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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I can assure the Deputy that AMAUs and ASAUs continue to operate where local circumstances have allowed. In some cases, AMAUs and ASAUs are supporting Emergency Departments by reducing the potential for overcrowding. Current arrangements between acute hospitals and GPs continue and any changes to referral pathways to AMAUs and ASAUs continue to be notified to GPs.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 295 and 296 together. To mitigate as much as possible the pressure on the health services that would result from a coincidence of the winter flu season and a resurgence of COVID-19, there will be an expanded provision of seasonal influenza vaccine this year. All of those in the at-risk groups aged from 6 months up, including healthcare workers, will be able...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy with the data sought.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 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 agreed 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: Cancer Services (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: To ensure services are re-introduced in a safe, clinically aligned and prioritised way, the HSE have published a Strategic Framework for ‘Service Continuity in a Covid Environment’. This document was published on 8 June and can be found at the following link: The implementation of the Framework will ensure service resumption is done in an integrated and phased manner. It will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: A number of initiatives were taken to maximise the healthcare workforce in the face of COVID-19. I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy with the results of the actions taken.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I understand that a reply to the Deputy's query has now issued. I would like to apologise for the delay in reverting to him.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 313 and 314 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (23 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 315 and 316 together. 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...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (24 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: My warmest congratulations to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle on her election. I have no doubt she will serve the office proudly. I am more than happy to do the question-and-answer session in whatever way works for Deputies, be that in taking questions and answers together or responding to all questions at the end of a contribution. I welcome the opportunity to update the House on Covid-19...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (24 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: With the transition of any Government, there is going to be a period of time-----

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (24 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: -----where there has to be transition. I will finish right on this, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (24 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: This will be my final sentence, if I may.

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (24 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I promise the House that the briefings that were provided and the access to the HSE and public health officials are going to be recommenced. They stopped over the past number of weeks and I want to get them going again as quickly possible.