Results 40,041-40,060 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Sep 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 Services (28 Sep 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 Services (28 Sep 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 (28 Sep 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: Medical Aids and Appliances (28 Sep 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement under the community schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In making a relevant reimbursement decision, the HSE is required under the Act to have regard to a number of criteria including clinical efficacy, the health needs of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (28 Sep 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement under the community schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In making a relevant reimbursement decision, the HSE is required under the Act to have regard to a number of criteria including clinical efficacy, the health needs of the public,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (28 Sep 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 (28 Sep 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 (28 Sep 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Sep 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: Cancer Services (28 Sep 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As Minister for Health, 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. The Programme for Government commits to expanding the age range for BowelScreen to those aged 55 to 74, and the HSE plans to commence this in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (28 Sep 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: As Minister for Health, 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. The Programme for Government commits to expanding the age range for BowelScreen to those aged 55 to 74, and the HSE plans to commence this in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (28 Sep 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: Medicinal Products (28 Sep 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Prescription charges were introduced in the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2010. 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 General Medical Services (GMS) scheme were reduced as follows:To €1.00 per item for persons over 70, with a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Sep 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 January...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (28 Sep 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: The 2023 Waiting List Action Plan (WLAP) set ambitious targets for the National Treatment Purchase Fund for this year. As I advised the Deputy in PQ 40277/23 answered on the 21st of September, as of the 25th of August the NTPF had made offers of treatment to 39,160 patients on the IPDC waiting list, 19,388 on the GI Scope list and some 146,244 outpatient appointments had been approved. In...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Sep 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 (28 Sep 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: 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 Act); for children aged 8 and 9 (Section 5 of the Act); and for children aged 10, 11, and 12 (Section 6 of the Act)....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Sep 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (28 Sep 2023)
Stephen Donnelly: Healthy Age Friendly Homes is the support coordination service which seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of older adults and to enable them to remain in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. An innovative collaboration between Health, Housing, and Local Government, through the Age Friendly Ireland Shared Service, this programme has been operational in nine pilot sites...