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

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The Committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practices in relation to immunisation. It makes recommendations on vaccination policy to my Department. The HSE has been advised to operationalise updated...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to increasing access to GP care without charges for children, an important healthcare measure that will remove a potentially prohibitive cost barrier to accessing GP care and will help to improve children’s health as they develop. At present all children up to and including the age of 5 are eligible for a GP visit card and therefore GP care without charges....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Incidence (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 (25 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. In recognition of the efforts of the general public, volunteers and all workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and in remembrance of people who lost their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Wednesday 19 January last, the Government announced a once-off public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (25 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 (25 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 523 and 524 together. As the issues raised are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Both Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals provide diabetes services for both adult and paediatric patients. Letterkenny University Hospital has one full time Consultant Endocrinologist and one Consultant Physician with a special interest in Diabetes, supported by Clinical Nurse Specialists for adults and paediatrics. There is one Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the Paediatric...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (25 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the issues raised are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (25 Jan 2022)

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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. While significant work continues to positively impact on waiting times and improve pathways to elective care, acute hospitals have been impacted by operational challenges arising from surges in cases related to the Delta and Omicron variants. As part of the response to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 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: Departmental Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Under commitments made in the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy, initial work has commenced within the Department to set out a plan to work on the future review of the eligibility and entitlement framework. This work will include a review of the Long-Term Illness scheme. As the situation involving the Covid-19 pandemic continues to improve, this work will gather pace.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 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. The EU Digital COVID Certificate is proof that you have either been vaccinated against COVID-19 or received a negative COVID-19 test result or recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months. The document is a record of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 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 (25 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 535 and 586 together. 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. The scope and details to be included in each Digital COVID Certificate has been agreed at EU level and is standardized across the EU to allow for complete...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jan 2022)

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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (25 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: General Practitioner Services (25 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 538, 540, 541 and 542 together. The Government is aware of the workforce issues currently facing general practice, including the limited access to GP services in certain areas, and has implemented a number of measures to improve recruitment and retention in general practice. These measures include an increase in investment in general practice by approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 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: Departmental Meetings (25 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: 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 matters are currently at discovery stage. In those circumstances, given the sub judice fact of the...