Results 441-460 of 26,162 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: 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 (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Practice education placements are essential to support clinical skills development and the application of theory to patient care and attainment of regulatory required standards of proficiency where applicable. It is acknowledged that building and growing the student pipeline is dependent on having an appropriate practice education placement infrastructure, including physical accommodation and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: 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 Service Executive (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: 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 Facilities (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Responsibility for the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme, operated by the Revenue Commissioners, falls under the remit of the Minister for Finance. To qualify for the scheme Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme, an applicant must hold a Primary Medical Certificate. To qualify for a Primary Medical Certificate, an applicant must be permanently and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: The overall average time for a recognition decision to be reached once a complete file had been submitted to CORU averaged 62.2 days in 2024 for all professions. This has reduced from 81.8 days in 2023, despite the volume of applications rising from 1,275 completed applications in 2023 to 1,693 in 2024. Profession Average 2023 Average 2024 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Applications for both recognition of international qualifications and applications to join a register are dealt with on a case-by-case basis in order of date of receipt and not in bulk. Applications which require a decision from the relevant professional registration board (rather than the registrar) are evaluated at the next scheduled board meeting. Applications where the registration...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: CORU has a registration board for each of the professions making decisions on applications for recognition of international qualification and applications for registration. These boards meet on a frequency of 4-6 weeks (please see number of meetings per board in 2024 in the attached word document). Boards with higher volumes of applications have more frequent meetings to manage the volume...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Department of Health does not have a property portfolio and therefore holds no empty buildings. The Department of Health occupies one building, Block 1 Miesian Plaza, 50 - 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin, D02, as a tenant of OPW.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Department of Health does not have a property portfolio and therefore holds no undeveloped sites. The Department of Health occupies one building, Block 1 Miesian Plaza, 50 - 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin, D02, as a tenant of OPW.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Medical Card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. In accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE, which assesses each application on a qualifying financial threshold. The issue of granting medical or GP visit cards based on having a particular disease or illness was previously examined in 2014 by the HSE Expert...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: Eligibility for a Medical Card is primarily based on a financial assessment which is conducted by the HSE in accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The HSE assesses each medical card application on a qualifying financial threshold. This is the amount of money that an individual can earn a week and still qualify for a card. It is specific to the individual’s own financial...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: 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: Mental Health Services (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: 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 (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: 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 (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: 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: Disability Services (18 Feb 2025)
Kieran O'Donnell: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.