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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I can confirm that my Department did not engage a third party company to conduct online and/or social media monitoring of my Department for each of the years in question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The statistical information requested by the Deputy is set out below and relates to employees of the Department of Health. MONTH YEAR No of Staff on Sick Leave No of Sick Leave Instances No of Sick Leave Days 01 - January 2019 84 94 612.4 2020 77 87 ...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, an agreement reached at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in October 2018 provided for pay restoration in relation to 50 pilot organisations in the first instance. Pay restoration for these bodies commenced in April 2019 with further payments due this month (October 2020) and October 2021 as appropriate. The agreement recognised that some of the remaining...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Airport Passenger Data (7 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 239 together. The COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form was launched in an online format on 26 August. The introduction of an online form supports an enhanced system of engagements with arriving passengers. The main purpose of the form for the targeting of key public health messages to arriving passengers through SMS and email. The form may also be used...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (7 Oct 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: Covid-19 Tests (7 Oct 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Close consideration has been given by Government to Ireland's policy on overseas travel. It is anticipated that a common approach will shortly be agreed on intra-EU travel, a development I fully support. Discussions at EU level are ongoing to ensure the common approach achieves the right balance between coordination on travel and the public health concerns of Member States. Until a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the funding of posts in cancer centres, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised my Department that it does not provide this type of funding. The NTPF is principally involved in arranging treatments in order to reduce hospital waiting lists, typically for Inpatients, Day Case, GI Scopes and Outpatients.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) procures capacity for high-volume procedures in order to positively impact waiting time for patients. Such procedures may be procured in both private hospitals (outsourcing), or public hospitals (insourcing). In order to ensure competitive pricing as part of their outsourcing programme, the NTPF works with private hospitals from a panel agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (7 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is an operational matter, I have asked CORU (the Health and Social Care Professional Council) to respond to the Deputy directly.

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 was published by the Government on 15 September, 2020. This Framework sets out Ireland's approach to managing and living with COVID-19 in a range of areas over the next 6 - 9 months. The plan sets out five levels of response, each with a number of measures designed to help us all lower COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Due to the impact of COVID-19 there will be additional pressures on our healthcare services this winter, and therefore increasing access to the influenza vaccine is a high priority to protect members of our society, especially the most at-risk groups, and to help mitigate the impact on the health services as the pandemic evolves. To enable the role out of this policy I, as Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Oct 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: Vaccination Programme (7 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Due to the impact of COVID-19 there will be additional pressures on our healthcare services this winter, and therefore increasing access to the influenza vaccine is a high priority to protect members of our society, especially the most at-risk groups, and to help mitigate the impact on the health services as the pandemic evolves. To enable the role out of this policy I, as Minister for...

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

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (7 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to funding for cancer centres, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised my Department that it does not provide this type of funding. The NTPF is principally involved in arranging treatments in order to reduce hospital waiting lists, typically for Inpatients, Day Case, GI Scopes and Outpatients.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Given the potential for the winter flu season in 2020/2021 to coincide with a resurgence of COVID, and the importance of minimising hospital attendance, the Government has expanded the provision of vaccination without charge to all of those in the at-risk groups, including healthcare workers, and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years inclusive. Administration of the vaccines has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Oct 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.