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- 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Sep 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (the Act) provides for the protection of the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training and competence through the statutory registration of health and social care professions designated under the Act. Regulations under SI No. 170 of 2018 were made by my predecessor in 2018. The effect of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Sep 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has responsibility for the employment permits legislation and the granting of permits which facilitates the arrival of highly skilled non-EEA nationals wishing to take up employment in Ireland in an eligible occupation, to meet skills demand in the economy where those skills can’t be accessed through the resident labour force, in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Sep 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: 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: Health Services (14 Sep 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As the National Women and Infants Health Programme leads on the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecological and neonatal services, 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: As the National Women and Infants Health Programme leads on the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecological and neonatal services, 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 (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: Departmental Schemes (14 Sep 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Following a tender by the Office of Government Procurement in 2019, Mazars conducted a review of the governance structures around the HSE's drug reimbursement process. The report was submitted to my Department in January 2020. The review made recommendations in respect of the HSE’s systems, structures, processes, governance arrangements and use of specialist resources in respect of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Sep 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Diabetes is a complex condition that can have a profound impact on the quality of life of people living with the condition. If not well managed, it can lead to debilitating complications. Management of the condition is required across the entire spectrum of healthcare delivery including self-management support as well as care delivered through general practice, community specialist care and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Sep 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 (15 Sep 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Further to my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 1508, section 12 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act on alcohol labelling applies to all alcohol containers. As set out in section 2 of the Act, "container" means, in relation to an alcohol product, a bottle or other container.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Sep 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: A resumption of work on the development of legislation for mandatory calorie posting is not planned at this time. The public health legislation priorities of my Department are kept under continuous review.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (15 Sep 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I am concerned at the situation that has arisen for patients of the orthodontic practice in Oranmore and their families. As this case is the subject of “in camera” High Court proceedings there are restrictions on the extent of information that can be made available. Since this situation first came to the attention of my Department in the middle of August, my focus has been the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Sep 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: Medical Cards (15 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 (15 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 Staff (15 Sep 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I've asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 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.