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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 756 and 757 together. The Long-Term Illness (LTI) scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 illnesses covered by the scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Long-Term Illness (LTI) scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 illnesses covered by the scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In making a relevant reimbursement decision, the HSE is required under the Act to have regard to a number of criteria including efficacy, the health needs of the public, cost effectiveness and potential or actual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The proposed new Emergency Department (ED) and Women & Children’s project at University Hospital Galway (UHG) is a large and complex proposal, which is in the early stages of design development. The delivery of capital projects is a dynamic process and is subject to the successful completion of the various approval stages, in line with the new lifecycle approach of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In December 2021 the Government agreed, subject to the necessary approvals and requirements under the Public Spending Code being met, a new National Elective Ambulatory Care Strategy. This new strategy aims to change the way in which day case, scheduled procedures, surgeries, scans and outpatient services can be better arranged to ensure greater capacity in the future and help to address...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, this information is published monthly and is available on the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) website at: www.ntpf.ie/home/nwld.htm

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Where a vacancy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I can confirm that a response has issued in relation to the particular correspondence to which the Deputy is referring. I am aware of the current pressures facing Our Lady's Children Hospital Crumlin and I wish to acknowledge the distress overcrowded Emergency Departments cause to patients, their families, and frontline staff working in very challenging conditions in the hospital. We are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: From the outset, our response to the pandemic has been supported by a strong cross-Government COVID-19 oversight structure to ensure a public health-led, whole-of-society approach to the COVID-19 response. Our approach to decision making in the pandemic has been underpinned by the core national priorities of protecting the most vulnerable in society from the severe impacts of COVID-19,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 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: Public Sector Pay (29 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the incredibly important role that Section 39 organisations and staff play in our health sector. They have a key role in providing services to people with disabilities and older people. While the Government does provide assistance, under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004, to organisations that provide services similar or ancillary to services that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (29 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: Dental Services (29 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides dental care, free of charge, to medical card holders aged 16 and over. I have been concerned that medical card holders in some parts of the country have been having difficulty in accessing a local dentist, including in Co. Wexford. Therefore, following consultation with the Irish Dental Association, I introduced a package of measures from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (29 Nov 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. Any decisions about changes to the screening programmes, such as the expansion of newborn screening, will be made on the advice of our National Screening Advisory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (29 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have provided for Special Leave with Pay (SLWP) for the recommended isolation period (currently 7 days), for 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 those staff who remain unwell beyond the recommended isolation...