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Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...will have an additional 291 beds. In order to provide extra capacity as quickly as possible, I also recently announced 70 step-down beds for UHL and these will become available over the summer. These will revert to their intended purposes as community nursing units when the first 96-bed block is opened next year. Reformed work practices, which have proven successful in other...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...that would be in the interest of patients. In relation to the Nenagh MAU, I will get the Deputy a note as to when that goes 24-7. I will take a look at the day cases in Nenagh as well and will revert to the Deputy. We will get a detailed note, speciality by speciality, on that. Finally, with regard to St. Conlon's, the decision was made, and I am not going to just pass the buck...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I think my time is up as well, Deputy. I will give a short answer and revert to the Deputy with a note on some of them. Dr. Henry can give a view on the medical assessment units and when they will move to 24-7. There has been a 23% increase in staff numbers in Ennis. When I asked staff in Ennis whether we should consider having a 24-7 local injury unit there, they said absolutely not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., either currently availing of the scheme or accessing it in the future, should be at any financial loss as a result of the proposed changes. The HSE communicated to each CHO advising them to revert to the previous levels of contribution until such time as the new procedures can be reviewed in terms of the proposed allowances to be provided. The relevant HSE circulars regarding the two...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: If it is in my remit - it is mild to moderate and a primary care referral - will the Deputy send me on the details? I will look into it and revert to the Deputy with a note.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cancer Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I will ask the Department to revert to Deputies Bruton and Staunton. I want to mention good progress in two other areas. Two new types of testing were introduced last year for specific treatments. The first was homologous recombination deficiency testing for treatment of ovarian cancer. The second test is for NTRK gene fusions, which can lead to cancers of the brain, head, neck, thyroid,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...what the Deputy said. It is very worrying for these children and their parents. Good progress is being made. We have to go further. I am happy to ask my Department to engage with the HSE and revert to the Deputy along with Deputy Cullinane, who tabled the question, with a note relating to category five and give them more detail for Louth and Meath, the counties referred to by Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dental Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy referred to two cases. If he send me the details, I will ask the HSE to take a look and revert to him directly.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: .... I want to better understand why we have such a specific recruitment problem in this area because, as I have said, other parts of the country are very well served and very well staffed. I will revert to the Deputies with a note. Following that, if they would like a sit-down meeting with the community teams in the HSE, they can let me know and I will certainly arrange one.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...86 beds for this year, in advance of the first 96-bed block coming online. I have also authorised the building of the second 96-bed block as well. Of the 86 beds for this year, 70 of them will revert to the communities in counties Tipperary and Clare when the permanent beds in Limerick are opened. Some 16 of them will remain, which increases the net amount as well. The numbers are as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., either currently availing of the scheme or accessing it in the future, should be at any financial loss as a result of the proposed changes. The HSE communicated to each CHO advising them to revert to the previous levels of contribution until such time as the new procedures can be reviewed in terms of the proposed allowances to be provided. CHOs were also instructed to contact any...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (16 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...currently availing of the scheme or accessing it in the future, should be at any financial loss as a result of the proposed changes. The HSE has since communicated to each CHO advising them to revert to the pre-existing level of contributions to patients in respect of hair loss and post mastectomy products until such time as the new procedures can be reviewed in terms of the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (9 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...currently availing of the scheme or accessing it in the future, should be at any financial loss as a result of the proposed changes. The HSE has since communicated to each CHO advising them to revert to the pre-existing level of contributions to patients in respect of hair loss and post mastectomy products until such time as the new procedures can be reviewed in terms of the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...currently availing of the scheme or accessing it in the future, should be at any financial loss as a result of the proposed changes. The HSE has since communicated to each CHO advising them to revert to the pre-existing level of contributions to patients in respect of hair loss and post mastectomy products until such time as the new procedures can be reviewed in terms of the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...currently availing of the scheme or accessing it in the future, should be at any financial loss as a result of the proposed changes. The HSE has since communicated to each CHO advising them to revert to the pre-existing level of contributions to patients in respect of hair loss and post mastectomy products until such time as the new procedures can be reviewed in terms of the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...currently availing of the scheme or accessing it in the future, should be at any financial loss as a result of the proposed changes. The HSE has since communicated to each CHO advising them to revert to the pre-existing level of contributions to patients in respect of hair loss and post mastectomy products until such time as the new procedures can be reviewed in terms of the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...currently availing of the scheme or accessing it in the future, should be at any financial loss as a result of the proposed changes. The HSE has since communicated to each CHO advising them to revert to the pre-existing level of contributions to patients in respect of hair loss and post mastectomy products until such time as the new procedures can be reviewed in terms of the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (5 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...currently availing of the scheme or accessing it in the future, should be at any financial loss as a result of the proposed changes. The HSE has since communicated to each CHO advising them to revert to the pre-existing level of contributions to patients in respect of hair loss and post mastectomy products until such time as the new procedures can be reviewed in terms of the proposed...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...on this is that political decisions are around funding but in terms of urgent and emergency care, we have to be led by the clinical view as to what is in the best interest of the patients. I will revert with that information .

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Hospital Services (29 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I will ask the Department to revert to the Deputy with a more detailed timeline both with regard to when in quarter 2, the sites it is going to go to and the recommendations it is starting with. It is important to say that while there is a challenge that has been identified and that challenge is going to be responded to, there are a lot of positive things happening across the health service...