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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Nov 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: Health Services Staff (11 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has informed my Department that the position regarding student nurses and midwives taking up clinical placements has not changed since Dr Colm Henry, HSE Chief Clinical Officer, wrote to all Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) earlier this year. Following his first letter on 26 March 2021, Dr Henry, wrote an additional memo to the HEIs stating, among other things, that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 gives full statutory powers to the HSE to assess and make decisions on the reimbursement of all medicines taking account of a range of objective factors, clinical benefits, cost effectiveness and expert opinion as appropriate. HSE decisions on which medicines are reimbursed by the taxpayer are made on objective, scientific and economic...

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Deputy Cullinane for tabling the motion. It is a good motion and we will not be opposing it. I acknowledge the extraordinary work that is being done by the women and men in the National Ambulance Service. Before Covid arrived, they were doing an extraordinary job. They did not have the resources they needed. The investment was not going in; that is the truth. A very good and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Nov 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 Staff (16 Nov 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 (16 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE advises parents and guardians to contact their GP if their child is unwell and they are worried about them. The HSE Guidance on Managing Risk of Transmission of Respiratory Viruses Including COVID-19 in General Practiceadvises that the level of infection prevention and control precautions required in the healthcare setting are generally the same for children and adults in most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (16 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 494 and 589 together. There are a number of cases concerning thalidomide before the High Court at present and it is not possible to comment on matters that are sub judice. The Deputy may be aware that following an Irish Government decision in January 1975, the Government granted an ex-gratia sum equivalent to 4 times the German lump-sum and an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (16 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Patient charges are a key element of the overall funding envelope of the Irish health system and are taken into account when agreeing the Annual Estimates and the subsequent preparation of the HSE’s annual National Service Plan. These charges typically include: - Out-patient charges; - In-patient charges; and - Long-term stay charges. Certain cohorts of people may be exempt from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Patient charges are a key element of the overall funding envelope of the Irish health system and are taken into account when agreeing the Annual Estimates and the subsequent preparation of the HSE’s annual National Service Plan. These charges typically include: - Out-patient charges; - In-patient charges; and - Long-term stay charges. Certain cohorts of people may be exempt from some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Patient charges are a key element of the overall funding envelope of the Irish health system and are taken into account when agreeing the Annual Estimates and the subsequent preparation of the HSE’s annual National Service Plan. These charges typically include: - Out-patient charges; - In-patient charges; and - Long-term stay charges. Certain cohorts of people may be exempt from some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (16 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Patient charges are a key element of the overall funding envelope of the Irish health system and are taken into account when agreeing the Annual Estimates and the subsequent preparation of the HSE’s annual National Service Plan. These charges typically include: - Out-patient charges; - In-patient charges; and - Long-term stay charges. Certain cohorts of people may be exempt from some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Nov 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 Tests (16 Nov 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 Tests (16 Nov 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 Tests (16 Nov 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 Contracts (16 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As referred to in my response to the PQ in question, my Department expended €78,000 EXVat at the time of asking. With invoicing for this service updated, I can confirm that my Department has now expended a total of €87,750 EXVat for this service.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (16 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I can confirm that my Department did not engage with this laboratory on a trial basis for the dates in question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS) provides for the refund of the amount by which expenditure on approved prescribed drugs, medicines, and medical/surgical appliances exceeds a named threshold in any calendar month. All persons ordinarily resident in Ireland can apply for eligibility regardless of their means. The DPS threshold is currently set at €114 per month. As announced in Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Nov 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...