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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: A record almost €3 billion, nearly €1 in every 8 spent by the State on health, will be spent this year on medicines. This is an unprecedented level of investment in supporting patients through the availability of the latest and wide range of medicines. It is important that medicines expenditure is sustainable for the State and that we strive to maximise the available...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Heart Failure is an important public health issue. The detection and prevention of heart failure is a priority, and the National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure supports many approaches to improving the quality of life for people living with the syndrome. The programme (HSE) is currently engaging with the European Society of Cardiology who have developed a platform to enable registry...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Current Cardiovascular Health programmes highlight the importance of cardiac rehabilitation which includes a psychological component. Psychological health and the presence of potential psychosocial risk factors are assessed for every patient as part of the initial assessment in cardiac rehabilitation. There are 36 centres providing cardiac rehabilitation services nationally. Where a clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Medical Card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. In accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE, which assesses each application on a qualifying financial threshold. The issue of granting medical or GP visit cards based on having a particular disease or illness was previously examined in 2014 by the HSE Expert...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy's question relates to HSE matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE: National Clinical Programme for Heart Failure, Enhanced Community Care and Chronic Disease Management for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE Heart Failure Clinical Programme is focused on improving all stages in the prevention and treatment of heart failure. It is one of several chronic disease management programmes established in the HSE aimed at bringing a systematic approach to changes in how services are delivered to improve outcomes for patients. Economic evidence highlights that heart failure places a major demand on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Veterinary Services (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: At present, Local Authorities (LAs) under service contract with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) are responsible for food law enforcement at certain food businesses, including small meat manufacturing plants and slaughterhouses. On 3rdJanuary 2024, the Department of Health (DoH), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (17 Jan 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1528, 1529, 1530 and 1531 together. GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold contract(s) with the HSE for the provision of health services, such as under the GMS scheme for the provision of health services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Clinical determinations are made by the GP concerned. The HSE has identified the need to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The independent, overarching external review was commissioned to review the service, including the governance, being provided by the Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Service at CHI Temple Street, CHI Crumlin, the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh and other relevant sites in Dublin. It is my understanding that the review does not include operations carried out on adults as the review is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1539 and 1540 together. 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 150 incidents have been reported to the Agency from 01/01/2018 to 20/12/2023 relating to Termination of Pregnancy. Table 1 -...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy's question relates to a service area I have referred it to HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

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 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Jan 2024)

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: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

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: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: A Letter of Determination was issued by my Department to the HSE on 28th November 2023, outlining my priorities and the HSE's funding allocation for 2024. Specific funding for individual organisations is an operational matter for the HSE. The HSE is currently in the process of producing its National Service Plan (NSP) for 2024; it is not until the conclusion of this process that a detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: A record almost €3 billion, nearly €1 in every 8 spent by the State on health, will be spent this year on medicines. This is an unprecedented level of investment in supporting patients through the availability of the latest and wide range of medicines. It is important that medicines expenditure is sustainable for the State and that we strive to maximise the available...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: 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: Health Services Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE are responsible for ensuring that any consultant working in the health services have the necessary qualifications and certifications required to work as a consultant. HSE policy stipulates that consultants who are not registered on the Specialist Register are not to be appointed in a consultant post without adhering to a specific Protocol. The “Escalation Protocol to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

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...