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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (12 Oct 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: Departmental Data (12 Oct 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 (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) advises that there are two services administered by the Irish Cancer Society that support patients in travelling for cancer treatment. The Volunteer Driver Service is a volunteer-delivered service to drive patients to and from treatment in designated partner hospitals and centres. The service is free to the patient, with all costs covered by...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The enactment of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill is a priority for the Government. Work on the drafting of the Bill in collaboration with the Office of Parliamentary Council is progressing with a view to ensuring that Government approval is secured to publish the Bill before the end of 2021. It is hoped that the Bill will then...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Transplantation remains the only available treatment for heart, lung and liver end stage kidney failure. The gap between the supply and demand of organs available for transplantation is continually growing due to medical advances and reduced traumatic deaths. Covid-19 has significantly curtailed transplant activity during 2020 and 2021. Donations and transplants were impacted by the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Oct 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: Departmental Strategies (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: In 2020, the Department of Health underwent significant reconfiguration to respond to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the coming months the Department will be reorganised to meet health system priorities and this will be considered as part of that process. In late 2020, the National Clinical Programme for Rare Diseases was operationalised and incorporated into the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: COVID-19 emerged as a new disease in Dec 2019, at that time there was no vaccine or viral therapy treatment available. Towards the end of last year, the welcome news that COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available gave all of us a tangible ray of hope and a pathway out of the pandemic. Vaccines are a proven, cost-effective intervention to protect public health, second only to the provision of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: COVID-19 emerged as a new disease in Dec 2019, at that time there was no vaccine or viral therapy treatment available. Towards the end of last year, the welcome news that COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available gave all of us a tangible ray of hope and a pathway out of the pandemic. Vaccines are a proven, cost-effective intervention to protect public health, second only to the provision of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Oct 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (12 Oct 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 Appointments Status (12 Oct 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Development Plan (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The NDP sets out capital ceilings over the next 5-year period for the health sector. Capital Plans in the sector set out the projects that can proceed within voted allocation. It is a matter in the first instance for each sector to assess and prioritise as to what specific investment projects are allocated funding within the given envelope for their Department. My department is engaging with...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly in relation to this matter
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy may be aware, construction of the National Cervical Screening Laboratory (NCSL) commenced on-site at the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital (CWIUH) in early January 2021, with a target to be ready in late 2022. The laboratory is being developed by the HSE and the CWIUH and is designed to be a national centre of excellence for cervical screening. The HSE are also...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 501 and 502 together. As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Oct 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 (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims, including claims in respect of clinical negligence, on behalf of Delegated State Authorities (DSA’s) including the Health Service Executive. I have been informed by the SCA that the information below was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as per the criteria below: - The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (12 Oct 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.