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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Oct 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: Assisted Human Reproduction (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (the Act of 2015) reforms and updates family law to address the needs of children living in diverse family types. The Minister for Health is responsible for Parts 2 & 3 of the Act of 2015 and these Parts commenced on 4 May 2020. Parts 2 & 3 deal with the issue of donor-assisted human reproduction. Subject to certain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HPV vaccination programme is a schools-based immunisation programme. The roll-out of the programme is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Oct 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: General Practitioner Services (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Where a GMS patient experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept him/her as a patient, the person concerned having unsuccessfully applied to at least three GPs in the area can apply to the HSE National Medical Card Unit which has the power to assign that person to a GP's GMS patient list. People who do not hold a medical card or GP visit card access GP services on a private basis and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (12 Oct 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 Data (12 Oct 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 Data (12 Oct 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 Services (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) advises that there are two services administered by the Irish Cancer Society that support patients in travelling for cancer treatment. The Volunteer Driver Service is a volunteer-delivered service to drive patients to and from treatment in designated partner hospitals and centres. The service is free to the patient, with all costs covered by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The enactment of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill is a priority for the Government. Work on the drafting of the Bill in collaboration with the Office of Parliamentary Council is progressing with a view to ensuring that Government approval is secured to publish the Bill before the end of 2021. It is hoped that the Bill will then...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Transplantation remains the only available treatment for heart, lung and liver end stage kidney failure. The gap between the supply and demand of organs available for transplantation is continually growing due to medical advances and reduced traumatic deaths. Covid-19 has significantly curtailed transplant activity during 2020 and 2021. Donations and transplants were impacted by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Oct 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 Strategies (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In 2020, the Department of Health underwent significant reconfiguration to respond to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the coming months the Department will be reorganised to meet health system priorities and this will be considered as part of that process. In late 2020, the National Clinical Programme for Rare Diseases was operationalised and incorporated into the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: COVID-19 emerged as a new disease in Dec 2019, at that time there was no vaccine or viral therapy treatment available. Towards the end of last year, the welcome news that COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available gave all of us a tangible ray of hope and a pathway out of the pandemic. Vaccines are a proven, cost-effective intervention to protect public health, second only to the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: COVID-19 emerged as a new disease in Dec 2019, at that time there was no vaccine or viral therapy treatment available. Towards the end of last year, the welcome news that COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available gave all of us a tangible ray of hope and a pathway out of the pandemic. Vaccines are a proven, cost-effective intervention to protect public health, second only to the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Oct 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (12 Oct 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 (12 Oct 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Development Plan (12 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The NDP sets out capital ceilings over the next 5-year period for the health sector. Capital Plans in the sector set out the projects that can proceed within voted allocation. It is a matter in the first instance for each sector to assess and prioritise as to what specific investment projects are allocated funding within the given envelope for their Department. My department is engaging with...