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Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: If the Senator had bothered checking what I was able to check on my phone while sitting here, he would have been able to see publicly available information that is published on a daily basis by the HSE. Let me repeat that the HSE 8 a.m. TrolleyGAR figure for 1 February was eight and the average for week five of this year was six. Those are the official figures from the HSE.

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: They are not wrong.

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As you may or may not know-----

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Through the Chair-----

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I note the Senator has made false accusations -----

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ----- and then when presented with verifiable facts, has chosen to simply shout down the person who is pointing him to the facts. As the Senator may or may not be aware, the HSE and the INMO publish different figures. The figures the HSE publishes are the patients on trolleys in emergency departments at 8 a.m. That is what is counted. That is what is reported. That is what I spoke to....

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The figures that I have quoted are verifiable.

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I would ask the Senator -----

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: If the Senator has any interest in the truth -----

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: -----he would withdraw the accusations made -----

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Senators for raising the important issue of the welfare and safety of the staff of our health service. When it comes to the safety of our staff, it is vital that this House sends out a strong and united message. For this reason the Government will not oppose the motion. Matters were raised in the motion and in the debate this evening which I do not agree with, but it is...

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In our service, more than two in every five nurses and doctors were not trained in Ireland and without them we could not provide the essential care people need. To all our healthcare workers, I say thank you for everything you do day after day for patients and their families. To all who have come here from another country, I say you are welcome, you are valued and we will stand with you to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular waiting list query raised by the Deputy, adult and child waiting list information by hospital and specialty is published monthly and is available on the NTPF website at: .

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 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: Hospital Appointments Status (21 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Special Leave with Pay (SLWP) is available for the recommended isolation period, for civil and public servants nationally who contract Covid. SLWP provides for paid leave, including full pay, any fixed allowances payable as well as premium payments. For those who remain unfit to attend the workplace and are suffering from long-Covid, a temporary scheme, specific to the public health service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: My officials and the HSE have made preparations for the expansion of GP care without charges to all children aged 6 and 7. Engagements with the IMO, representing GPs, in relation to the necessary fee structures are ongoing with the intention of introducing this service as early as possible. Furthermore, from 1 April 2023, eligibility will be extended to people who earn the median...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (21 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. I would also like to remind the Deputy that it is against Department policy to comment on individual cases.