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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Women & Infants Health Programme has been established within the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services. I am therefore referring this enquiry to the HSE for direct reply to you, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Women & Infants Health Programme was established within the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services. I am therefore referring this enquiry to the HSE for direct reply to you, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Women & Infants Health Programme was established within the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services. I am therefore referring this enquiry to the HSE for direct reply to you, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In line with recommendations made by HIQA in its 2020 Overview Report of its monitoring programme against the National Standards for Safer Better Maternity Services, the National Women & Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) has produced a revised implementation plan for the National Maternity Strategy covering the remaining period of the Strategy’s lifetime from 2021 to 2026. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Women & Infants Health Programme was established within the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services. I am therefore referring this enquiry to the HSE for direct reply to you, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Women & Infants Health Programme was established within the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services. I am therefore referring this enquiry to the HSE for direct reply to you, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland has entered into seven Advance Purchase Agreements, subject to regulatory approval, for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccine from a range of manufacturers. Four vaccines have been authorised by the European Medicines Agency to date; Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech), Spikevax (Moderna), Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) and Janssen. As of 25 October, over 7.48 million doses of the four approved...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The business case for the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) to Elm Park is well advanced. In line with the provisions of the Public Spending Code, once approved by the HSE as the Sponsoring Agency, the business case will be submitted to my Department, as Approving Authority, and to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (D/PER) for technical review in due course. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Building ventilation has remained one element of the broader infection prevention and control (IPC) response over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. The appreciation of the role of ventilation has evolved in the context of developing experience and evidence. Guidance, training, and measures implemented reflect this learning. The NPHET for COVID-19 regards ventilation as an important IPC...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, the evidence relating to COVID-19, and the decisions necessary to protect everybody living in Ireland from its effects is constantly evolving. The public health advice relating to COVID-19, including face masks, is kept under continuing review by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), by my department and by the Government. The measures in place and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Notwithstanding sector specific guidance published by the relevant departments and agencies, there is no specific NPHET recommendation for members of the public to utilise CO2 monitors in their everyday lives. The absence of a specific recommendation on this matter is not a barrier for those who wish to use such equipment. For further information on CO2 monitors, I would point the Deputy to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: A new Sláintecare Programme Board is being established to ensure that the drive for universal healthcare is fully embedded in both the Department of Health and the HSE. It will be co-chaired by the Secretary-General of the Department and the Chief Executive Officer of the HSE and will also comprise senior members of the Management Board and Executive Management Teams. It is in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The Committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the disease in Ireland and international best practices in relation to immunisation. As the first phase of the Covid-19 vaccination programme is nearing completion, the NIAC has been examining evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is aware of the workforce issues currently facing general practice, including the limited access to GP services in certain areas. We are working to ensure patients across the country continue to have access to GP services and that general practice is sustainable in all areas into the future. GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The McHugh report has required careful consideration including briefing and examination by a range of Departmental officials across multiple areas. The time to consider properly the report's contents and recommendations has been necessary, and I would like to reassure that every possible effort is being made to progress this matter. Officials in my Department remain fully committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Relations (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Officials in my Department had a series of engagements with trade unions discussing terms of reference for the McHugh report, a meeting dedicated to nursing students' industrial relations matters in September as well as a follow up meeting that also referred to this topic, and several exchanges of correspondence with unions discussing these matters in recent months. Additionally I understand...