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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Feb 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 Staff (2 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Well said.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is making excuses for them.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I congratulate the Deputy on getting in approximately four different constituency matters in the one question. It shows real professionalism.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: We will be moving rapidly on the ambulance base. I congratulate the team in Caredoc. They showcased an outstanding service.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: There are lessons for us to learn across the board. I acknowledge the case that is being made for additional radiology in the location. When it comes to work visas, it is essential that we be as open as possible to the international healthcare labour market. We are working with the Irish College of General Practitioners, ICGP, and others on bringing GPs in from South Africa. There...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: St. John's Hospital will continue to play a very active role in the delivery of care. When it comes to the surgical hubs, there are several options being looked at, one of which is on a site-by-site basis. For example, the HSE is looking at retrofitting existing commercial space, which was the approach used in Tallaght. I am very interested in the approach the NHS has used. It has modular...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has been engaging directly with the group Deputy Healy-Rae mentioned. The Government is aware there have been issues in terms of the rates set under the NTPF-administered scheme and the fact that costs have been rising. This has put enormous pressure on many of the smaller nursing homes in particular which do not have economies of scale available. I...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I can answer with respect to Limerick. It might surprise colleagues to hear the workforce in UHL has increased by 1,000 people since the start of Covid.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy will be aware this year will be the fourth year of record recruitment into the HSE-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: -----since the foundation of the HSE.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Thus, in spite of the rhetoric around it not being possible to hire-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: -----a single doctor or nurse in this country, this is going to be the fourth year of record recruitment-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: -----and the individual hospital the Deputy is talking about will have 1,000 extra staff now compared with three years ago.
- Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments: Statements (9 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I would like to start today by addressing the verbal and physical attacks on healthcare workers that have been reported in recent days. That our staff have to endure such attacks while endeavouring to deliver care is intolerable and completely unacceptable. It is particularly invidious that some of these attacks are racist in nature. A strong message needs to go out from this House that...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Feb 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 (9 Feb 2023)
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: Official Engagements (9 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the information requested by the Deputy an examination of the Department’s available records indicates that the following meetings took place with the National Woman’s Council of Ireland for the specified time period. Date Organisation Attending from Department 31st October 2019 National Woman’s Council...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Official Engagements (9 Feb 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the information requested by the Deputy an examination of the Department’s available records indicates that the following meetings took place with the Irish Family Planning Association for the specified time period; Date Organisation Attending from Department 2nd October 2018 Irish Family Planning Association ...