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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 168 together. The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation (2021 / 953) details the scope and parameters for the issuing, authentication, and validity of certificates. A Digital COVID Certificates can be issued to persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 with a PCR test in Ireland and subsequently recovered. Digital COVID Certificates for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (9 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 Service Executive (9 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 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: Ambulance Service (9 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: General Practitioner Services (9 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE advises parents and guardians to contact their GP or GP Out-of-Hours service if their child is unwell and they are worried about them. Assessments are performed over the phone to determine if a patient needs to attend the surgery or Out-of-Hours treatment centre. When assessing patients, the GP or nurse will arrange for either a telephone or face-to-face consultation, or refer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 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, the Government announced a once-off public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The EU Digital Covid Certificate service centre was set up in July 2021 to facilitate the distribution of EU Digital Covid Certificates. Booster certificates began issuing from the 6th of January 2022 and this saw a huge increase in demand on the service centre. Prior to the issuance of booster certificates, the Service Centre was receiving between 500 and 600 calls per day. This figure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 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: Hospital Staff (9 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: Covid-19 Tests (9 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 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, the Government announced a once-off public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (9 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy may be aware that following an Irish Government decision in January 1975, the Government granted an ex-gratia sum equivalent to 4 times the German lump-sum and an ex-gratia monthly allowance for life equal to the German monthly allowance, to each of the Irish children found to have thalidomide related injuries. There are currently 29 Irish people in receipt of ex-gratia monthly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (9 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: About one in seven people in Ireland, circa 650,000, self-reported as having a disability in Census 2016. In line with the ‘mainstream first’ approach of the Disability Act 2005, over 90% of people with a disability are supported through general community health and social services. Health Service Executive funded specialist community-based disability services are delivered to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (9 Feb 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: Nursing Homes (9 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: A Digital COVID Certificate is issued following a medical event related to COVID-19 (vaccination, recovery or testing) in the EU Member State. Digital COVID Certificates are issued to persons by email or post to persons vaccinated in Ireland for both primary series and booster vaccinations. Digital COVID Certificates, for which the required data and an email or a postal address is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Codeine is a mild to moderate opioid (narcotic) analgesic which, due to its potential for misuse, is a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs legislation. As an analgesic, codeine is most often used in combination with other analgesics such as paracetamol or ibuprofen and is currently authorised in Ireland in such non-prescription products for pain relief. It is also available in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 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.