Results 23,521-23,540 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 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: Health Services (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Department does not comment on individual cases. Ministerial Licence under Section 14 of the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977-2016 Under Section 14 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977-2016, doctors may utilise the Ministerial licencing route to prescribe medical cannabis for their patients, should they wish to do so. In line with the Chief Medical Officer's advice, the granting of a licence for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 560 and 677 together. The Health Service Capacity Review, which was noted by Government in 2018, recommended that an additional 190 critical care beds should be in place by 2031, bringing the total to 430. Accordingly, the Strategic Plan for Critical Care, which was noted by Government in December 2020, aims to increase capacity from the 2020 baseline of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 561 to 563, inclusive, together. 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 Staff (23 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 Services (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Irish National Clinical Guidelines for Adults with Type 1 diabetes recommends that a structured education programme of proven benefit, for example the DAFNE (dose-adjustment for normal eating) programme be offered to all individuals with Type 1 diabetes. Currently in Ireland the DAFNE programme is the only programme that meets the required accreditation criteria for this guideline. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (23 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 Services (23 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: Health Services (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: In September 2019 Sláintecare Integration funding was allocated to the HSE to design and procure a National Diabetes Registry demonstrator product and develop a full specification plan for a National Diabetes Registry. It was intended that the registry would be in place by 2021. However, the project was paused as it was dependent on the input and expertise of key HSE staff who were...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (23 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 Pandemic (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The EU Digital COVID Certificate is a document which is issued to help facilitate enable the safe and free international movement of people across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation allows for Digital COVID Certificates to be provided to Union citizens vaccinated in a third country provided that the Member State has been provided with reliable...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (23 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 Facilities (23 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 Equipment (23 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 Equipment (23 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 Services (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Activity Based Funding is a funding model for hospital care for inpatient and day-case services. This means where services are funded under an Activity Based Funding model, a specified price is paid to each hospital for each weighted unit of inpatient work and each weighted unit of day-case work. Activity Based Funding was initially implemented in the Acute hospital setting in 2016. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 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 (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (23 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 Policies (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government commits to seeking to expand “over the lifetime of the Government...universal access to health care in a manner that is fair and affordable”. The Government is absolutely committed to that goal of Universal Healthcare, to the implementation of Sláintecare and to timely and affordable access to consistently high-quality care for everyone.