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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (30 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: Departmental Strategies (30 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 725 to 728, inclusive, together. For context, Government at its meeting on the 31st January 2023, approved the establishment of an Interdepartmental Working Group to examine the rising cost of health-related claims and consider mechanisms to reduce costs and approved the Terms of Reference and membership of the Group. The Group is chaired independently by an...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 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: Abortion Services (30 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy might be aware, the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 (AHR Bill) passed Second Stage in the Dáil in March 2022 and has been referred to the Select Committee on Health for Third Stage. This complex and far-reaching legislation will encompass the regulation for the first time of a wide range of practices undertaken in this jurisdiction, including: gamete and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (30 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 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: Departmental Funding (30 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: Abortion Services (30 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The final Report of the independent Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was considered by Cabinet on 25 April. There are a number of operational recommendations. Government agreed that the HSE will establish an implementation group to progress these recommendations. The HSE is currently in the process of establishing this group. There are also a number of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (30 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The final Report of the independent Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, was considered by Cabinet on 25 April. There are a number of operational recommendations. The Government agreed that the HSE will establish an implementation group to progress these recommendations. There are also a number of proposals around legislative change and those have been...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: State Bodies (30 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE) was established in 1998 with the aim of promoting expertise in Ireland for the advancement of the discipline of pharmacoeconomics through practice, research and education. The NCPE is an independent Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Agency responsible for evaluating drug treatments for use in the Irish healthcare setting. The NCPE...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 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: Health Service Executive (30 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive's Corporate Pharmaceutical Unit (CPU) commissions the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics (NCPE) to assess medicines following receipt of an application for reimbursement. The NCPE are commissioned to review the following classes of medicines: - New active substances seeking reimbursement in Ireland. - New indications for currently reimbursed drugs. - Drugs...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 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 (30 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 (30 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: In February, I published the Mazars Review which examined the governance arrangements around the HSE’s Drug Pricing and Reimbursement Process. As per their Report, the organisation undertook consultation with:The Health Service ExecutivePrimary Care Reimbursement ServiceThe Executive Management TeamThe Drugs GroupThe National Centre for PharmacoeconomicsThe Department of Public...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 743 to 746, inclusive, together. Hereditary Haemochromatosis (HH) is a common autosomal recessive disease resulting in over absorption of iron from the gastrointestinal tract. Over time, excess iron accumulates in cells of organs including the liver, pancreas and heart causing damage. Research into the condition by the HSE found that 1 in 83 people are...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (30 May 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (30 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: Dental Services (30 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.