Results 43,881-43,900 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly 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 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly 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 6th October. As a consequence of this industrial action,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The final Report of the Review of the operation of the Health(Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was submitted to me at the end of February 2023. It made a range of recommendations, most of which are operational in nature, with some proposing legislative change. The Report was considered by Cabinet on April 25th 2023. The HSE, as agreed by Government, has established an...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Currently 17 of the 19 maternity hospitals are providing full termination of pregnancy services, as prescribed in the 2018 Act, which includes termination in early pregnancy (i.e. under 12 weeks). In the remaining two sites, Cavan and Clonmel, the introduction of the service is dependent on the recruitment of additional consultant obstetrician gynaecologists, which is progressing, as...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I am committed to ensuring safe access to termination of pregnancy services. I secured Cabinet approval to legislate for the designation of safe access zones around healthcare premises to safeguard access to termination of pregnancy services in July 2022 and published the General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones) in August 2022. Since that time...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The final Report of the Review of the operation of the Health(Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was submitted to me at the end of February 2023. It made a range of recommendations, most of which are operational in nature, with some proposing legislative change. The Report was considered by Cabinet on April 25th 2023. The HSE, as agreed by Government, has established an...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Complaints in relation to the provision of health services in Ireland, can be made through the HSE complaints procedure where the service falls under the auspices of the Executive, or in the case of healthcare professionals to relevant regulatory body such the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, the Medical Council or CORU.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I requested advice from the HSE Chief Clinical Officer on the opening of 24 hour Emergency Departments in Ennis, Nenagh and St John's Hospitals on 28th November 2023. In this request, I asked the Chief Clinical Officer to confirm that the current position reflects the most up-to-date expert medical view, and reflects what is in the best interest of patients. The advice was received from...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Mar 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The role of tutor posts across the Health and Social Care Professions (HSCP) is to support practice placements for HSCP students. These roles are generally at senior level and may be based in the health services or in the universities. Physiotherapy practice tutors are not in a specific academic or clinical career pathway, however, this does not preclude tutors from applying for career...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: In 2006, the HSE HR Circular 004/2006 introduced an annual allowance of €250 for Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, and Dietitians who were in employments which cater for the clinical/practical training of undergraduate therapy students during their clinical placements. The payment was backdated to 2003 for staff who had been in situ in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter for the HSE, I have referred the question to the HSE for a direct replay.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Mar 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.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1255 and 1256 together. As this is a service matter I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1257 and 1258 together. As this is an operational matter I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I wish to advise the Deputy that I have met with stakeholders previously on the matter of transgender healthcare and I am happy to meet with these groups again, but ultimately these stakeholders need to talk to the people who are designing the Model of Care, which is the HSE. As the Deputy may be aware, the HSE is developing an updated and integrated Model of Care for transgender services,...