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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I am referring the question for response to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Secretary General and I have a standing weekly meeting on topics related to the work of my Department including Sláíntecare reforms. We would also speak informally during the week. The Secretary General and I would also meet fortnightly with the HSE. Regional Health Areas, alongside with various other topics, are discussed at these meetings.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am advised by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) that in six situations since 2015, inspectors found that the provider of a designated centre had not made an appropriate referral to An Garda Síochána. HIQA subsequently referred these allegations to An Garda Síochána. These referrals were in addition to the measures taken by HIQA requiring the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 and 409 together. Under the GMS scheme, GPs are paid a subsidy towards the cost of employing a practice nurse and/or a practice secretary. Payments are made to participating GPs with a panel size of at least 100 GMS patients on a pro rata basis, with the maximum payment made to panels of 1,200 or more patients. Group practices may also qualify for a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 400 and 402 together. Recognising the key role of general practice in the collective efforts to contain and mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on public health, a number of measures were put in place to support general practice during the pandemic. These measures included the payment of a fee by the HSE to GPs for the provision of remote consultations to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 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 (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Due to the size of the annual budget operated by the HSE (> €20bn) it is to be expected that it maintains a certain cash balance to ensure that it always has sufficient funds to meet its outstanding financial obligations. The amount can vary on a month-by-month basis but in general the HSE holds, as a cash balance, several days' worth of funds in the case of an unexpected cash...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The new Children’s Hospital (NCH) project comprises the main hospital on a shared campus at St James’s, the Outpatient and Urgent Care Centre at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, and the Outpatient and Emergency Care Centre at Tallaght University Hospital. In September 2021, the main contractor on the NCH project, BAM Ireland, substantially completed and handed over the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In December 2021 the Government agreed, subject to the necessary approvals and requirements under the Public Spending Code being met, a new National Elective Ambulatory Care Strategy. The development of additional capacity will be provided through dedicated, stand-alone Elective Hospitals in Cork, Galway and Dublin. The “Elective Hospitals Oversight Group”, under the joint...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Cross Party Sláintecare Report in 2017 articulated a new vision for healthcare in Ireland, including the provision of elective only hospitals, providing protected capacity for elective care. The “Elective Hospitals Oversight Group”, under the joint governance of the Department of Health and Health Service Executive, has been guiding the development of the elective...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (24 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 (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The issue of whether the HSE will need to make an adjustment in its 2021 accounts is a matter in the first instance for the HSE and the Comptroller and Auditor General who has responsibility for auditing the HSE’s accounts in the first instance. The HSE have advised than any adjustment will be technical in nature and will be less than €100 million in impact. This position...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: During the planning process for 2020, affordable limits for staffing were used to ensure workforce growth in the HSE remained within the allocated budgets and in line with Government policy on public service numbers and costs. In the National Service Plan 2020, the affordable limit for December 2020 was identified as 121,311 WTE, excluding centrally held and development funding, and 123,701...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Given the commitment to ensuring sufficient staffing levels to meet both COVID-related and long-term healthcare demand, Budget 2021 provided funding for a significant expansion of the workforce including making permanent funding available for some workers employed in 2020 on a temporary, emergency basis, and also allowing the workforce to grow further in 2021. The Pay and Numbers Strategy for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Budget 2022 secured funding for up to an additional 10,000 WTE, reflecting the level of ambition and desire to invest in our health services. However, there are a range of targets set out in the draft National Service Plan. The targeted recruitment for this year continues to address any identified staff shortages across grades and service areas. Discussions between the Department and HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 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 (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Details of patients on acute hospital waiting lists are available in the NTPFs website. In relation to the other queries raised, as these 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: Health Services (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I provided details of patients waiting over 75 on acute hospital waiting lists in my reply to PQ 10678/22. In relation to the other queries raised, as these 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 (24 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: Medical Cards (24 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I understand from clarification from the Deputy’s Office that this question refers to an individual case. Should the Deputy's Office provide the further particulars of the instance in question, I will arrange for the matter to be examined and a response to issue to the Deputy.