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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (4 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the revenue raised between 1 January and 31 December 2018 from charges for private patients in public beds in public and voluntary hospitals; the details for 2015, 2016, and 2017; the number of procedures from 1 January to 31 December 2018 in each public and voluntary hospital which treated private patients in public beds; the equivalent figures for 2015,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I welcome Dr. Scally, Dr. Denton and Mr. McQuillan. I want to start by thanking the witnesses and acknowledging the work they have done. They were brought into the eye of a storm with a lot of political heat, but much more importantly, there were a lot of women all over the country who were very worried and scared about questions on the clinical quality of the testing that had been done,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: There are three issues with this where there has been much focus over the past year, one being the issue of non-disclosure. Is it Dr. Scally's view that there is no clinical link between the cases of non-disclosure which have been identified and clinical outcomes for the women? Having had more time to look at it, is it Dr. Scally's view that, while the non-disclosure was unacceptable, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the witnesses for that because that got lost last year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Obviously, much of the focus of Dr. Scally and his team has been on the extra ten labs. My understanding of his conclusion is that although we all accept that, clearly, this should not have happened and represented a risk. Having looked into the risk Dr. Scally did not find evidence of poor practice and poor quality. Women have told me that is great and reassuring, but they have also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to conclude with Dr. Scally's two recommendations, the first of which is that it be made even more explicit in the contracts between the HSE and labs that there can be no unilateral onward contracting and the primary contractors cannot just subcontract the work. Dr. Scally has stated that this provision is already in the contracts but that he would like it to be made more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I might summarise. Does Dr. Scally believe that CervicalCheck has the capacity right now to implement the two recommendations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Supplementary Report of Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Programme: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 461. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to emergency departments with influenza during the influenza seasons in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19, in tabular form. [29734/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 462. To ask the Minister for Health the costs or estimated costs to the health service in providing prevention measures and treatment of influenza in each of the years from 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the costs associated with vaccinations, prescriptions, treatment in primary care settings and treatment in acute care settings. [29735/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 463. To ask the Minister for Health the measures or diagnostic tools being used in hospital settings to diagnose influenza. [29736/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost to the health service of a patient staying in an acute hospital bed overnight; and the average cost per bed night for an inpatient stay in an intensive care unit. [29737/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost to the health service of a patient requiring isolation in a hospital. [29738/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 466. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who contracted influenza while in a public hospital during the influenza seasons 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. [29739/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme Data (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 467. To ask the Minister for Health the figures relating to the uptake of influenza vaccinations during the 2018-2019 influenza season; the percentage of the population that received the vaccination; the percentage of the HSE identified vulnerable groups that received the vaccination; and the percentage of non-vulnerable groups that received the vaccination. [29740/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 468. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on antibiotics under the primary care reimbursement service in each of years 2016 to 2018, in tabular form. [29741/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Antimicrobial Resistance (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 469. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to invest in antimicrobial resistance measures, particularly developing and supporting the development of new diagnostics tools. [29742/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Antimicrobial Resistance (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 470. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking in relation to implementing the HIQA assessment on C-reactive protein point-of-care testing, namely the recommendation for a managed and monitored pilot programme in primary care settings. [29743/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Antimicrobial Resistance (9 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 471. To ask the Minister for Health the diagnostic tools, such as the proposed C-reactive protein point-of-care testing, being considered by HIQA and his Department to reduce antibiotic overprescribing. [29744/19]

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Report Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 2:In page 6, line 31, after “concerned,” to insert the following:“where that woman agreed to participating in the Review of Cervical Screening up to 3 months after the commencement of this Act,”. This is effectively the same as my Committee Stage amendment. I hope to be able to withdraw it. I would like the Minister, though, if he could, to...