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Written Answers — Department of Health: Census of Population (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Dear Deputy, Please see figures from the CSO providing a count of adults aged between the ages of 15 to 64, and not the ages of 15 to 66, who declared on the Central Statistics Office Census 2022 they had a disability and/or chronic illness who also stated they were unemployed looking for their first job, short-term (less than 12 months), long-term unemployed (12 months and more) and unable...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6 October. As a consequence of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly. As the Deputy may be aware, management and administrative grade staff in the Fórsa union in the HSE commenced industrial action on Friday 6 October. As a consequence of this industrial action, members in these grades are not engaging with political forums or processes. As a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently not in a position to answer PQs due to industrial action. It is hoped that normal services will resume soon. In the meantime, this Department will continue to refer PQs to HSE for their direct reply as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (25 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Dear Deputy, Please see figures for the total number of recorded deaths in the State in each of the years 2018 to 2023. STATISTIC Year Area of Residence Sex Age at Death Unit Value Deaths Occurring 2022 State Both sexes All ages Number 35,477 Deaths...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 367 and 368 together. Under the Health Act (2004) and the subsequent Health Service Executive Governance Act (2013 and 2019), the HSE is accountable to the Minister for Health. Pursuant to the Health Act (2004), it is the responsibility of the HSE to manage and deliver health services, and in doing so appoint persons to be its employees and determine their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (25 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 or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (25 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 or...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: It can be provided voluntarily but the direction of travel-----

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: There are a lot of cases. In many of the cases we have read out there is voluntary provision. We are investing in this.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 40: In page 22, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(4) The AHR information document for a type of AHR treatment to be provided for the purposes of facilitating a relevant storage (T) for a person shall inform the person that, when the relevant storage period (T) expires, the tissue, if it remains unused at the time of such expiration, will be...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Fair enough. However, the legislation and the amendment are speaking exactly to this. I note there is a lot of cross-referencing in this section but the substance of the issues that are being raised are dealt with in later parts of the Bill. Therefore, if we wanted to make changes, it is to later parts of the Bill rather than this section. At least, what we were trying to agree with the...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: They all will. It goes right to the heart of the surrogacy parts of the Bill.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: No. The regulations are------

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 56: In page 32, to delete lines 6 to 21 and substitute the following: “(2) The specified form of a section 18 consent shall, in the case of two intending parents who as a couple wish to effect a relevant storage (G) of their own gametes, a relevant storage (E) of their own embryos, or a relevant storage (T) of their own tissues, or any combination thereof, for...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 66: In page 33, lines 18 and 19, to delete “or relevant storage (E)” and substitute “, relevant storage (E) or relevant storage (T)”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 67: In page 33, line 22, to delete “or relevant storer (E)” and substitute “, relevant storer (E) or relevant storer (T)”.