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- 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 Reviews (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Minister for Health commenced the Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 in line with statutory and Government commitments. The Review is assessing the effectiveness of the operation of the legislation and will be conducted in a fair and transparent manner. The Review is being led by an independent Chair Marie O’Shea and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Jan 2023)
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 (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 Charges (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Access to the children's hospital at the St James's campus is well served by public transport, however the plans and design for the hospital recognise the need of families to access the hospital by car. The plans for the hospital provide for 1,000 car parking spaces, of which 675 will be dedicated for use by families, three times the number of spaces currently available at the three Dublin...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The details requested by the Deputy are supplied in the table. In the period 2019-2021, the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry data from the Healthcare Pricing Office reports that there was an average of 2,509 discharges per year of inpatients with a principal diagnosis code indicating a neoplasm at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, while a further 6,406 discharges on average per year have attended...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Under Section 27(3) of the Dentists Act 1985, the Dental Council can refuse to register someone who is otherwise entitled to be registered on the grounds they are unfit to practise. While a decision on a matter like this would ultimately be a matter for the Council and would depend on the circumstances concerned, the Dental Council advise it is unlikely that a dentist who has been erased...
- 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse 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 and the current pressures on Emergency...
- 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: 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: Capital Expenditure Programme (18 Jan 2023)
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: Dental 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: Hospital Charges (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The issue raised relates to Residential Support Services Maintenance and Accommodation Contributions (RSSMACs). These are statutory contributions towards accommodation and maintenance costs that must be paid to the HSE, under the provisions of sections 67A, 67B, 67C and 67D of the Health Act 1970, by certain recipients of non-acute residential support services provided by or on behalf...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I can confirm that correspondence from Clare County Council dated 10thJanuary 2023 has been received in my Department. A reply to this letter will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Defibrillators Provision (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Referred to HSE for answer on 12/01/23.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: This query was referred to the HSE for answer on 12/01/23.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Referred to HSE for answer on 12/01/23.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jan 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Referred to HSE for answer on 12/01/23.
- 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.