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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (1 Feb 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 Services (1 Feb 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 Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In Budget 2022, the Minister secured annual investment of €195m to enable the continued delivery of the Enhanced Community Care Programme.   This investment is supporting a programmatic and integrated approach to the development of the primary and community care sector that, among other initiatives, includes the development of primary care teams within 96 new Community...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Feb 2022)

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: General Practitioner Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is aware of the workforce issues currently facing general practice and is working to ensure patients across the country continue to have access to GP services and that general practice is sustainable in all areas into the future. Several measures to increase the number of practicing GPs have been undertaken in recent years. Changes have been made to the entry provisions to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private contractors, most of whom hold contracts with the HSE for the provision of medical services such as contracts under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme for the provision of medical services without charge to patients who hold a medical card or GP visit card. In addition to direct remuneration for medical services provided under the GMS contract, the contract provides a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private contractors, most of whom hold contracts with the HSE for the provision of medical services such as contracts under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme for the provision of medical services without charge to patients who hold a medical card or GP visit card. In addition to direct remuneration for medical services provided under the GMS contract, the contract provides a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to developing primary and community services across the country. We also remain committed to the continued development of GP capacity to ensure that patients continue to have access to GP services. GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing and employ additional staff as they see fit. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing and employ additional staff as they see fit. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. GPs are remunerated for these services primarily on a capitation basis, with a range of additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to developing primary and community services across the country. We also remain committed to the continued development of GP capacity to ensure that patients continue to have access to GP services. GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing and employ additional staff as they see fit. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Improving women’s health outcomes is a key priority for me and this Government. We made a strong commitment to Promoting Women’s Health in the Programme for Government and are fully committed to the development and improvement of Women’s Health services and to working with women and girls to improve their health across the whole life cycle. This commitment has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is aware of the workforce issues currently facing general practice, including the limited access to GP services in certain areas. The Government has committed to providing significant additional resources to general practice to help to meet those challenges. We are working to ensure patients across the country continue to have access to GP services and that general practice is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this refers to an individual case, I have referred this matter to the HSE for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Feb 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 (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 786 and 787 together. I value the important role community optometrists play in our Health Service in the delivery of holistic patient care. In particular, I fully acknowledge that community optometrists have played a key role in responding to the health needs of the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. During COVID-19 optometrists have been responsive to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health received correspondence from the Irish Dental Association in December 2021 with regard to the 23% VAT rate applied to payments from associates to principal dentists. The Department of Finance was consulted and has advised that the supply of goods and services by a principal dentist to an associate dentist is subject to the requirements of the EU VAT Directive, with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE advises that a pilot project commenced in 2016 by the HSE Acute Hospitals Division to progress the collection of national radiology waiting list data. The project has been supported by the Radiology Clinical Care Programme and has involved key stakeholders across the system including the National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS) Team, Hospital Groups, and the support of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Co-operation (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I understand that the HSE are currently making arrangements to run local media campaigns to raise awareness of the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme, and it has also recently issued information to each Hospital Group to help further raise patient awareness about the availability of both of these schemes. The awareness of these schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Fire Service (1 Feb 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...