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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to reply to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the immunisation schedule are chosen by the NIAC in order to give each child...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. The HSE and the Department have been examining progressing the rollout of the Pandemic Recognition Payment to the list of 6 non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisation types covered by the Government Decision. This measure will be ring fenced to staff working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with public hospitals, as opposed to with patients directly, to offer and provide the funding for treatment to clinically suitable long waiting patients who are on an inpatient/day case waiting list for surgery, having been referred on to such a list following clinical assessment by a consultant/specialist at an outpatient clinic. The key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with public hospitals, as opposed to with patients directly, to offer and provide the funding for treatment to clinically suitable long waiting patients who are on an inpatient/day case waiting list for surgery, having been referred on to such a list following clinical assessment by a consultant/specialist at an outpatient clinic. The key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with public hospitals, as opposed to with patients directly, to offer and provide the funding for treatment to clinically suitable long waiting patients who are on an inpatient/day case waiting list for surgery, having been referred on to such a list following clinical assessment by a consultant/specialist at an outpatient clinic. The key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (14 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill contains a suite of measures to regulate the sale of tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, such as electronic cigarettes. These include prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes to or by anyone under the age of 18 and requiring every retailer of e-cigarettes to have a licence which must be renewed annually. The draft...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 Sep 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 Services (14 Sep 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: Health Services Staff (14 Sep 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 Staff (14 Sep 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 (14 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Recommendation 19 of the Strategy sets out that the NCCP will further develop the programme for hereditary cancers to ensure that evaluation, counselling, testing and risk reduction interventions are available as appropriate, and that services are available to patients on the basis of need. Significant Government funding allocated for implementation of the National Cancer Strategy in 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Sep 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: Cancer Research (14 Sep 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 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Officials from my Department are aware of correspondence that was received from a concerned individual this month. I assume the report the Deputy is referring to is the Orthodontic Lookback Review commissioned by the HSE in 2015 following receipt of a ‘statement of concern’ in relation to an orthodontic service serving the Greater Dublin Area between 1999 and 2002. This review...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Sep 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...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for scoliosis treatment, and I remain conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families. Improving access to paediatric orthopaedic services for children, including for children and young people with Spina Bifida, remains a commitment of Government. Paediatric orthopaedics is a priority area within the...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The 2022 Waiting List Action Plan was launched with €350m of funding on 25 February this year following extensive engagement between my Department, the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). The Action Plan contains 45 actions to reduce and reform waiting lists across four main areas of work: delivering capacity, reforming scheduled care, enabling scheduled care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Sep 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. While my Department does not comment on individual cases, on January 19th, the Government announced a COVID-19 pandemic recognition payment for frontline public sector healthcare workers, to recognise their unique role during the pandemic. Following extensive...