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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As announced, Budget 2023 will increase the eligibility of people for General Practice (GP) access cards. My officials and the HSE have made preparations for the expansion of GP care without charges to all children aged 6 and 7 and engagements with the IMO, representing GPs, are ongoing with the intention of introducing the service this year. Furthermore, from 1 April 2023,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess". Persons who hold a medical card or a GP visit card are not subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to protect public health and limit the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE) worked together in 2020 to put arrangements in place to allow termination of pregnancy services in early pregnancy to be provided remotely. For the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, where the need for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Nov 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: Departmental Data (17 Nov 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: Medical Aids and Appliances (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to ensuring that those suffering from hearing loss have access to the services they require, including access to affordable hearing aids. The Health Service Executive (HSE) provides hearing aids and associated maintenance free of charge to children under the age of 18 and to adults with a medical card. In accordance with the provisions of the Health Act 1970...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to protect public health and limit the spread of Covid-19, the Department of Health and the HSE worked together in 2020 to put arrangements in place to allow termination of pregnancy services in early pregnancy to be provided remotely. For the duration of the Covid-19 public health emergency, where the need for social distancing, reducing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 293, 294, 295 and 296 together. As these are operational matters, 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 (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have provided for Special Leave with Pay (SLWP) for the recommended isolation period, for all civil and public servants nationally who contract Covid. SLWP provides for paid leave, including full pay, any fixed allowances payable as well as premium payments. For certain employees who remain unfit to attend the workplace and are suffering from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (17 Nov 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: Medical Cards (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Medical Card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. In accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE. The HSE assesses each application on a qualifying financial threshold. This is the amount of money that an individual can earn a week and still qualify for a card and is specific to the individual’s own...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (17 Nov 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 (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. While significant work continues to positively impact on waiting times and improve pathways to elective care, acute hospitals are still impacted by operational challenges arising from the pandemic. The HSE has confirmed to the Department that patient safety remains at the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to protect public health and limit the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE) worked together in 2020 to put arrangements in place to allow termination of pregnancy services in early pregnancy to be provided remotely. For the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, where the need for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Officials of my Department and the HSE have been involved in intensive negotiations with the consultants' representative bodies, the IHCA and the IMO since June under the new Chair appointed at that time, Mr Tom Mallon. As all parties have agreed that the negotiation process is confidential, I am not going to make any comment on the details supplied, other than to say that the headline...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Further to Parliamentary Question No. 724 of October 18th 2022, as advised, following the publication of the Final Report of the Special Oireachtas Joint Committee on International Surrogacy, an Inter-Departmental Group was established to review the Report’s recommendations, along with other relevant matters, with the aim of determining an agreed policy position and suitable next...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, a commitment to “introduce a publicly funded model of care for fertility treatment” is included in the Programme for Government. ‎The Model of Care for Infertility was developed by the Department of Health in conjunction with the HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) in order to ensure that infertility issues...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (17 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to service-related matters, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.