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Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (27 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service issue, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (27 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a operational matter I have referred this to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vacant Properties (27 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health does not own real estate. The public healthcare property estate is held and managed by the Health Service Executive. As such, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vacant Properties (27 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: There has been and continues to be significant engagement between my Department and the HSE at senior level on the matter of vacant or derelict buildings in HSE ownership. This is in the context of the Housing for All response and also this year in the national effort on housing and supports for Ukrainians arriving in Ireland. The HSE periodically review the heath estate property...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (27 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy’s question relates to a service area, I have referred this question to the HSE for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (27 Oct 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. As of Friday 14th of October, over 124,000 HSE and Section 38 staff have received payment around the country. The HSE are now progressing the rollout, with an external provider, to the list of 6 non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisation types covered by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 Oct 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.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I am more than happy to agree with the Deputy and patient advocates that the current waiting lists in this country are not acceptable. They are not acceptable for trans people and in many other areas of healthcare provision. I met recently with some of the healthcare providers. There are various proposals being looked at to increase capacity and, critically, as the Deputy rightly advocates...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. I was in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, last week and met with the senior clinical team, including the emergency department nursing and consultant staff. I fully agree the resources that are needed have not been in place for a long time. The Deputy will be aware I have sanctioned a doubling of the number of emergency medicine consultants in Drogheda. We have...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and for passing on the case. I will ask the HSE for a detailed note on it. A significant additional number of healthcare professionals need to be hired in disability services. Sanction is in place for several hundred posts that are currently unfilled. The HSE has found it harder to fill the children's healthcare roles in disability services and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Significant investment is going into Sligo University Hospital and the budget has increased by about €30 million up to €160 million in the past few years. There has been quite an additional increase in staffing as well. There are new beds. Deputy Harkin will be aware that I pushed very hard for four new ICU beds to be opened up. The HSE is now moving to staff them directly....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I also express my sympathies to the families involved, who have experienced a heart-breaking tragedy. I want to be very clear about this. This extremely distressing situation should not have happened. To answer the Deputy’s question on the human tissue Bill directly, there is very extensive work going on now between the Office of the Attorney General, my Department and the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Like the Deputy, I want to make sure that every child waiting for an operation gets it as quickly as possible. We need to acknowledge the extraordinary work that is going on across multiple sites by our healthcare workers. The main target was to increase radically the number of children who are getting this urgent surgery that they need. As the Deputy will have heard Dr. Green say on...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: We are acutely aware of the issue. The Government’s plan is to end winter trolley crises permanently. The way we are doing that is adding more permanent capacity to our public health service than ever before, such as adding many thousands of healthcare professionals and by the end of the year more than 1,000 acute beds. We are ahead of the 2018 capacity review on hospital beds,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gender Equality (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: While the contribution of the person concerned to the advancement of woman's rights in Ireland is acknowledged and well recognised, there are currently no plans in my Department to initiate a project for a permanent memorial.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 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 are currently examining progressing the rollout 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 ordinarily onsite in COVID-19 exposed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 commenced in line with statutory and Government commitments in December 2021. The Review will assess the effectiveness of the operation of the legislation and will be conducted in a fair and transparent manner. The Review has two main phases. The first phase is comprised of a three-part appraisal of the operation of...