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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department participates actively in the EU4Health Steering Group and Programme Committee, and together with its aegis bodies including the Health Service Executive (HSE) and Health Research Board (HRB), works to bring possible support measures under EU4Health to the attention of health authorities and eligible stakeholders. So far, Ireland has nominated national competent authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (23 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 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: Abuse in Hospitals (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, the North Eastern Health Board purchased Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in 1997. The Congregation signed a Deed of Indemnity and Charge dated 15 April 1997 with the Minister for Health and the North Eastern Health Board, pursuant to which it agreed to indemnify the State against claims “arising out of or in connection with” potential liability in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (23 Feb 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: Departmental Projects (23 Feb 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: General Practitioner Services (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Where a person who holds either card experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept them as a patient, the person concerned having unsuccessfully applied to at least three GPs in the area (or fewer if there are fewer GPs in the area) can apply to the HSE National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274, 275 and 280 together. CHI at Connolly, which opened in July 2019, is a children’s Outpatient and Urgent Care Centre staffed by specialist paediatric team including nurses, doctors, health and social care professionals and support staff. Urgent care is for the diagnosis and treatment of injuries or illnesses requiring medical review which are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Flexible Work Practices (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department has developed its own Blended Working Policy based on the Blended Working Policy Framework for the Civil Service. The policy framework can be accessed at the link below - www.gov.ie/en/publication/da010-blended-working-policy-frame work-for-civil-service-organisations/ My Department’s policy was launched on the 30th of June 2022. In summary, all roles in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Repayment Scheme was a statutory scheme established under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 to repay specified pre-2005 charges for in-patient services imposed on certain persons with full medical card eligibility in public long stay facilities, including public nursing homes. As the Scheme closed to new applications on 31 December 2007 in accordance with the provisions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (23 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to again express my deepest sympathy to the 18 families in Cork who, having experienced the tragedy of losing a beloved child, then had the difficult experience of learning that the organs of their child were disposed of without their consent. I am very cognisant of the paramount importance of dignity and respect for parents who have experienced the loss of a child and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I will undertake to get back to the Deputy with detail on exactly what appeal mechanisms are available.

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "notes: — the vital role played by the National Ambulance Service (NAS) in Ireland's public health service; — the vital role played by the NAS throughout Ireland's response to the Covid-19 pandemic; — that ambulance services have been experiencing a...

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: New services are being delivered. I want to finish by again acknowledging that all of this is happening through the tireless efforts, dedication and professionalism of the men and women working in our ambulance services.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will already be aware, CORU is Ireland's multi-profession health regulator for regulating health and social care professionals. CORU’s role is to protect the public by regulating the health and social care professions designated under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended), including setting the standards that health and social care professionals...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (28 Feb 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: Patient Transport (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: There are two services funded by the National Cancer Control Programme and administered by the Irish Cancer Society which offer financial supports towards travelling for cancer treatment. The first of these services is the Travel2Care Scheme – a limited transportation assistance fund. This is available to patients travelling to a designated cancer centre such as University...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Magdalene Restorative Justice Ex-Gratia Scheme was established in 2013 by the then Department of Justice and Equality on foot of the recommendations contained in the Magdalen Commission Report by Judge Quirke. In his report, Judge Quirke outlined that Magdalen women should be provided with access to a comprehensive suite of health services. He specified GP services, prescribed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (28 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 Staff (28 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service issue I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.