Results 1-20 of 216 for going forward speaker:Stephen Donnelly

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

Stephen Donnelly: ...cancer control programme hereditary model of care was published last August. I recognise that Deputy Staunton has been advocating on this issue for some time. That is a very important step forward. The national cancer strategy was launched in 2017. It has taken time to get to the hereditary model of care but it has now been published. It is a plan for the further development of...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...give the news to a patient that her baby has no heartbeat. As I comfort her, I am aware that these men are outside the window and that she will see them. Can I ask you to please urgently bring forward laws to implement the exclusion zones? That is what we are doing here. We are not seeking to stop people protesting outside the Oireachtas. We are not seeking to stop people marching....

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...the way in which they have chaired the debate with fairness and impartiality over recent months. I recognise, as we all do, that there are diverse views in this House on this issue and in bringing forward legislation in a democratic society, it is important that we hear them all. I thank the Members of this House and those of Dáil Éireann for their time for their...

Anniversary of the Introduction of the Smoking Ban: Statements (11 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I want to take the opportunity to warmly welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Colm Burke, to the Department. I am delighted for two reasons. First, he is going to bring huge energy, knowledge and passion about healthcare to the role. Second, he asked some of the most difficult questions at the health committee, and now he will have to answer those questions rather than asking them. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (20 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...developments in relation to novel products, while ensuring that focus was also kept on the tobacco epidemic. Outcomes of the conferences include: The establishment of an Expert Group to explore forward-looking tobacco control measures which go beyond those which are currently contained in the FCTC. A decision on Article 18 which urges parties to take account of the environmental...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Therefore, I will respond directly to the false claims and challenge that Senator Mullen put forward. He asked for me to refer to one registered healthcare provider. I refer to the HSE, which I hope Senator Mullen will accept is a registered bona fide healthcare provider in the State. I will read the submission made by the HSE to the joint committee during pre-legislative scrutiny of this...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...platform, HPVP. The vast majority of HSE hospitals are on this platform, which is essential if we are to make sure we get as much patient care as possible. We identify where things are going well and where there are challenges. To date, a small number of hospitals have not been willing to sign up to a data-sharing agreement or felt they could not do so. I do not accept any of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (29 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to address women’s whole health and help ensure that action on women’s health looks beyond reproductive health to make a real difference to women’s lives. I can assure the Deputy that Women’s Health continues to be one of my priorities going forward into 2024 and beyond. Alongside the Women’s Health Action Plan, significant investment has been made into...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of the most progressive and most advanced countries for high quality, accessible healthcare services for women. We are on the way and we will launch a new two-year women’s health action plan soon. I very much look forward to coming back and updating colleagues on that. What is before us today is part of the new philosophy which says that women must be able to have access to the...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Dáil at the moment. I am joined by officials from my Department, Ms Louise McGirr, Mr. Kevin Colman, Mr. Patrick McGlynn, Ms Aonraid Dunne and Mr. Trevor Moore. Over the past four years, the Government has delivered record levels of investment to the health service. This has led to a significant increase in the number of healthcare professionals we now have working in our public...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...this. Professor Donal O'Shea is one of the clinical leads on the new bariatrics programme. I met with him and one of his colleagues who presented to me in 2022. They put a very compelling case forward to the effect that we do not have the bariatric services we need, people are going to Turkey and other places, some of them are getting quite ill, and this is a service we simply need to...

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Bacik and the Labour Party for their work on this Bill. I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to those advocates, some of whom are here this evening, who have been very involved in the drafting of the Government’s Bill and who have looked at various things to be included, including the Children and Family Relationships Act and other areas around domestic surrogacy,...

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in the Departments of Justice and Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, as well as the Office of the Attorney General, on further possible amendments. We are examining bringing forward additional amendments on Report Stage in this House in respect of donor-assisted human reproduction procedures which take place abroad, and parentage in circumstances where a...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...members of the committee. They put a lot of work into this, attended briefings and submitted a list of very well thought-through amendments. There was pre-legislative scrutiny, PLS, some time ago. In fact, I was on the committee at the time of the PLS in 2019. A great deal of work has been done and I thank the committee for facilitating what will probably be several days of Committee...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to allow for cryopreservation and the storage of ovarian tissue and testicular tissue. This is for the purpose of assisted human reproduction. It is mind blowing to be honest. If somebody is going to go through treatment for cancer then ovarian tissue and testicular tissue can be taken out. It is a procedure about which I am not entirely sure so I will spare the details. Essentially...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cancer Services (18 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I would look forward to that. For years the Irish Cancer Society advocated for the abolition of inpatient hospital charges. We delivered that last year and the Irish Cancer Society deserves great credit for it. Many of the groups argue that we need quicker access. I am pleased to note that due to the investment in 2021, 2022 and 2023, waiting times are down across the board. Waiting...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...position, as have many others, I am sure, where a family member or friend has been waiting for a procedure, be it a minor procedure or a major operation. There is a lot involved in that. People look forward to it and they can be nervous. They may be admitted the night beforehand and may go through full preparation only to be told the theatre is not available because there has been a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Facilities (18 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: That is exactly what we want to do. We want to move forward with this as quickly as possible. I am not familiar with the figure of 700 beds but I will check with the officials as regards the thinking behind it. The Deputy and I are in agreement on the need for more beds. Many beds have been delivered but we want to deliver many more. If we get agreement on providing all 1,500 beds, on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (18 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Progressing women’s health is a priority for myself and for this Government. We made a strong commitment to promoting women’s health in the Programme for Government 2020 and are fully committed to the continued development and improvement of women’s health services and to working with women and girls to improve their health outcomes and experiences of healthcare across...