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National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy said that we are handing over a billion euro asset. We are not handing over a billion euro asset to anybody.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: We own the asset. The asset is the building. We will own the building when it is built and we will own it at all times. We will own everything inside the building.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: We are simply not handing over a billion euro asset to anybody. I take it that the Deputy is genuinely concerned about the independence. I accept that but the statements she is making are simply-----

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: -----not true.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: They are simply not true.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: It will happen after I have brought it to the Government. The Government may decide to approve it or not to approve it.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Indeed, it may choose not to accept the proposal that I bring. I do not know. All I can say is that I, as Minister for Health, have to bring the proposal to the Government. Deputy Shortall knows that.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: She knows I have to do that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am committed to ensuring safe access to termination of pregnancy services, and the area remains an ongoing priority for me, this Government and my Department, including progressing legislation this year. However, it is important that any legislative provisions are implementable and enforceable, and that they will stand up to any legal challenges that might be brought against them. It...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Health Service Executive, in its National Service Plan 2022, has committed to providing podiatry services to 85,866 patients in 2022. That is almost double the number of patients seen in 2021 (44,522). I am aware that there is currently no Podiatrist working in West Cork, despite a national campaign to fill the post. Cork Kerry Community...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am delighted to be able to inform the Deputy that progress is continuing on the new Primary Care Centre on Station Road in Ennis. HSE Estates has advised that the centre is scheduled to become operational during Quarter 3 this year. The opening of the Station Road centre will be a significant development in the delivery of community-based health services for the people of Ennis and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: It is Government policy to ensure that all citizens get rapid access to the health care they need and reduction of all waiting list is my number one priority. Budget 2021 allocated €25million to implement an expanded programme of structured direct referrals to diagnostics services by GPs, and the GP Access to Diagnostics programme was launched in January 2021. The HSE advises that over...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the very difficult and unacceptable conditions for patients, families and healthcare staff working in University Hospital Galway. I visited Galway just a few weeks ago and it is clear that action is required there on multiple fronts- the ED, beds, diagnostics and staffing there. I am pleased to say that an interim emergency department,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for raising this important question about frontline healthcare workers, who were crucial to the national effort over the past two years to meet the challenges of COVID-19. The Government announced a COVID-19 recognition payment for eligible frontline public sector healthcare workers, and equivalent healthcare workers in private nursing homes and hospices. This is to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: It is well known that the proposed corporate and clinical governance arrangements for the new National Maternity Hospital at Elm Park were set out in the Mulvey Agreement. That Agreement was finalised in 2016 following an extensive mediation process between the NMH and the St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group and it has also been published. The Mulvey Agreement provides for the establishment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Genomics has transformed our understanding of disease and our ability to deliver care in a way that is more specific and personal to each individual patient. By establishing the sequence of an individual’s genetic material, it is possible to identify sequences or mutations which are specific to that person. Not only can these sequences identify the cause or stage of a disease, or the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26 and 62 together. COVID-19 is a new disease so information on it, its features, incidence and course are still emerging. My Department, and the HSE, continue to review new evidence, research and data on all aspects of COVID19 including Long COVID, as it emerges, internationally and nationally, to ensure care is in place for all who need it. The HSE has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (31 Mar 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, standalone Elective Hospitals in Cork, Galway and Dublin. The locations chosen will allow for new facilities of a size and scale to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am advised that improving access to gynaecology services overall will assist many patients with endometriosis. In this regard, my Department is working with the HSE to develop “see and treat” ambulatory gynaecology clinics. Approximately 70% of general gynaecology referrals can be managed in the ambulatory setting. This will help reduce the need for multiple gynaecology...