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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Sep 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: Ambulance Service (9 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As these are service related matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Sep 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: Health Services (9 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation will provide a common governance framework and harmonised infrastructure for the use and reuse of electronic health information in and between EU Member States for primary purposes (patient care and treatment) and secondary purposes (research and innovation, policy making, education and training). It will achieve this by:building a common...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2025 (9 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to promoting cardiovascular health and has invested in cardiovascular services to achieve this. The Government acknowledges the vital support, education, and advocacy offered by the Irish Heart Foundation and other patient support groups. Thanks to continued investment in Health Services, Ireland has seen a decline in the number of deaths from cardiovascular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (9 Sep 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: Health Strategies (19 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) administer two schemes, on behalf of the state, which assist people with their medical costs. These are the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme, and the Drug Payment Scheme (DPS). Reimbursable claims under both these schemes are based on prescriptions which are transmitted to the pharmacist. People who cannot, without undue hardship, arrange for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As recruitment and staffing 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: Child Protection (19 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter relating to an individual case, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Sep 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 (19 Sep 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: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: My Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill will increase the minimum legal age of sale of tobacco products to 21. It is designed to decrease our 18% smoking rate in adults and particularly to impact on those under 18 who are less likely to have friends aged 21 or over who might purchase cigarettes for them. This is an urgent and necessary intervention as our 2022 data shows us that 1 in 20...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Each year tobacco products kill 4,500 people here and cause an enormous range of illnesses including, but not limited to; at least 16 types of cancer; multiple respiratory diseases including COPD which leads to airflow obstruction that is irreversible; cardiovascular diseases including aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease which can lead to gangrene and stroke; diabetes; rheumatoid arthritis...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (19 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to raise the minimum legal age of sale of tobacco products to 21 in order to reduce smoking prevalence and ultimately reduce the disease, disability and death and economic costs that it brings. Analysis of the 2007 increase in the legal age of sale from 16 to 18 here found reduced smoking prevalence and a reduction in the likelihood of ever having tried a cigarette among 14- and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Sep 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: Public Sector Pay (19 Sep 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (19 Sep 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Ensuring that all home support users are provided with high quality care is a priority for my Department and the Government as a whole. As such, considerable work has gone into developing a regulatory framework for home support providers. This work comprises of primary legislation for the licensing of home support providers, regulations for home support services which will set out the minimum...