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Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to continue to provide survivors of thalidomide with the necessary health supports to meet their related needs. In addition to an initial ex-gratia lump-sum and monthly payments for life, the supports provided by the Irish State to each Irish survivor include a medical card on an administrative basis regardless of means, which includes access to a full range of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Jul 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: Emergency Departments (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE have advised that Mayo University Hospital is dealing with a significant increase in COVID-19 positive patients, while also seeing very high numbers of attendances through the Emergency Department. From January 2022 to the end of June 2022 the average wait time in the ED in MUH was 6.7 hours. MUH are utilising the unit that was used exclusively for Covid for other ED attendances...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims, including claims in respect of clinical negligence, on behalf of Delegated State Authorities (DSAs) including the Health Service Executive. I have been informed by the SCA that the information contained within the attached document was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as per the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Jul 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I appreciate that the Deputy has raised this matter on a number of occasions, through various formats, on behalf of those families who lost loved ones in the early months of the pandemic. I must reiterate that the position remains that the Department of the Taoiseach are considering options for a comprehensive evaluation of how the country managed COVID-19. This evaluation will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am informed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) that the National Ambulance Service (NAS) is planning a replacement for the current facility in Carlow and that a greenfield site has been identified and is under consideration. I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly with any further detail that it may have in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am aware that hospitals that charge parking fees are very cognisant of the financial implications of parking costs for patients and their families, particularly for those with long-term illnesses. Consequently, some hospitals have introduced a maximum daily fixed parking charge and reduced rate parking for long-term patients and visitors for whom the payment of the full rate would cause...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The primary metric for monitoring Emergency Department (ED) Wait Times is “Patient Experience Time” (PET). In the tables for Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital enclosed, the Median ED PETs by age cohort for the month of June 2022 as per the available date are listed. These median PETs account for both patients that are subsequently admitted from the ED to a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 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 Policy (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am fully committed to supporting our population screening programmes which are a valuable part of our health service, enabling early treatment and care for many people, and improving the overall health of our population. I am pleased to inform that, in line with commitments in the Programme for Government, BreastCheck are now implementing the commitment on age-extension so that all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Primary Care Psychology Waiting List Initiative was implemented to target a reduction in the number of children and young people under the age of 18 who are waiting more than 12 months to access primary care psychology services. The initiative consists of work being implemented across the CHOs to tackle this waiting list and includes validation exercises, increased tele-screening and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 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: Abortion Services (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018. Expanded termination of pregnancy services have been available since 1 January 2019. The Act allows termination to be carried out in cases where there is a risk to the life, or of serious harm to the health, of the pregnant woman; where there is a condition present which is likely to lead to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (12 Jul 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 Healthcare...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Ventilation has remained one element of the broader infection prevention and control (IPC) response over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) kept emerging evidence and guidance in relation to the modes and mechanisms of COVID-19 transmission under constant review to ensure that the non-pharmaceutical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am happy to inform the Deputy that I met with members of the Irish Thalidomide Association in February last and assured them of the Government’s commitment to continue to provide them with the necessary health supports to meet their related needs. In addition to an initial ex-gratia lump-sum and monthly payments for life, the supports provided by the Irish State to each Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (12 Jul 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I have personally witnessed the challenging conditions for patients and staff in emergency departments during recent hospital visits. I have requested that the HSE set out short-term immediate actions to alleviate the pressure on EDs and ensure that our hospitals are ready for winter. I also requested the development of a longer-term plan for reform and improvement of unscheduled care, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (12 Jul 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.