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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Digital COVID Certificate Regulation is intended to facilitate people’s fundamental right to move and reside freely and help to support the lifting of restrictions currently in place in a coordinated manner within the EU. As the Minister for Health, I am supporting the work of my Department in collaborating with relevant Departments under the leadership of the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The implementation of the National Cancer Strategy is a Programme for Government commitment, and is part of the implementation of Sláintecare. We have seen significant progress on the implementation of the Strategy over the past three years, with clear evidence-based policy direction from my Department and strong implementation by the HSE's National Cancer Control...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Maternity Strategy, published in 2016, aims to ensure that appropriate care pathways are in place in order that mothers, babies and families get the right care, at the right time, from the right team and in the right place. Similarly, the Strategy aims to increase choice for women whilst ensuring that services are safe, standardised and of the highest quality. The phased...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1757, 1853 and 1859 together. In Budget 2021 an unprecedented €187.5m is being invested in the National Ambulance Service, including €10m additional funding to progress priority reforms in line with NAS strategic planning. This additional funding has been allocated to: - Target capacity deficits identified in the NAS emergency service baseline...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: A key commitment in the Programme for Government is the implementation of the Irish National Dementia Strategy, which aims to improve how we provide care for people living with dementia.  The National Dementia Office, established within the HSE, oversees implementation of the Strategy.  As the Deputy will be aware in Budget 2021, the Government allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy may be aware, over €76m was allocated for Palliative Care services when the Sláintecare Report was published in 2017. The report estimated that universal palliative care could be delivered with an additional €50m over the first five years of the plan. This included funding for LauraLynn Hospice, child respite and palliative care as well as specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Construction of the 60 Bed Ward Block at UHL was completed in 2020 and the block became operational over the period November 2020 (20 beds), December (a further 20 beds) and January 2021 (the final 20 beds). This development provided 3 wards comprising of 20 single room occupancy, with en-suite facilities, two of which are full isolation facilities on the campus. The additional 60 beds...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Several factors determine the capital cost of a bed. These include the nature of the bed (day case, long-term stay, etc.), and the bed’s location (within an existing facility, within a new extension to an existing facility, etc.)  As such, there is no one capital cost for providing an additional bed. A recent review of bed costings determined an average capital cost per bed to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware the National Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix for medical, surgical and speciality inpatient wards, published in 2018, provides for an evidence-based methodology to assess appropriate staffing levels across certain areas. This framework is used to determine the staffing and skill mix required in a unit/ward based on the patients' acuity and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: This Parliamentary Question requires information held by the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: This Parliamentary Question requires information held by the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has confirmed that consultants taking up the Sláintecare public-only contract will be appointed to the pre-1 October 2012 Type A salary scales, as recommended by the Independent Review Group. The estimated cost of 100 new consultant posts is €26 million, including employers PRSI, 'on-call' payments, etc.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I am fully committed to supporting our population health screening programmes which are a valuable part of our health service.  The National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC) was established in 2019 with the remit to undertake an independent assessment of the evidence for screening for a particular condition against internationally accepted criteria and to advise the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is unfortunately not possible to provide an accurate costing for “an additional” Community Intervention Team (CIT). This is because CITs are designed to meet the needs of local populations, and hence the cost and staffing composition of each team will vary depending on the needs and requirements of patients in a specific catchment area.   As such, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...