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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (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 Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The HSE advises that a pilot project commenced in 2016 by the HSE Acute Hospitals Division to progress the collection of national radiology waiting list data. The project has been supported by the Radiology Clinical Care Programme and has involved key stakeholders across the system including the National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS) Team, Hospital Groups, and the support of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tribunals of Inquiry (13 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The number of claims before the CervicalCheck Tribunal Twenty-six [26] claims (of which two were combined) have been lodged with the Tribunal since March 2021. Twenty [20] claims were lodged by women and six [6] claims were lodged by or on behalf of the statutory dependants of women. The number of claims resolved by the Tribunal Sixteen [16] claims have been resolved on the basis of a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental 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: Dental 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: Health Service Executive (13 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. I have been informed by the SCA that the information contained in the attached report has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) according to the below criteria. Response from SCA: • The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Outlined below are the staff working in my Department whose salary exceeded €100,000 in 2022, broken down by as requested in tabular form - Salary Brackets Total Staff in 2022 €100,000 to €150,000 38 €150,001 to €200,000 4 €200,001 to €300,000 2...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: In response to your question the Department's total expenditure for the months of January to June from 2018 to 2023 for agency and consulting spend is set out per the table attached. It is the policy of my Department only to engage the services of external consultants and agency staff where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department and, in particular, when such an...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (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 Expenditure (13 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The following table outlines the hospitality costs for the years in question. This period includes my Department's move to a new HQ in 2018 and the Covid-19 response from 2020 onwards. I have forwarded your query to HSE and asked that they respond directly to you on this. Year Outline Costing 2018 €42,392 2019 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (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 Expenditure (13 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Budget 2023 saw a record allocation of €24.0 billion to the Health Vote for 2023, the highest level of funding ever allocated to the Health service and an increase of €1.8 billion (8.2%) above the 2022 allocation, and an increase of €8.0 billion (50%) on the allocation in 2018. This increase reflects Government’s ongoing commitment to resourcing the Health system...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (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: Ambulance Service (13 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Ambulance Service Strategic Plan is currently under consideration and any funding to support its implementation will be considered in the context of the annual revenue estimates and capital processes.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (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: Departmental Schemes (13 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Drug Payment Scheme (DPS) provides for the refund of the amount by which expenditure on approved prescribed medicines or medical and surgical appliances exceeds a named threshold in any calendar month. The DPS is not means tested and is available to anyone ordinarily resident in Ireland. The DPS threshold was reduced twice in 2022: •From €114 to €100 per month on 1...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (13 Jul 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Prescription charges were introduced in the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2010, to address the rising costs in the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme. The Government is committed to making healthcare more accessible and affordable and has introduced several reductions in the cost of healthcare. On 1 November 2020, prescription charges under the GMS scheme were reduced as follows:For...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (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: Health Services Staff (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.