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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (27 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 457. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care packages being provided by LHO area; the waiting list for home care packages by LHO area by the length of time those waiting have been on the waiting list; the number of home care supports provided per LHO area of between one and seven hours, seven and 14 hours and 14 and more; the number of consumer directed home support hours being...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I support the intent of amendment No. 12 but in practical terms the best data collection is probably served by not inserting this amendment. The section covers the issue, stating that the Minister shall, after not later than three years, carry out a review of the operation of the legislation. The amendment makes some reasonable suggestions as to what needs to be in that review, including...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: As I set out on Committee Stage, I do not agree with the three-day period and there is no medical evidence to back it up. However, it is unambiguously in the heads of the Bill and, therefore, it is part of what people voted for. If we are applying a principle that says we must stay in line with what the people voted for, inevitably we will sometimes vote for provisions that we personally...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 14:In page 9, to delete lines 10 to 12. I will discuss amendments Nos. 14 and 18 together. These are the amendments I tabled on Committee Stage in an effort make the legal situation around what happens when a foetus becomes viable very clear. The legislation requires some thinking through to get there. A number of people whose views on the legislation vary widely have...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: When it comes to termination on the grounds proposed - race, gender and disability - the Bill clearly makes it an offence that carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years and it does so by stating the starting position is that it is an offence to procure and aid. It is a wide ranging group of offences, except in certain circumstances, none of which include race, disability, gender or...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: That is the allegation being made to which I am responding. Let us play it out. What would happen if we were to pass this amendment is that if there were screening to determine gender, the law would state something along the lines that a woman could have a termination if the foetus was male but could not if the foetus was female. That would be the essential implication. If there were...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: That is not something that could ever be implemented in our society. For that reason, I will oppose the amendment. I am not suggesting for one second that it was written in a mischievous way, but its implications would be profoundly bad in terms of what would actually have to happen in reality were it to be passed. For those who do not believe termination should ever be allowed on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 193. To ask the Minister for Health when a detailed action plan to implement Sláintecare will be published. [49668/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Capacity Review (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 196. To ask the Minister for Health when the multi-annual unscheduled care plan will be published. [49678/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the determination and progress of priority objectives for general practitioner contractual reform. [49679/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 198. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of a patient safety, complaints and advocacy policy. [49680/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 199. To ask the Minister for Health when the Sláintecare executives task force will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49681/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 200. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the expansion of activity based funding for inpatient and day cases to other acute hospitals during 2018. [49682/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 201. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the examination of the use of activity based funding for outpatient services. [49683/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Governance (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: 202. To ask the Minister for Health if a governance review of the drugs approval and procurement process has taken place; and the status of same. [49684/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the witnesses for appearing before us this morning and for their preparation. I know they have put together a lot of documentation. I thank Dr. Lambert for his work and Ms Lawless for her testimony and work with the association. Obviously, it has affected her in a very serious way over many years. It is hoped her work has been very helpful. It sounds like it has been very useful...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: Great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: What they are saying is that nervous system involvement arises in approximately 10% to 15% of cases. Therefore, they estimate there could be about 300 cases in a year of Lyme disease that they would describe as the serious form.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: In the interests of time, I just want to get into the question. We are not medical experts. We have one doctor here. Therefore, we rely on medical experts and the institutions. We have a pretty sophisticated medical community. I know Ms Lawless is frustrated with its lack of willingness to change on this issue, although, in fairness, it changes on other issues all the time. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: We have a pretty good medical and scientific community in this country that brings new treatments on line all the time. In a while, we will be told that the guidelines produced by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, IDSA, are those upon which the vast majority of clinicians in Ireland base their treatment. The IDSA comes up with the guidelines. The witnesses in session two will go...