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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.

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: Departmental Expenditure (15 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The total amount paid by my Department in late interest and compensation payments in 2017 to 2020 and for Q1 and Q2 in 2021 is set out in the below table: Year Interest Paid Compensation Paid Total Amount Paid Total Vote % of Vote 2017 629.21 3,140.00 3,769.21 14,341m 0.03% ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 734, 735 and 736 together. COVID-19 is a new disease so information on it, its features, incidence and its course are still emerging. Scientific and clinical evidence is evolving on the long-term effects of COVID-19. An increasing number of reports and studies are now being published on the topic; however, at present there is no agreement on the definition...

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.

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: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (15 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The 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. Consultant Endocrinologists/Diabetes Nurse Specialists may apply to the HSE, on behalf of specific patients, for reimbursement support for FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme strategy is to distribute all available vaccines as quickly as is operationally possible, prioritising those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19. The programme is based on the principles of safety, effectiveness and fairness, with the objective of reducing severe illness, hospitalisations and deaths from COVID-19 infection. The immunisation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last eighteen months as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently as a result of the ransomware attack. While significant progress was made in reducing waiting times from June 2020 onwards, the surge in Covid-19 cases in the first quarter of 2021 and the associated...

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: Vaccination Programme (15 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. It makes recommendations on vaccination policy to my Department. The NIAC continues to revise recommendations to allow for...

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 Justice and Equality: Medical Aids and Appliances (16 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 Justice and Equality: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I note that the issue raised has been resubmitted by the Deputy, as, at the time the question was first submitted, I was unable to refer the matter to the Health Service Executive due to the cyber-attack in May. In my reply to the Deputy’s previous question, I provided an overview of patient pathways and associated protocols relating to elective care in acute hospitals. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I note that the issue raised has been resubmitted by the Deputy, as, at the time the question was first submitted, I was unable to refer the matter to the Health Service Executive due to the cyber-attack in May. In my reply to the Deputy’s previous question, I provided an overview of patient pathways and associated protocols relating to elective care in acute hospitals. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Hospital Admissions (16 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I note that the issue raised has been resubmitted by the Deputy, as, at the time the question was first submitted, I was unable to refer the matter to the Health Service Executive due to the cyber-attack in May. In my reply to the Deputy’s previous question, I provided an overview of patient pathways and associated protocols relating to elective care in acute hospitals. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Brazil is currently included on the list of states designated under Section 38E (1) of the Health Act 1947. All travellers from designated states are required to present proof of a relevant test result taken prior to arrival in Ireland. Arrivals from designated states who can show valid proof of vaccination, as defined in S.I. 135/2021, are required to complete 14-days of home quarantine...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Suicide Incidence (16 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 Justice and Equality: Health Services (16 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. COVID-19 is a new disease so information on it, its features, incidence and its course are still emerging. Scientific and clinical evidence is evolving on the long-term effects of COVID-19. An increasing number of reports and studies are now being published on the topic, however, at present there is no agreement on the definition or the...