Results 26,641-26,660 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE) was established in 1998. Its remit is to advise the HSE and the Department of Health in relation to the cost-effectiveness of medicines, through the carrying out of health technology assessments (HTAs). The NCPE's workload has increased significantly in recent years, from fewer than 10 assessments per year in 2007 to 98 assessments in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 to 542, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Oireachtas put in place a robust legal framework in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 which gives full statutory powers to the HSE to assess and make decisions on reimbursement of medicines, taking account of a range of objective factors and expert opinion as appropriate....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Currently, the legislation underpinning the budgetary framework for current expenditure caters only for an annual budgeting process for the health service. The Sláintecare Implementation Strategy commits to reform the funding system to support new models of care and drive value to make better use of resources. The Government acknowledges the pipeline of new medicines and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the 2013 Health Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine added to the reimbursement list. Reimbursement is for licenced indications...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 546 to 550, inclusive, together. 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 Services (8 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 551 to 553, inclusive, together. 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 (8 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: Abortion Services (8 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to protect public health and limit the spread of Covid-19, the Department of Health and the HSE worked together in 2020 to put arrangements in place to allow termination of pregnancy services in early pregnancy to be provided remotely. For the duration of the Covid-19 public health emergency, where the need for social distancing, reducing...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 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: Health Services Staff (8 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy may wish to raise this question with the Minister for Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whose remit includes the refuges mentioned by the Deputy. I have no role in this regard.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 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: Ambulance Service (8 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: Medicinal Products (8 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: Medicinal Products (8 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: Medicinal Products (8 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 (8 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: Health Services (8 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: Emergency Departments (8 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 Waiting Lists (8 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: In regard to the Deputy's question concerning the the number of persons over 75 years of age on acute hospital inpatient and outpatient waiting lists by wait time band in February 2022, as February 22 figures will not be published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) until Friday 11th March 2022, my Department would not be in a position to provide the Deputy with the requested...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tribunals of Inquiry (8 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The CervicalCheck Tribunal was established on 27 October 2020 under the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act 2019. Establishment of the Tribunal was finalised with the appointment of the nominated members to the Tribunal with effect from 1 December 2020. The Tribunal has notified my Department that it has received 19 claims to date. The figure includes two claims that were consolidated. The claims...