Results 161-180 of 214 for revert speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...practitioners awaiting registration to ensure that the necessary documentation for a complete application for registration is received.  I have asked CORU for information regarding number of applications on hand, and will revert to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: HSE Staff (27 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in the HSE and asked that they investigate this as a matter of urgency. They have not found evidence of this and have confirmed that it is not a policy of the HSE. I welcome the Deputy to revert with any more information with which the HSE can investigate further and respond to.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in mid-February for those aged over 70. It is not everyone, obviously. Some people who are being cared for will have underlying conditions and there has been a lot of discussion on that. I will revert in writing with the other answers. I thank the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of high level requirements. The HSE formally submitted the revised 2021 National Service Plan on 15 January for my approval. I am currently giving consideration to the revised Plan and intend to revert to the HSE promptly. Once the Plan is approved, it must be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas within 21 days of its approval. Once the Service Plan is laid before the Houses of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...contains seventeen recommendations for change, eleven of which relate to my Department. I welcome the publication of the Report and look forward to considering its proposals in more detail.  I intend to revert to Government following further consideration of the recommendations by my Department.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I will revert to the Deputy with a note on exactly that. It is a very specific question around a very important capital build and capital refurbishment so I will revert to him with a note on it.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I will revert in writing if the Leas-Cheann Comhairle wants.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...aware of all of that. In terms of local escalation, the Government framework can be done county by county or region by region. Obviously, given where it is at, it is a national effort. I will revert to the Deputy with a note on the private hospitals.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...are about 150,000 front-line healthcare workers in cohort 2 and by Sunday week, 70,000 of them will have been vaccinated. That is the pace we are looking to get through on the first dose. I will revert to the Deputy in writing with the rest of the information.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available but my Department will seek to collate information if applicable and revert to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and those with non-patient-facing roles. From memory, and I am open to correction, I received a report ten to 14 days ago that the number of therapy grades in swabbing was at 279, but I will revert to the Deputy with the most up-to-date figure on that. I have engaged repeatedly with the HSE. We should remember that the HSE, to its credit, has created from a standing start one of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Education (10 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...rate. Given that working as a healthcare assistant does not provide student nurses and midwives with the structured educational outcomes that are part of a graduate programme, it was important to have the students revert to their educational placements as quickly as possible. The HSE’s directors of nursing have said that all student placements have now fully resumed.It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medicinal Products (10 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: There have been several conversations and representations about Patisiran, the second drug the Deputy referenced, and I will revert to him and colleagues with an update on it. Any opportunity we can find to accelerate access to these new and exciting drugs should be taken. I had a conversation with medical oncologists just this week on access to new cancer drugs. On the €50...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Practitioner Services (10 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Barry's question around the nature of the services to be resumed, I can say that nothing has been brought to my attention to suggest that a smaller or more limited service will be opened. I can revert to the Deputy with a statement to that effect from the HSE.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Practitioner Services (10 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...I will have a response from the HSE in a matter of days. That does not mean SouthDoc will have provided the timeline that has been requested of it. I will re-emphasise the importance of this and revert to both Deputies on both issues in a matter of days.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (10 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...have been charged to receive the vaccine. If the Deputy is aware of individual cases where this has occurred, I want to tell her categorically that it should not have happened. If she would like to revert to me with any individual cases, I guarantee her that they will be followed up. This year, given the potential for the winter flu season to coincide with a resurgence of Covid...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Facilities (10 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...answer. That specific query was not included in the question the Deputy submitted, which seeks an update on the totality of the works. The latter is what I endeavoured to provide. I will revert to the Deputy very quickly with the timeline relating to her additional specific question on planning permission. On the new hospital, I had a very constructive meeting with the Saolta group...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: It depends on the different types of roles. If Deputy Durkan wishes, I will ask the HSE to revert to the Deputy with a note on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The issue regarding primary medical certificates is something that has been raised. I have raised it with the Department and I am looking for a report on it. I will revert back to the Deputy with detail because, as she says, there are complex legalities to it but it has to be sorted out very quickly. On HIQA inspections in disability services, I will ask HIQA to come back to me with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: On the second issue, I will need to take a look and revert to the Deputy, so I will respond just to the first one now. I hope she will have seen in the budget a serious commitment to Sláintecare. There are many different factors, one of which is capacity. We just need more of everything and there is a big commitment in that regard. The second is configuration, so there will be a...