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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The three stated conditions currently being treated under the MCAP were based on the recommendations of the 2017 HPRA publication "Cannabis for Medical Use- A Scientific Review" which found that if cannabis products that are not capable of being authorised as medicines are made available through an access programme, patients and healthcare professionals must recognise the limitations of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: An evidence based synthesis and clinical review of the MCAP is being carried out by the Health Research Board for the Department of Health following which a clinical review group will complete an assessment to see if there is evidence to support the recommendation of the addition of any other clinical indications to the MCAP programme.As any recommendation(s) made by the clinical review group...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Irish-registered medical practitioners may apply to the Minister for Health for a licence to access cannabis for medical use for a named patient under their care. Applications for this Ministerial licence can only be accepted from: - An individual patient’s medical consultant, where evidence of an established doctor-patient relationship exists, or - From the individual patient’s...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the Community Drug Schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Reimbursement is for licensed indications which have been granted market authorisation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the Health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. I would also like to remind the Deputy that it is against Department policy to comment on individual cases.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Ensuring the safety of employees and service users is a priority concern for government and for the HSE. It is intolerable and completely unacceptable that the staff of the health service have to endure assaults while endeavouring to deliver care. The HSE is committed to creating a safe environment within which to work and they continue to place an emphasis on the management of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Under section 20 (1) of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, a notification of each termination of pregnancy carried out under the legislation must be notified to the Minister for Health within 28 days of it being carried out. The notifications are recorded on the form entitled “Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 (Notifications)...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy’s question relates to a service area, I have referred this question to the HSE for direct response.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess". Persons who hold a medical card or a GP visit card are not subject to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 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: Hospital Services (7 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: Dental Services (7 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: Dental Services (7 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: Primary Care Centres (7 Mar 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.