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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: COVID-19 is a new disease so information on it, its features, incidence and its course are still emerging. The natural history, clinical course and consequences of COVID-19 are still not completely understood. It is recognised that most patients with COVID-19 return to baseline after acute infection with SARS-CoV-2, but a proportion report ongoing health issues. The number of people that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last twenty months as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 curtailment of acute hospital services, coupled with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Dec 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: Healthcare Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Long Term Illness (LTI) scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 illnesses covered by the scheme. These conditions are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The 9th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control took place virtually from 8 to 12 November 2021. As with previous COPs, a common EU position on the various agenda items was developed in advance of the meeting. Officials from the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Unit in my Department participated in EU meetings to develop these positions during...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The 9thConference to the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was a very different type of conference to previous COPs given its virtual nature. There was very limited opportunity for substantive discussion of issues of concern to the tobacco control community with decision-making on these issues largely postponed to COP10 in 2023. One of the main decisions taken...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Our work in tobacco control is and will continue to be guided by the recommendations contained in Tobacco Free Ireland, the national tobacco control policy. It is underpinned by two key principles: the denormalisation of smoking in society and the protection of children from the harms of tobacco smoke. The implementation of the recommendations of Tobacco Free Ireland, which are fully in line...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (7 Dec 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 (7 Dec 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 (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (7 Dec 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: Assisted Human Reproduction (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 502 to 504, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, drafting of a bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research is ongoing by officials in my Department, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General. This legislation encompasses the regulation for the first time of a wide range of practices undertaken in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I acknowledge that waiting times for many hospital procedures and appointments are unacceptably long. It is of particular regret that children can experience long waiting times for orthopaedic treatment, especially for time sensitive procedures, and I remain acutely aware of the impact that this has on children and their families. As part of Children’s Health Ireland’s (CHI)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Please refer the table. Year Number of Disclosures received 2018 23 2019 5 2020 10

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Dec 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 Waiting Lists (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last twenty months as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 curtailment of acute hospital services, coupled with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Dec 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: Healthcare Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Sláintecare Implementation Strategy & Action Plan 2021-2023 commits the State to reforms that will allow people to access health care in a timely manner and as close to their own homes as is safely possible. The development of a new statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of home-support services is part of these reforms. The Action Plan states that in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Dec 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: Assisted Decision-Making (7 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has overall policy responsibility for the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015, with the exception of Part 8 of the Act, which is the responsibility of my Department. Part 8 of the Act provides a legislative framework for Advance Healthcare Directives (AHDs). An AHD is a statement made by a person with...