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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The salary scale for a Principal Dental Surgeon [including planning and evaluation duties allowance) ranges from €96,342 to €116,965. The salary scale for a Principal Dental Surgeon (including regional duties allowance) is €94,199 to €114,360. Employers pay 11.05% Class A employers' PRSI on weekly earnings over €410.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The salary scale for a Dental Nurse [formerly Dental Surgery Assistant (with qualifications)] ranges from €25,422 to €46,540. Employers pay 11.05% Class A employers' PRSI on weekly earnings over €410.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 Jun 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: Departmental Funding (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: There are a number of unfunded additional measures that have arising post-Estimates 2022. These measures include: - the cost of the Haddington Road Agreement pay restoration; - the extended seasonal influenza vaccination programme; - the reduction in Drug Payment Scheme thresholds from €100 to €80 per month included in the government's cost of living measures; - the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) and Cappagh Hospital submitted proposals to improve waiting times for orthopaedic services; this includes Scoliosis and Spina Bifida. Both current and capital funding totalling €17.43 million has been approved for this initiative. The plan will result in an additional 67 spinal fusions and 28 spinal other procedures for children with Scoliosis, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 Jun 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: Departmental Data (14 Jun 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: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. I will survey the Department and the collated replies will be prepared into a full response to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Jun 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 Jun 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 Waiting Lists (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, the attached document, provided to my Department by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), outlines the number of patients waiting over 1, 2, 3 and 4 years on the Tullamore Hospital ENT outpatient waiting list. The health system does not collect the data necessary to calculate average wait times. In particular, the time to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 Jun 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 (14 Jun 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 (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1684 and 1685 together. Where a GMS patient experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept them as a patient, the person concerned having unsuccessfully applied to at least three GPs in the area (or fewer if there are fewer GPs in the area) can apply to the HSE National Medical Card Unit which has the power to assign that person to a GP's GMS patient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1686 and 1687 together. The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides dental care free of charge to medical card holders aged 16 and over. Both I and the Government have been concerned for some time that medical card patients in some parts of the country have been experiencing problems in accessing dental services. The problem became particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE has advised that planned procedures and operations can be postponed or cancelled for a variety of reasons including capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (14 Jun 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: Care Services (14 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, Ukrainian nationals fleeing the war have been granted temporary protection under the Temporary Protection Directive and this allows them to reside in the EU and enter the labour market. Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/554 of 5 April 2022 addresses the recognition of qualifications for people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While encouraging Member...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jun 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...