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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 630, 631 and 632 together. The expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot (NBS) Programme is a priority for me, and the National Screening Advisory Committee has been progressing work on this expansion. In January 2023, I approved a recommendation from the Committee for the addition of T-cell receptor excision circle (TREC)-based screening for all types of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I am fully committed to supporting our population screening programmes which are a valuable part of our health service, enabling early treatment and care for many people, and improving the overall health of our population. Any decisions about changes to our screening programmes, such as screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, will be made on the advice of our National Screening Advisory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I can confirm that officials in my Department have been in touch with CORU and they have indicated they have yet to receive an Adaptation Period proposal from the named applicant. The last correspondence received from the applicant was on the 19thDecember 2022 indicating they wished to undertake an adaptation period. CORU then responded with the documentation required for the applicant to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (16 May 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: Medicinal Products (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for medicine reimbursement decisions under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Dedicated funding of €1.3m was provided in Budget 2023 to provide reimbursement support for Cariban® (doxylamine/pyridoxine), for women suffering hyperemesis gravidarum,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 May 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 (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641, 642 and 652 together. As the matter raised is a service delivery 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 (16 May 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 (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Work is currently underway in the Department of Health to bring forward a Memo for Government to establish a Non-Statutory Inquiry into historical use of Sodium Valproate. This work is now nearing completion and it is expected that the Memo for Government will be brought forward within the coming month.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 May 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: Medicinal Products (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Unfortunately, medicine shortages are a feature of modern health systems worldwide which have been exacerbated by recent worldwide events. There are a multitude of reasons why a medicine may not be available including: shortages of raw materials; manufacturing difficulties; sudden unexpected increase in demand; or product recalls due to potential quality issues. Ireland has a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 May 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 (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In order to examine the significant workforce challenges in the home-support and nursing home sectors in Ireland, Minister Butler established the cross-departmental Strategic Workforce Advisory Group in March 2022. Working closely with key stakeholders, the Advisory Group made 16 recommendations to address the challenges in frontline carer roles in the home support and long-term residential...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I, and my Department, welcome the proposals from some local authorities to take up long-term leases on vacant and disused HSE-owned buildings where the properties have been identified as being surplus to health care needs. My department has engaged with both the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), and the Department of Housing,over the course of 2022...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 May 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 (16 May 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 May 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: Nursing Homes (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (16 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Government is committed to promoting care in the community for older people so that they can continue to live in their own homes for as long as possible. Home support is an increasingly important part of the supports we offer to older people and will continue to increase in importance into the future, as our ageing population grows. The Home Support Service is funded by Government to...