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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Jul 2020)

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. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The first Annual Report on the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, which was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 30 June, shows that during the period 1 January to 31 December 2019, 6,542 medical procedures were carried out in early pregnancy under the grounds set out in section 12 of the Act. Payments to General Practitioners for the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter I have referred the Deputy's question to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to her.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, day care and other community services play an important role in supporting people with dementia to continue living in their communities. My Department and the HSE are undertaking work to determine the current level of service delivery in the community and to set out plans, including associated required capacity, to resume services, including day services, in line...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Standard PPE will continue to be the responsibility of private providers for non-COVID-19 clients. However, HSE will provide appropriate additional PPE supplies to Home Support Providers in relation to clients confirmed to have COVID-19 on the clear understanding that the individual service provider will deliver appropriate Infection Protection and Control training to its staff. However...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 799, 800 and 807 together. 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 Waiting Lists (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 801 to 803, inclusive, and 805 together. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to pause all non-urgent elective scheduled care activity with effect from the end March 2020. This was to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19 related activity and time-critical essential work. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: A major part of the Government's Action Plan in response to Covid-19 was to substantially increase the capacity of public healthcare facilities to cope with the anticipated additional demand. In order to urgently ramp up capacity for acute care facilities, an arrangement was made with the private hospitals to use their facilities as part of the public system on a temporary basis, to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Development Plan stated that, “New dedicated ambulatory elective only hospital facilities will be introduced in Dublin, Galway and Cork. These facilities will provide high volume, low complexity procedures on a day and outpatient basis, together with a range of ambulatory diagnostic services. The high volume of demand for such services in these major urban centres is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Development Plan 2018-2027 outlines that new dedicated ambulatory/elective-only hospital facilities will be delivered in Dublin, Cork and Galway to tackle waiting lists for scheduled care procedures. This work is being directed through Sláintecare by the Elective Hospitals Oversight Group, and draws upon international evidence as well as best practice within an Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare services and infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) structure is a long-standing mechanism utilised over many years to steer health service responses to public health emergencies as required by Ireland’s obligations under the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations. These Regulations require State parties to establish multidisciplinary/multisectoral teams...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 811 and 812 together. Since 2009 the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, is the statutory independent regulator in place for the nursing home sector, whether a HSE managed or a private nursing home. The Authority, established under the Health Act 2007, has significant and wide-ranging powers up to and including withdrawing the registration of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Saolta University Health Care Group has advised that staff have been recruited in line with the funding allocation for the development of a Stroke Unit at Letterkenny University Hospital. While the designation of the Stroke Unit has been impacted by COVID-19 requirements, the Hospital Group confirms that it is intended to implement the Stroke Unit designation in September 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to you directly.