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

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I am advised that the numbers employed by Cork University Hospital (CUH) have increased by 17% since the end of 2018. The HSE has informed me that the increase in COVID 19 cases over the past few weeks has placed CUH under pressure. This is due to the impact of the increase in cases being hospitalised and from the growing staff absences relating to COVID 19 infections. Despite...

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

Stephen Donnelly: My Department, through the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, together with colleagues in the HSE and the National Virus Reference Laboratory, continues to monitor the epidemiological profile carefully, and will provide public health advice to me as required for consideration.At present mask wearing is advised based on individual risk assessment, particularly while disease incidence is...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 34, 51, 73, 105 and 109 together. I acknowledge the distress overcrowded Emergency Departments (EDs) cause to patients, their families, and frontline staff working in very challenging conditions in hospitals throughout the country. The current congestion in Emergency Departments is due to constrained bed capacity caused by combination of the high number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (31 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (31 Mar 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 HSE has been guiding the development of the elective hospital proposals,...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I visited Limerick University Hospital on the evening of 16thFebruary and again on 17thFebruary when I also visited Croom Orthopaedic Hospital. I met patients, staff and the management team. My discussion with the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Management Team of the hospital included unscheduled care activity, recruitment and staffing and waiting lists. We also discussed current...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (31 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: Care of the Elderly (31 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 (31 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 (31 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 (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 70 together. The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) is available to medical card holders aged 16 and over. I recognise that the DTSS, which dates from the 1990s, needs to be reviewed and aligned with best international evidence and practice, and legislation, as outlined in Smile agus Sláinte, the National Oral Health Policy. Regretfully, the...

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

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. While significant work continues to positively impact on waiting times and improve pathways to elective care, acute hospitals have been impacted by operational challenges arising from surges in cases related to the Omicron variants. The HSE has confirmed to the...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 53, 100, 101 and 416 together. The Government is committed to the development of the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) planned for the St Vincent’s University Hospital Campus at Elm Park, as set out in the Programme for Government. The Government is also aware of the concerns that have been raised regarding ownership and governance of the new NMH,...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Interim health service support has been established in Dublin Airport, providing health information, immediate medical assessment, provision of prescriptions for existing conditions, management of minor ailments and first aid requirements. Other CHOs are responding locally at other ports of entry. A streamlined Medical Card application process for the Ukrainian population is now in place....

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) relocation is a project initiated prior to the updated Public Spending Code (PSC), the Project Board undertook additional work to ensure full compliance with the new PSC. The PSC is designed to ensure that investment decisions are underpinned by a clear policy rationale, and that costs are well understood. In 2019, the PSC was updated and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government agreed in 2020 commits the government to ‘Introduce a statutory scheme to support people to live in their own homes, which will provide equitable access to high-quality, regulated home care’. Consequently, work is on-going within the Department of Health to progress the development of the new statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of...