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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (29 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The three conditions currently being treated under the Medical Cannabis Access Programme were based on the recommendations of the 2017 Health Products Regulatory Authority publication "Cannabis for Medical Use - A Scientific Review". The report stated that if cannabis-based products, that are not authorised as medicines, are made available through an access programme, patients and healthcare...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I am very pleased to introduce the Health (Amendment Bill) 2023 to the Seanad. This Bill means that adults will, for the first time in our Republic's history, have free access to inpatient hospital care. As colleagues will be aware, people in Ireland are currently charged €80 per night to use a public hospital, up to a total of €800 in one year, which would be a very large...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Senators for their support. It is great to see. I assure Senator Hoey, who suggested that this might be the only time she and her good Labour Party colleagues would ever support a Government Bill, that we will be back in this House tomorrow morning with the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019. If memory serves correct, we will be in a good place...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Mar 2023)

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 (28 Mar 2023)

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: National Children's Hospital (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The New Children’s Hospital (NCH) Project, comprising of the main hospital at St. James’s campus in Dublin, and two paediatric outpatient and urgent care centres at Connolly and Tallaght hospitals, is a Government priority. In 2018, the previous Government approved a capital budget of €1.433bn for the NCH project. This included the capital costs for the main hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2023)

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 Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

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 Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

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: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill will provide for the introduction of a licensing system for the retail sale of tobacco products. An annual licence will be required for each outlet where tobacco products are sold. The proposed annual fee is yet to be determined. It is not possible to estimate the number of retail outlets that would opt to sell or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

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: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I am aware of the campaign to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 years. I welcome this engagement from civil society and I know that the strong alliance between civil society and Government is the reason that Ireland has been notably successful and has a global reputation as a pioneer in tobacco control. I understand that at least eleven countries have already increased...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill will provide for the introduction of a licensing system for the retail sale of nicotine inhaling products such as electronic cigarettes. An annual licence will be required for each outlet where nicotine inhaling products are sold. The proposed annual fee is yet to be determined. The licensing system will, for the first...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill will require that all retailers engaged in the sale of electronic cigarettes must obtain a licence for their retail sale. It will be an offence to sell these products without a licence. The Bill will prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to and by persons under 18 years of age. It will also prohibit the sale of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The most recent study conducted on behalf of my Department on the economic cost of smoking in Ireland, "A detailed assessment of the economic cost of smoking in Ireland" was carried out in 2016 by ICF International (UK) in association with DKM Economic Consultants (Ireland). The study estimated public healthcare costs from smoking to be €506 million per year. This included...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Officials in my Department made enquiries with the Medical Council recently in relation to this case. I understand that this application is currently being assessed and that the Council was proposing to contact the individual in relation to finalising the registration process. It is acknowledged that there can be lengthy processing times for certain application routes following receipt...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by severe pain, fatigue and stiffness, among many other symptoms. Fibromyalgia can be a difficult condition to diagnose because there is no specific test and the symptoms can be similar to those of other conditions. Treatment often requires interventions from various medical specialists for management of symptoms as they arise. The Long-Term Illness...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Mar 2023)

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: Cancer Services (28 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Successive National Cancer Strategies have delivered continuing improvements in outcomes for Irish cancer patients in terms of earlier diagnosis, better treatment, and improved rates of survival. This Government’s commitment to implementation of the National Cancer Strategy is evidenced by significant investment in recent years. €20m new development funding was allocated to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 Mar 2023)

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.