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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 546 and 547 together. It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. While significant work continues to positively impact on waiting times and improve pathways to elective care, acute hospitals are still impacted by operational challenges arising...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 752 together. As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness, during pregnancy. Hyperemesis gravidarum is expected to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy may or may not be aware funding and responsibility for the provision of non-emergency patient transportation was distributed to individual service providers (Hospitals and Community Healthcare Organisation (CHOs) ) some years ago, on the basis that they are the service provider and not the National Ambulance Service. The responsibility for determining if non-emergency patient...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 550, 574, 610, 626, 632, 653, 666, 669, 738, 748, 750, 753, 791, 792 and 858 together. As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding of €1.3m for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Feb 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: Dental Services (14 Feb 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: Ambulance Service (14 Feb 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: Ambulance Service (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter for the National Ambulance Service (NAS) I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding of €1.3m for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of nausea and vomiting, during pregnancy. Hyperemesis gravidarum is expected to affect about 1% of the pregnant...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 558, 596, 627 and 640 together. As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding of €1.3m for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of nausea and vomiting, during pregnancy. Hyperemesis...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 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: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 560, 565, 588, 609, 611, 628, 633, 654, 667, 670, 671 and 749 together. As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding of €1.3m for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of nausea and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 562 and 629 together. As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding of €1.3m for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of nausea and vomiting, during pregnancy. Hyperemesis gravidarum...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: A breakdown of the number of staff who have left my Department in 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023 is set out by grade below. Grades 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Administrative Officer 5 5 3 15 24 3 Assistant Principal 17 14 17...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Following the recommendations of the HSE Medicines Management Programme, and to address the unmet need of those patients with hyperemesis gravidarum (a severe form of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy), reimbursement support for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) has been made available since 1st January 2023 under an exceptional arrangement on an individual patient basis where...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Long-Term Illness (LTI) scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 illnesses covered by the scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the current COVID-19 Testing, Tracing and Surveillance advice which I accepted from the Chief Medical Officer, which was also been approved by the Government, the HSE is adopting a targeted approach for COVID-19 testing based on a clinical assessment where a clinician requires the result to contribute to the diagnosis and management of an individual patient. Since 9 December 2022,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding of €1.3m for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of nausea and vomiting, during pregnancy. Hyperemesis gravidarum is expected to affect about 1% of the pregnant...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 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 (14 Feb 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.