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- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1472 and 1475 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: Our Shared Future. Enabling works were undertaken to prepare the site of the new NMH and de-risk the campus in advance of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Public Spending Code (PSC) is designed to ensure that capital investment decisions are underpinned by a clear policy rationale, and that costs are well understood. In 2019, the PSC was updated and introduced a new project lifecycle, tightening the arrangements for project decision-making, and clarifying the roles of the parties involved including the responsibilities for Sponsoring...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1479 and 1480 together. The Department of Health has not received any correspondence from the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) in relation to an audit as described by the Deputy. My understanding is that the HSE are engaging with the C&AG regarding an audit relating to works to support the new National Maternity Hospital project. As...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (26 Apr 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: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Within the medical device framework, the Heath Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) does not approve or certify medical devices for sale in Ireland or any other country. Medical devices placed on the Irish or European market must conform to the requirements of the relevant European legislation. These require that medical devices perform safely while achieving the purpose intended by the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is published monthly by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) on their website. The NTPF provides a breakdown of the Outpatient waiting list by specialty for each hospital, showing the figures for adults and children separately. The waiting list reports can be accessed at: www.ntpf.ie/home/nwld.htm