Results 5,241-5,260 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 354. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the status of the roll-out of a training scheme in palliative care for carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31736/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (12 Jul 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 355. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the number of licences granted under the compassionate access programme for medical cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31737/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 414. To ask the Minister for Health the services to be provided by the modular cath lab at University Hospital Waterford; the timeline for this service to be in place; the hours in which this lab will operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31899/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 578. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assisted living facilities in operation by county and community healthcare organisation; the number of beds available in each county; the occupancy level as a percentage; if there are additional facilities planned; if so, the location of these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35470/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 579. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for assisted living facilities for those diagnosed with dementia and or Alzheimer's; the number of applications granted; the number of applications by persons that have not been diagnosed with dementia and or Alzheimer's; and the number of applications granted in each of the years 2016 and 2017 and to date in 2018. [35471/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Expenditure (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 729. To ask the Minister for Health the capital and annual operational cost of establishing five new publicly owned dementia specific units with a capacity of 20 places for dementia patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35919/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 730. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of extending the nursing home support scheme to all dementia sufferers requiring long-stay care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35920/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 731. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the nursing home support scheme maximum agreed prices for private and voluntary nursing homes by 5% for all places in dementia specific units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35921/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 778. To ask the Minister for Health if all national clinical leads for the HSE national clinical programmes are freed from conflicts of interest by ensuring that they declare whether they are in receipt of pharmaceutical funding for advisory or other work. [36078/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 779. To ask the Minister for Health the planned tenure of each hospital clinical director post; and if post holders have exceeded that tenure. [36079/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 780. To ask the Minister for Health if an annual commissioning plan for additional hospital beds will be brought forward with regard to the national development plan and the health service capacity review. [36080/18]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: No.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: People have been waiting for a very long time for the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. Our understanding as of around 10 a.m. this morning was that it would be heard and hopefully would pass Report Stage in the House tomorrow night. At about 11.30 a.m., we received word that it had been pulled from the schedule.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes. While I hope this is merely a scheduling issue, my concern is that this has also happened several times in the Seanad. Senators were told it was an administrative issue and that the Government would return with the Bill the following week, but then the legislation disappeared for months. The Bill will, I hope, will save many lives. The Government pulled it from the schedule this...

Scoping Inquiry into the Cervical Check Screening Programme: Statements (19 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: On behalf of Fianna Fáil I welcome the comprehensive report by Dr. Scally. It is fair to say that it is a more comprehensive report than many of us thought it might be, including those of us who agreed the terms of reference. Dr. Scally and his team deserve huge credit for very robust and professional work done in a pretty short period. This came about because of the bravery of...

Scoping Inquiry into the Cervical Check Screening Programme: Statements (19 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to come back to the women involved and the briefing. My understanding was that they would be briefed before the report was published and that this was the commitment the Minister had made to them, but it has not happened, except in a very few specific circumstances. Will the Minister liaise with the women involved and their families as a matter of urgency to offer a briefing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (19 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 112. To ask the Minister for Health the financial situation of the HSE; the extent to which spending is ahead of profile; the likely overrun for the year; the way in which HSE income for the year is also comparing to forecasts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38032/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Clinical Guidelines for the Introduction of Abortion Services: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank all of the witnesses for coming in-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Clinical Guidelines for the Introduction of Abortion Services: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their time. The opening statements were very useful. I want to ask all three groups about timing. This a complex issue. It is the first time we have done this in Ireland and there is much complexity involved for all three organisations. The Medical Council needs to work through the ethical guidelines carefully. By my count there were about six...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Clinical Guidelines for the Introduction of Abortion Services: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: All three organisations. I do not mind who goes first.