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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1736 and 1808 together. 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...

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: Departmental Reviews (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. I will survey the Department and the collated replies will be prepared into a full response to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018 and commenced on 1 January 2019. Under section 7 of the Act, a review of the operation of the Act must be initiated within three years of the commencement of the Act, i.e., before January 2022. The review of the operation of the Act has now commenced. As part of the first phase of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (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: Primary Care Centres (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 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has recognised the very significant impacts previous social and economic restrictions have had on families and children to date. A core priority of the Government throughout the pandemic has been to protect the continued operation of the education and childcare sector, in recognition of its importance to the health and development of children. As the Deputy will be aware, the...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1748, 1761 and 1816 together. The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The Committee makes recommendations to my Department based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practices in relation to immunisation. The NIAC develops guidance for the use...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1750, 1759, 1774, 1786, 1828, 1870, 1884 and 1885 together. The management of litigation against the State by certain acknowledged and unacknowledged thalidomide survivors has been delegated to the State Claims Agency by virtue of S.I. No 405 of 2013. I am advised that the aforementioned litigation is being case-managed by a judge of the High Court and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

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 are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health has not made any payments to this company since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.  On the 28 October 2021 the UK was awarded and equivalence decision by the EU meaning that COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern...

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: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for scoliosis treatment, and I remain conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families.   This Government’s commitment to improve scoliosis waiting times can be seen in the continued investment in paediatric orthopaedic services. Since 2018, €9 million has been allocated...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

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

Stephen Donnelly: In January 2021 all 18 private hospitals signed a Safety Net 2 agreement to provide additional hospital capacity to the HSE to deal with the surge in Covid-19. Under the agreement the HSE can obtain up to 15% or 30% of the private hospitals’ capacity, depending on certain metrics regarding the level of community transmission of the disease, or numbers hospitalised or in ICUs occurring....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Media (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In 2021, my Department spent a total of €21,272.75 on social media advertising campaigns under the criteria in question, a breakdown of which is in tabular form below. Social Media Spend related to the COVID-19 Communications Strategy, including the SciComm Collective Initiative: Platform Amount Facebook 29888.39 Instagram...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (19 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department's total expenditure in the A7 subhead consultancy for 2021 is as per the table below.It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department and, in particular, when such an approach is felt to be more appropriate and cost-effective.  The following table outlines the total...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (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.