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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to ensuring that those suffering from hearing loss have access to the services they require, including access to affordable hearing aids. The Health Service Executive (HSE) provides hearing aids and associated maintenance free of charge to children under the age of 18 and to adults with a medical card. In accordance with the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Official Engagements (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by Department officials and a full response will issue to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Health and Social Care workforce planning and ensuring an appropriate pipeline of suitably qualified healthcare professionals in Ireland is a top priority for the Government. Department of Health officials engage on an ongoing basis with colleagues in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that we train...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Disputes (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I wish to pay tribute to the commitment of all medical scientists throughout the country. I acknowledge the MLSA’s claim for pay parity between medical scientists and clinical biochemists. The current public service pay agreement, Building Momentum, includes the process of Sectoral Bargaining to address outstanding claims. Under Building Momentum, sectoral bargaining is the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 May 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: General Practitioner Services (26 May 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 Services (26 May 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 (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Recognising that waiting lists and waiting times for scheduled care in Ireland are unacceptably long, in February of this year I launched the 2022 Waiting List Action Plan. The Plan, through which €350 million has been allocated to the HSE and NTPF, has a dual focus – the immediate reduction of waiting list numbers and waiting times through the delivery of additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 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 (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In recent years, there has been significant investment and development in the University of Limerick Hospital Group to improve access and patient flow and to provide additional infrastructure and services right across the Group. These include: - The new Outpatients Department at Ennis Hospital opened on Monday, March 29th 2021. The new OPD in Ennis has 15 clinical rooms, in addition to a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 and 83 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (26 May 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, they...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: My officials and the HSE are engaged in preparatory work for the commencement of the initial stage of the phased expansion of GP care without fees to all children aged 12 years and under, the provision of GP care without fees to all children aged 6 and 7. Consultations with the IMO, representing GPs, are currently underway with the intention of introducing this service this year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Quality (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Ventilation has remained a core element of the broader infection prevention and control (IPC) response over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ventilation should not be seen as a standalone measure, but rather a single component of the overall layered response required to reduce the risk of transmission, and an adjunct to the continued need for adherence to the full range of public health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (26 May 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 Services (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Monaghan Hospital and Cavan General Hospital operate as a single entity, with an integrated managerial and clinical governance system, care pathways and support functions. The Emergency Department is located at Cavan General Hospital, while the facilities at Monaghan Hospital are focused on elective care and the streaming of appropriate patients to the Minor Injuries Unit located on site. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 May 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 Services (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: There are a number of health cooperation services operating in the North West region between Donegal and Derry. These include the North West Cardiology Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Service (PCI). In place since 2016, the agreement provides for the provision of Primary PCI Service to Donegal patients at Altnagelvin Hospital. The cardiology service is provided to patients with a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The pandemic recognition payment is being rolled out to eligible HSE and Section 38 staff currently. Some cohorts have received the payment, and every effort is being made by local sites to process the remainder through their payroll systems. Separately, my Department is preparing information for those other certain healthcare employees that are covered by the Government Decision, and...