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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: At present 'new entrant' consultants recruited since 1 October 2012 are on lower pay scales than those recruited prior to that date. The Programme for Government provides for the finalisation of the new Sláintecare Consultant Contract and the introduction of related legislation to support 'public-only work' in public hospitals. The FEMPI Acts currently prohibit pay increases for serving...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As GP training is currently the responsibility of the Health Service Executive, I have arranged for this question to be referred to the Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: The total cost of reducing prescription charges by €1 is €48m; €25.7m for the Under 70s and €22.6m for the Over 70s. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: Ireland has a four year nursing/midwifery degree programme. Therefore, the full year effect of the cost of increasing the number of undergraduate nursing and midwifery places by 250 arises from year four onwards and this is estimated to be € 20,260,000. Costs can be broken down into four main areas - The Higher Education Authority uses a figure of €7,500 per student per...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Sep 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: Diabetes Strategy (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020 was enacted on 2nd August 2020. This Act provides for the necessary legislative amendments to the Health Act 1970 (as amended) to increase the weekly gross medical card income limits for those aged 70 and over to €550 per week for a single person (currently €500 per week) and to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1094, 1258, 1263 to 1265, inclusive, 1287, 1333, 1335 and 1352 together. The Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020 was enacted on 2nd August 2020. This Act provides, amongst other things, for the necessary legislative amendments to the Health Act 1970 (as amended) to increase the weekly gross medical...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: Prescription charges were introduced in the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2010, to address the rising costs in the General Medical Services (GMS) scheme. Since 2010 eligible persons are subject to a co-payment; they are required to pay a prescription charge for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacies. To clarify, this charge does not vary between...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Sep 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I wish to assure the Deputy that my Department appreciates the challenges experienced by those with medical difficulties. The public health advice relating to Covid-19, including that relating to face coverings, is kept under continuing review by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). NPHET continues to examine all emerging evidence as it arises and provides advice relating to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Files (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1100, 1334 and 1351 together. The Government is committed to increasing access to GP care without charges for children, an important healthcare measure that will remove a potentially prohibitive cost barrier to accessing GP care and will help to improve children’s health as they develop. The Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Sep 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.