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

Stephen Donnelly: I am conscious that waiting times are often unacceptably long and of the burden that this places on patients and their families. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to defer all most elective scheduled care activity in line with the advice of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). This was to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate...

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

Stephen Donnelly: 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 decision was in line with the advice issued by National Public Health...

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

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

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

Stephen Donnelly: I am conscious that waiting times are often unacceptably long and of the burden that this places on patients and their families. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to defer most elective scheduled care activity in line with the advice of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). This was to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources...

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

Stephen Donnelly: In 2016, the Herity Report concluded that the needs of the effective catchment population of University Hospital Waterford (UHW) could be accommodated from a single cath lab and recommended that the operating hours of the existing cath lab should be extended. The HSE has advised that an additional Consultant Interventional Cardiologist post to support a seven (7) day; 8 am – 8...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: There was no funding allocated to the production of the Ireland on Call and Operation Covid Nation television programmes.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (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: Hospital Data (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: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the 2013 Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine added to the reimbursement list....

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister for Health does not have the power to carry out audits of personal data flows between data controllers. Under GDPR, all data controllers need to regularly audit their holdings of personal data and the procedures they have in place to protect the data in order to ensure compliance with data protection law. External auditing of data controllers is a matter for the Data Protection...

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

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

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations 2019 provides that, subject to certain exemptions, a charge shall be made for out-patient services provided at designated centres including an emergency department (€100) and a minor injury unit (€75). These exemptions include a person with a medical card, a person who has a letter of referral from a registered medical practitioner, a...

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

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

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

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

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, I do not have responsibility for private hospitals, including in relation to charges that they apply. Neither do I have a role, as Minister for Health, in the commercial decisions taken by any health insurer regarding the treatments or services provided in their products, provided that the regulatory obligations set out in Minimum Benefit regulations and other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The NPHDB has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital and I have referred your question to the NPHDB for direct reply.

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

Stephen Donnelly: 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: Departmental Schemes (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Two schemes, the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant, were put in place in 1979 and 1968 respectively, for operation by the Health Service Executive (HSE) at a time when there was limited availability of accessible public transport. The Government decided to close these administrative schemes in 2013, on foot of the reports of the Ombudsman in 2011 and 2012 regarding the legal...