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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (13 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 (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 691 and 692 together. It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On the 7th March, I published the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (13 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 (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for many scheduled appointments and procedures were too long before and have been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Department of Health continues to work with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to identify ways to improve access to care. On the 7th March, I published the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, which is the next stage of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is important that I acknowledge the important role that Section 39 organisations and their staff play in our health sector. They have a key role in providing services to people with disabilities and older people. A process of engagement to examine the pay of workers in Community and Voluntary organisations was committed to by the Government in October 2022. While the Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (13 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: General Practitioner Services (13 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: General Practitioner Services (13 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: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Medical Council, the statutory agency responsible for the registration and regulation of doctors in Ireland, have provided the information requested by the Deputy. The data, below, is taken from the Medical Council’s register of medical practitioners, which is a “living” database. Each working day doctors are entered on, removed from, or transferred between the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme, GPs can receive subsidies towards the employment of practice staff, contributions towards locum expenses to cover periods of leave, contributions towards medical indemnity insurance premiums and support payments for rural GPs who qualify under the Rural Practice Support Framework. A support is also available to GPs working in areas of social...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 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: Departmental Data (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: This PQ relates to the HSE funding relationship with s38 and S39 agencies and therefore they are best placed to answer. Can we request for DoH to be copied on the response, please. similar PQ already referred PQ Ref: 34586/23

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: It is important that I acknowledge the important role that Section 39 organisations and their staff play in our health sector. They have a key role in providing services to people with disabilities and older people. A process of engagement to examine the pay of workers in Community and Voluntary organisations was committed to by the Government in October 2022. While the Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on the matter

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department engages the legal services of the legal unit within the Department as well as the services of the Chief State Solicitors Office in matters pertaining to Industrial Relations that require legal assistance or opinion. The Department engages the Chief State Solicitors Office where the Department needs to be represented in Industrial Relations hearings. As the Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 708, 715 and 716 together. In relation to the particular query raised, 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: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government remains committed to the delivery of GP care without charges for all children up to the age of 12 years. The Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020 provides, amongst other things, for the expansion of GP care without charges to all children aged 12 years and under in three phases: for children aged 6 and 7 (Section 4 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, 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 Procedures (13 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.