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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Jul 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: Medical Cards (2 Jul 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: Dental Services (2 Jul 2024)

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: Health Service Executive (2 Jul 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: Dental Services (2 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 485 and 486 together. The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides dental care, free of charge, to medical card holders aged 16 and over. On foot of a meeting between myself and the Irish Dental Association (IDA) in November 2020, officials in my Department engaged with the IDA to discuss and agree a package of measures introduced from 1 May 2022, to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (2 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As stated in response to Parliamentary Question No. 832 of 11 June 2024 25281/24 (cloud.gov.ie), the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) is statutorily responsible for the design, build and equipping of the new children's hospital (NCH). The form of contract used for NCH capital project is based on standard OGP public works contract for employer-designed projects of this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (2 Jul 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Jul 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 Appointments Status (2 Jul 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: Medicinal Products (2 Jul 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: Local Drugs Task Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the important role that Section 39 organisations and staff play in our health sector. They have a key role in providing services to people with disabilities, older people, and vulnerable members of our society. Section 39 organisations are continuing to make submissions to the HSE for funding to cover relavant pay rises for staff. The HSE has already...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: It is good to be back in the Seanad. I am pleased to introduce the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to the Seanad. The legislation, when enacted, will have four main aims. The first aim is to provide an exemption on up to €14,000 of rent a room income. That income will be a disregard for medical cards and GP visit cards in any income assessment. The second aim of the...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I, too, welcome our guests to the Seanad today. They are from the area Senator Clifford-Lee comes from. I am sure she will be responding shortly.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I will now outline the proposed changes to the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995. This Act makes broad provision for arrangements for the control of medicinal products, including in respect of manufacture, sales, supply and distribution. The first amendment concerns access to certain approved prescription medicines. During Covid-19 we widened the pool of health professionals who could...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Senators for their support. It is very much appreciated. I will go through some of the points raised. Senator Ruane raised various points around prescribing for those in addiction. She mentioned prescribing opioid substitutes such as methadone. I do not have a detailed note on this here. However, one of the measures in this Bill seeks to expand the ability of different...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The pharmacists will not decide. They will have a clear list and they will have training in all of these things. It will expand over time. Because we have never done anything like this, we will start with a fairly narrow list but I am pretty sure it will broaden. I am very open to naloxone being over the counter. I am very open to as wide a distribution as possible. In other...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Sure, but that is what they said to me. We certainly do not want a situation where anyone feels that they are in any way second-class citizens. I am very happy to keep it under review. With regard to GP prescribing, it is not covered in this Bill but again, I am more than happy to look at that because the Senator made some very fair points. Senator Dolan asked if the medical card...

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak in Seanad Éireann today about not just scoliosis services, which are the focus of the Bill, but more broadly around paediatric spinal services, including scoliosis, spina bifida and other conditions as mentioned by Senator McDowell. I thank the Senators for tabling the Bill. As has been said, the Government and I are not opposing the Bill. ...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: They did get responses.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: It is nonsense.