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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (14 Nov 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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6thOctober. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) is responsbile for the delivery of health and personal social services, including ambulance services. I have asked that the HSE responds to the Deputy directly on this matter, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 487 and 599 together. As the Deputy may be aware, following approval by Government on 13th December 2022, I was pleased to announce €9 million in additional supports for student nurses and midwives, €5.4m of which has been allocated to the HSE to introduce an enhanced Travel and Subsistence Scheme for eligible students while attending their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Clinical dental technicians (CDTs) are a profession who work predominantly in dental laboratories in making dental appliances. CDTs provide complete or partial dentures directly to patients who are over the age of 18 and other dental devices if requested by a dentist. CDTs refer patients to a dentist if they are concerned about a patient’s oral health or if the patient has not seen a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Nov 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: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Nov 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: General Practitioner Services (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the GMS scheme and in line with the relevant provisions of Section 58 of the Health Act, 1970 (as amended), the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Certain groups, including all those under 8 years of age and those over 70 years of age, are automatically entitled to a GP visit card. Where a GMS patient, a patient...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Nov 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 (14 Nov 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 Appointments Status (14 Nov 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: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Nov 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 Facilities (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare property estate, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6thOctober. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: There a currently 2 roles, Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical officer in the Department of Health that require the holders to have a primary medical qualification and possess registration or be entitled to such registration on the Specialist Register of the Medical Council of Ireland in Public Health Medicine. At the present time there are 3 individuals employed in these roles in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Following the announcement of the budget allocation for my Department, I will shortly be issuing a Letter of Determination to the HSE outlining my priorities and funding levels for 2024. This will be the basis on which the HSE will draw up its National Service Plan (NSP) for 2024. It is not until the conclusion of this process that a detailed breakdown of ELS expenditure will be available. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Nov 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (14 Nov 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: Vaccination Programme (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). NIAC continues to revise recommendations to allow for the introduction of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. Shingles vaccination is not currently...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 Nov 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. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6thOctober. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to all Caredoc employees for providing valuable healthcare right around country. Caredoc is a private company, not a public service organisation and, as such, staff employed by Caredoc do not fall under the current Public Service Agreement, Building Momentum. Building Momentum was agreed between public sector unions and the State and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (14 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 513 together. As the Deputy will be aware, the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 was introduced to, and passed Second Stage in, the Dáil in March 2022. The focus of this Bill is on the regulation, for the first time in this country, of a wide range of assisted human reproduction (AHR) practices undertaken within the...