rejected
Philip Morris accused Australia of using a procedural issue to avoid addressing the legality and effectiveness of plain packages, calling the move “regrettable”.
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 24 November, 2015
Enda to Micheál: 'You ran like a scalded cat, as fast as your legs could carry you'
The Taoiseach accused former health minister Micheál Martin of doubling health spend without achieving any results.
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 17 November, 2015
Is this the death of universal health insurance?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# minister-for-health - Tuesday 29 September, 2015
Leo Varadkar is being accused of leaking his own email
Fianna Fáil says that an email in the Irish Times came about because of ‘self-serving leaks’.
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Poll: Will you watch the seven-way leaders' debate tomorrow?
TOMORROW EVENING AT 9.35pm all seven political party leaders will debate each other on RTÉ’s Claire Byrne Live.
With the general election less than a fortnight away it’s a chance for each leader to set out their stall for the electorate and for the voter to get a better sense of where each party stands on major issues facing the country.
There’s been controversy, meanwhile, over both RTÉ and Virgin Media’s two-way debates between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin with Sinn Féin issuing a legal letter to RTÉ over its exclusion.
Tomorrow night will see Varadkar, Martin and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald debate each other alongside Labour leader Brendan Howlin, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, Solidarity/People Before Profit’s Richard Boyd Barrett and the Social Democrats’ Roisín Shorthall.
So today we’re asking: Will you watch the seven-way leaders’ debate on Monday?
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The Irish For: Cúpla focail for the happy couple
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Wedding prayers and toasts can sound so beautiful in Irish, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
Lise Hand: Most voters in the real world don’t give a monkey's if Leo Varadkar smoked hash
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
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'I'm happy for the project to continue': Simon Harris rules out re-tendering children's hospital
The Minister was responding to a statement by BAM that suggested it would pull out of the contract if the Government wanted.
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