Results 34,061-34,080 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Jan 2023)
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 Appointments Status (18 Jan 2023)
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: Legislative Measures (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available, a full response is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (18 Jan 2023)
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 Staff (18 Jan 2023)
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: General Practitioner Services (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1209 and 1212 together. GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a contract with the HSE for the provision of health services, such as the GMS contract for the provision of health services to medical card and GP visit card holders. Where a patient who holds a medical card or GP visit card experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I received Ms Quinn’s report last year. I expect to be in a position to publish the report in the coming weeks in accordance with due process and fair procedures.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Jan 2023)
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: Health Services (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As these questions relate to operational matters for the Health Service Executive (HSE), I have asked that the HSE responds to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jan 2023)
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: Mental Health Services (18 Jan 2023)
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: Work Permits (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The employment permits system is operated by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment. Ireland operates a vacancy-led employment permits system, which is designed to accommodate the arrival of non-EEA nationals to fill skills and labour gaps for the benefit of our economy in the short to medium term and is managed through the operation of the Critical Skills and Ineligible...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jan 2023)
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: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the immunisation schedule are chosen by the NIAC in order to give each child...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (18 Jan 2023)
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 Transfers (18 Jan 2023)
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 (18 Jan 2023)
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 Waiting Lists (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the query raised by the Deputy, Private Health Care providers are independent organisations and the range of services available, and the criteria for access to those services does not fall under the remit of the Department of Health.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for the question. My Department has been collectively working on generating an evidence base for waiting list policy including benchmarking with other jurisdictions. While acute scheduled care waiting list data is readily available for our closest neighbours in Britain, and for the North, similar comparable waiting list data has proven challenging to access for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Jan 2023)
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.