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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to pause most 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 decision was in line with the advice issued by National Public Health Emergency Team...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Data (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1022 and 1023 together. The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. As the Deputy's question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Regional Service Plans (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As you will recall, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I am concerned about reports that some medical card holders have been refused access to treatment by a small number of dentists who hold Dental Treatment Service Scheme (DTSS) contracts, following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in May which enabled the return to routine care. My Department has received reassurance from the HSE that any patients who have been refused care in a DTSS...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Since 29 June, as part of Phase 3 of the Roadmap to Reopening Society and Business, gyms are permitted to open. Gym owners/operators are advised to consult the public health advice which can be found on the government website at . The measures that are recommended include that those responsible for reopening these facilities carry out a risk assessment before reopening to manage the public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Justice continues to collect COVID-19 passenger locator forms at points of entry into the State.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (14 Jul 2020)

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: HSE Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1029 and 1030 together. Budget 2020 included an increase in funding for the National Treatment Purchase Fund. This saw the funding of the NTPF increase by €25million to €100million. The year-on-year increases to the National Treatment Purchase Fund since Budget 2017 reflect the Government’s priority to improve waiting times for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, commits to continuing investment in our health care services in line with the recommendations of the Health Service Capacity Review and the commitments in Project Ireland 2040. The Capacity Review found that the net requirement, in a reform scenario, is for an additional 2,590 hospital beds by 2031 (inpatient, day case, critical care)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (14 Jul 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (14 Jul 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE National Service Plan (NSP) sets out the type and volume of health and personal social services that the HSE undertakes to provide within its financial allocation each year. The NSP 2020 sets targets in relation to the waiting times of attendees of emergency departments (ED) for discharge or admission including specific targets for patients over 75. The waiting time targets as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Primary care incorporates a range of multi-disciplinary services delivered by GP's, community nursing and health and social care professionals. The services provided include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, paediatric homecare and community intervention teams. The HSE’s Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) supports the delivery of a wide range of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Regional Service Plans (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As you will recall, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Sláintecare Report and the recommendations of the Report of the Independent Review Group established to examine Private Activity in Public Hospitals (“the de Buitléir Report”) each propose progression towards a strengthened public healthcare system, including through the phasing out of private activity from public hospitals. The current Programme for Government,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (14 Jul 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1042 and 1183 together. At present 'new entrant' consultants recruited since 1 October 2012 are on lower pay scales than those recruited prior to that date. The De Buitléir Group established to examine how to give effect to the Sláintecare recommendation on the removal of private practice from the public hospital system recommended the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The agreement reached between the Department of Health, the HSE, and the IMO on GP Contractual Reform and Service Development, finalised in May 2019, provided for phased increases in the rates of capitation and other allowances paid to GPs as well as for the introduction of new services, including the Chronic Disease Management Programme and supports for practices in areas of deprivation. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The existing General Medical Scheme contract has been modernised to a large extent by the agreement reached in 2019 between the Department of Health, the HSE and the IMO on a major package of GP contractual reform and service developments. The Agreement introduces fees for new services such as the chronic disease management programme and therapeutic phlebotomy for GMS patients with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Screening Service’s (NSS) population-based screening programmes BreastCheck, CervicalCheck, BowelScreen and Diabetic RetinaScreen were temporarily paused in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures aligned with the National Public Health Emergency Team’s (NPHET) recommendations which have as their goal to minimise the spread of COVID 19. In...