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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The EU Digital COVID Certificate is a document issued to help facilitate the safe and free international movement of people across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation allows for the issuing of certificates based on vaccination to citizens vaccinated in a third country provided that the issuing Member State has been provided with reliable proof of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The EU Digital COVID Certificate is a document which is issued to help facilitate the safe and free international movement of people across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Certificates of Recovery can be issued upon request through the online portal following a positive COVID-19 test (RT-PCR or ‘NAAT’) taken more than 11 days ago in Ireland. The certificate will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1631 and 1771 together. Since December 28th, parents of children aged 5- 11 years, who have a health condition that puts them at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and parents of children, who live with someone that has complex medical needs or who is immunocompromised have been invited to register their child for their COVID-19 vaccine. This is being done...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The allocation of €2.7m in funding for 2022 will support the development of Cork University Hospital as a Major Trauma Centre by bringing a number of core and specialist services up to a level that will allow it to meet the recommended designation criteria, as set out in the National Trauma Strategy.   In relation to the specific issues raised in your question, as this is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In accordance with the Programme for Government agreed in 2020, the Department of Health is committed to introducing a statutory scheme to support people to live in their own homes, with 'equitable access to high-quality, regulated home care'. Consequently, work is on-going within the Department to progress the development of the new statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service mater the HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy on this issue

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (19 Jan 2022)

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 licensing 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: Health Services Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (the Act) provides for the protection of the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training & competence through the statutory registration of health and social care professions designated under the Act. As you are aware, regulations under SI No. 170 of 2018 were made by my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (19 Jan 2022)

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: Prescriptions Charges (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The length or duration of a prescription is at the clinical discretion of the prescriber, but ordinarily a prescription in Ireland is valid for a maximum period of six months and a prescription cannot be issued for a longer than that. The rationale for such time limits is to ensure that appropriate medical care continues to be afforded to persons in receipt of prescriptions. However, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (19 Jan 2022)

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 (19 Jan 2022)

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 (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to firms under contract with the Health Service Executive, as this is an operational matter, I have forwarded your query to the HSE and asked that they respond directly to you as soon as possible.  Details for other bodies under the aegis of my Department are operational matters for the bodies concerned and the Deputy should contact the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The total number of confirmed cases Covid-19 cases since 1 March 2020 to 6 January 2022 inclusive is 908,672. A range of data on COVID-19 cases , hospitalizations and deaths is made available to the public through Ireland's COVID-19 Data hub.  This includes information at Local Electoral Area (LEA) level. This information is updated on a weekly basis. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

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: Care of the Elderly (19 Jan 2022)

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 (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), as the competent authority for medical devices in Ireland, is currently investigating a number of reports of false positive results associated with use of the Genrui SARS-COV-2 Rapid Antigen Self-Test. The manufacturer of this device, Genrui Biotech, has now investigated the high number of reports of false positive results and has advised...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by severe pain, fatigue and stiffness, among many other symptoms. Fibromyalgia can be a difficult condition to diagnose because there is no specific test and the symptoms can be similar to those of other conditions. Treatment often requires interventions from various medical specialists for management of symptoms as they arise. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy may wish to note that questions relating to procurement carried out by other Government Departments should be directed to the relevant Minister. In relation to procurement by the HSE, 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 (19 Jan 2022)

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.