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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 654 and 696 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: Hospital Facilities (11 Jul 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 (11 Jul 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Jul 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: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Adult Safeguarding Bill 2017 is a Private Members Bill which passed Second Stage in the Seanad in April 2017. As a Private Members Bill, it is the responsibility of the sponsors of the Bill to request that it be scheduled for the next stage of the legislative progress. Regarding adult safeguarding, the Government takes the protection of adults at risk of abuse very seriously. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, the SCA has provided me with the information set out below in response to the Deputy's question. I have been informed by the SCA that this information has been extracted from the National Incident Management System...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the 2013 Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine added to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (11 Jul 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 (11 Jul 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: Disability Services (11 Jul 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 (11 Jul 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 (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 684 and 686 together. The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. HSE decisions on which medicines are reimbursed by the taxpayer are made on objective, scientific and economic grounds, on the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Jul 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 (11 Jul 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 (11 Jul 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: Special Educational Needs (11 Jul 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: Healthcare Policy (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: On the 4of July last, I confirmed that eligibility for GP visit cards will be extended to people who earn up to the median household income. Approximately 430,000 additional persons, who otherwise would have attended their GP on a private basis, are expected to become eligible for free GP care under this expansion, the largest expansion in GP care without charges in the history of the State....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (11 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The requested information relating to advisers in my Department is available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/9ad159-special-advisers-pay/ Staff emails in the department are structured as firstname_lastname@health.gov.ie and advisers can be contacted in this manner.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (11 Jul 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.