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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018 and commenced on 1 January 2019. Under section 7 of the Act, a review of the operation of the Act must be initiated within three years of the commencement of the Act, i.e., before January 2022. Given the expertise required for the position of independent chair of the review, a small number...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (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: Medical Cards (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Eligibility for a Medical Card is primarily based on a financial assessment which is conducted by the HSE in accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The HSE assesses each medical card application on a qualifying financial threshold. This is the amount of money that an individual can earn a week and still qualify for a card. It is specific to the individual’s own financial...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness, during pregnancy. Hyperemesis gravidarum is expected to affect about 1% of the pregnant population. The Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Feb 2023)

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 Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Therefore, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Feb 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: Pension Provisions (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The specific LRC ruling could not be identified. If the Deputy could submit a fresh request PQ with the information sought, it will be responded to.

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: Departmental Legal Cases (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As indicated by the Attorney General in his report to the Government on this and other matters published on 7 February 2023: - A total of 516 long stay and related legal cases were initiated over the period 2005 to 2013. - 289 were in respect of private nursing home care with a further 37 in respect of a mix of public and private care. - Although a number of the private cases have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: There are currently no outstanding active or dormant cases in my Department in relation to this matter.

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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Feb 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: Health Services Staff (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (9 Feb 2023)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282, 283, 302 and 305 together. As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness, during pregnancy. Hyperemesis gravidarum is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284, 289, 294, 299 and 301 together. Following the recommendations of the HSE Medicines Management Programme, and to address the unmet need of patients with hyperemesis gravidarum, reimbursement support for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine), an unlicensed Exempt Medicinal Product, has now been made available on an individual patient basis for those...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285, 290 and 295 together. As part of Budget 2023, funding of €32.2 million was announced for Women’s Health Initiatives in 2023. This included dedicated funding for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine) to help women who experience hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness, during pregnancy. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has...