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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1981 and 1982 together. The Health capital allocation for disabilities in 2021 is €20m. Capital funding for the Health Sector in the ten years of the National Development Plan (NDP) is €10.9 billion. A structured, in depth review of the NDP was initiated by Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) in Q4 2020 as set out in the Programme...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2001 and 2107 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Covid-19 pandemic continues to present challenges to the delivery of health services, including in relation to those organisations delivering specialist disability services. The level of funding that will be required to meet the Covid-19 related costs of organisations which provide specialist disability...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland’s National Carers' Strategy is designed around a core vision which recognises and respects carers as key care partners who are supported to maintain their own health and well-being, care with confidence and who are empowered to participate as fully as possible in economic and social life. Under the Strategy, a range of measures have been introduced or extended by my...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The core allocation to the HRB in 2019 was €33.014m, in 2020 was €34.404m and in 2021 was €34.954m. The NASS captures information about the use and need for disability-funded services. The level of spend for the collection and analysis of disability service use and need in 2019 was €389,869, and in 2020 it was €489,274, while the expected spend for 2021 is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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: Freedom of Information (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2009 to 2011, inclusive, together. My Department has no record of any Freedom of Information requests that were refused for the reason that search and copy costs would exceed the maximum threshold. It is the policy of my Department to engage with any such requesters and to assist them with refining a request that does not come within the scope of the Act. The...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building, and equipping the new children's hospital. This includes assessment and defence of claims submitted by the contractor under the construction contract. I have therefore referred your question to the NPHDB for direct reply. 

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

Stephen Donnelly: I am aware that the main contractor has submitted a significant number of claims to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB), which it alleges are outside the agreed scope of the construction contract. It is entitled to do so. However, the NPHDB has a revised and strengthened process in place for the assessment of claims by the contractor in accordance with the construction...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is aware of the workforce issues currently facing general practice, including those effecting certain rural areas, and has implemented a number of measures to improve recruitment and retention in general practice. These include changes to the entry provisions to the GMS scheme to accommodate more flexible/shared GMS GP contracts, and to the retirement provisions for GPs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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: Medical Indemnity Cover (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 ongoing, and the HSE is working hard to...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, on 29 June, Government announced the next phase of reopening the economy and society in line with Recovery and Resilience: The Path Ahead. While significant progress is being made in relation to the roll-out of our vaccination programme, the rapidly increasing prevalence of the more transmissible Delta variant, and the significant risk this poses, in...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland welcomes the European Medicines Agency age extension recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccines Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech) and Spikevax (Moderna) to include use in children 12+. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is reviewing the matter and will make a recommendation as appropriate. Currently, Ireland's COVID-19 Vaccination Programme is administering vaccines to those aged 16+.

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

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE is currently offering everyone who registers online an mRNA vaccine - either the Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine - when it is available. People waiting for their first vaccination appointment also have a choice to opt-in or out of getting the AstraZeneca vaccine if it is available earlier than an mRNA vaccine. If opting for this vaccine, a person may be vaccinated sooner, depending...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The information sought by the Deputy is not held by my Department. The Dental Council, established under the Dentists Act 1985 is the regulatory body for the dental profession. The Dental Council deals with complaints concerning breaches of its Codes of Practice. The Dental Council publishes the results of Fitness to Practise Inquiries where allegations of professional misconduct against a...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The development of elective hospital facilities in Dublin, Cork and Galway is in line with the National Development Plan, the Health Service Capacity Review, the Programme for Government and the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy & Action Plan 2021-2023. The Elective Hospitals Oversight Group, under the joint governance of the HSE, Department of Health and Sláintecare,...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2026, 2235, 2385, 2689, 2697, 2824 and 3099 together. As the Deputies will be aware, on 29 June, Government announced the next phase of reopening the economy and society in line withResilience and Recovery: The Path Ahead. While significant progress is being made in relation to the roll-out of our vaccination programme and the position had been broadly stable...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Services (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...