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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: My view on this is the same as the Deputy’s, which is that these 35 children should have been given this drug at the same time as everybody else. It is very clear. I met my Dutch counterpart in Brussels last weekend and we discussed CF drugs and this very company. It is not just in Ireland that this behaviour is being seen. The Deputy will be aware of a very strongly worded letter...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: That is not a situation that anybody would want to find themselves in. If the Deputy sends me on the details, I will certainly take it up with the HSE and see where that is. My understanding is they need home nursing rather than home care in order to provide medical care at home. I might talk to the Deputy further about that.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: We are very aware there are far too many children who are still waiting. Considerable progress was made in reducing the numbers waiting from more than 70,000 down to the low 50,000s. Unfortunately, the HSE is complying with a court ruling around assessment of need, which means that progress has stopped for now, and we are aware that a great amount of resources, unfortunately, had been...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. As she will be aware, we allocated a great deal of money into the scheme. We have significantly increased the fees this year. The reality is the dentists themselves are withdrawing from the scheme. We can only presume that is because they make more money from private practice than they make from treating the public patients.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: We are investing further into the scheme. The Deputy will also be aware from the budget that I have allocated funding for a national service now for early years oral health dental intervention for children, which will make a big difference. This is not to detract from the very real problems that patients with medical cards are having in trying to access services. We are aware of it and are...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department and the HSE are aware of various reports coming in from pharmacists. It is a matter they are looking at and taking seriously. It is kept under constant observation. I have not yet received reports from the Department around concerns at a national level regarding drugs but I am hearing exactly what the Deputy raised. I will raise the issue again with the Department today.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Dec 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: Medicinal Products (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Kaftrio has been a life changing drug for Cystic Fibrosis sufferers, and I want to see it made available to everyone who needs it. This Government wants to ensure greater access to new and innovative medicines and has allocated significant additional funding for new medicines in recent Budgets. Since the beginning of 2021, 99 new medicines, or expanded uses of existing medicines, have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (15 Dec 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 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: Medicinal Products (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 301, 317 and 388 together. As part of Budget 2023, I announced €32.2 million in funding for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023, to include dedicated funding for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine). Cariban® is an Exempt Medicinal Product i.e. not licensed with the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) in Ireland. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland welcomes the European Medicines Agency (EMA) age extension recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty and Spikevax to include use in children aged 6 months to 4 years. The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). Its recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Dec 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: Primary Care Centres (15 Dec 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 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the question relates to a service matter, I am forwarding the PQ to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The proposed new Emergency Department (ED), including reconfiguration of the existing ED, at Beaumont Hospital 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 various approval stages, in line with the new lifecycle approach of the updated Public Spending...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Dec 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: Medicinal Products (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the Community Drug Schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (15 Dec 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 315, 316, 330 and 331 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputy directly.