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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Budget 2022 provided for a reduction in the Drug Payment Scheme monthly threshold from €114 to €100. The cost of this was estimated at approximately €11.5m per year. On 10 February 2022, the Government announced a further reduction to €80. The additional cost of this is estimated at €21.1m per year.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 extended to 31 March 2022 the period of application of certain emergency provisions that have been key to the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Act makes provision for one extension of these provisions, for a maximum period of three months, by way of resolution of both Houses of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Mar 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is advised that there are no plans at present for the introduction in Ireland of a COVID-19 specific vaccine compensation scheme. In June 2018, the Government agreed to the establishment of an expert group to review the management of clinical negligence claims. It was chaired by the High Court judge, Mr. Justice Charles Meenan. The expert group examined the system from the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy's question relates to a HSE operational 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (1 Mar 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: Hospital Staff (1 Mar 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 Aids and Appliances (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Treatment Benefit Scheme, which provides dental, optical and aural services to insured workers, the self-employed, retired people and their dependant spouse/partner who have the required number of social insurance (PRSI) contributions, falls under the remit of the Department of Social Protection. However, as the Health Service Executive provide audiology services to eligible persons,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 Mar 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: Hospital Facilities (1 Mar 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: Legislative Reviews (1 Mar 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. I have met with representatives from the following organisations: The National Women’s...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Mar 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 (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service issue I have referred it to the HSE for direct response.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Chimeric antigen receptor T-cells or CAR-T therapy is a novel cellular approach that uses genetic engineering to alter a patient’s own T-cells to produce unique receptors on their cell surface that recognize a specific protein. In the absence of access to CAR-T in Ireland, an exception was made in 2019 for patients to be allowed access to this drug treatment under the Treatment...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (1 Mar 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: Dental Services (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: My immediate priority is to seek to address the current situation of medical card patients experiencing problems in accessing treatment. In that respect, officials from my Department and from the HSE have held two rounds of discussions with the IDA, the most recent on 17 December last when my Department and the HSE presented proposals to invest additional resources in the Dental...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (1 Mar 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 (1 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter I have referred it to the HSE for direct response.