Results 21,201-21,220 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Since 1st January 2015, the Department of Health have not utilised the services of either Common Purpose Ireland or Common Purpose UK.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government commits to delivering a ‘Carers Guarantee’ proposal that will provide a core basket of services to carers across the country, regardless of where they live. This commitment is consistent with the National Carers' Strategy, which seeks to support family carers to care with confidence through the provision of adequate information, training, services...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (15 Sep 2021)
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: Birth Certificates (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Issues that caused delays to the registration of births as a result of systems not being available because of the cyber attack on the HSE in May, have since been resolved. Any delays in recent weeks are likely to be due to operational issues at individual registration offices.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (15 Sep 2021)
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: Proposed Legislation (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to "Enact the Human Tissue Bill". The drafting of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill is a priority for the Government. My Department is progressing work on the drafting of the Bill in collaboration with the Office of Parliamentary Council with a view to ensuring that Government...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (15 Sep 2021)
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 (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Estimates of costs on the expansion of public activity in public hospitals were set out in the 2017 Sláintecare Report. Independently-chaired talks are ongoing between officials from my Department, the HSE, and hospital consultants' representative bodies (the IMO and IHCA) on the proposed public-only contract. With these important talks ongoing, it would inappropriate for me to publicly...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to increasing access to GP care without charges for children. The Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020 provides, amongst other things, for the phased expansion of GP care without fees to all children aged 12 years and under. The initial stage of this phased expansion will be the provision of GP care without fees...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 599 and 610 together. Doctors who have qualified in another jurisdiction and whose qualifications do not entitle them to automatic recognition are required to pass or be exempt from the Medical Council’s pre-registration exam, the PRES, which has two components -the PRES 2 which is a computer based exam and the PRES 3 which is primarily a test of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As the issues raised by the Deputy relate to operational matters, 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 (15 Sep 2021)
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 (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The EU Digital COVID Certificate concerns the issuing and verification of certificates for medical events including vaccination, recovery, and testing related to COVID-19. The EU Digital COVID Certificate regulation, and subsequent associated national regulations, do not provide for the issuing of a certificate for individuals who have not had a medical event as...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Long Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the scheme are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia;...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (15 Sep 2021)
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 Service Executive (15 Sep 2021)
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 (15 Sep 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Following the successful rollout of the initial implementation phase of the EU Digital COVID Certificate in Ireland, the Government is creating a specific portal to enable Irish citizens vaccinated outside of the EU, with vaccines authorised for use in Ireland, to obtain a COVID certificate valid in Ireland and across the EU. This portal is currently being advanced on a cross...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Sep 2021)
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: Vaccination Programme (15 Sep 2021)
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: Medical Cards (15 Sep 2021)
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.