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Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2021 (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 676 and 677 together. Budget 2021 saw an extra €4 billion added to the health budget. This unprecedented additional amount of money signals our determination in government to fund an expansion of, and improvements in, our health and social care services. Included in the extra money is €650m for testing and tracing and €650m for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (20 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: Medical Cards (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 1970, eligibility for a medical card is based primarily on means. The issue of granting medical cards based on having a particular disease or illness was previously examined in 2014 by the HSE Expert Panel on Medical Need and Medical Card Eligibility. The Group concluded that it was not feasible, desirable, nor ethically justifiable to list medical conditions in priority...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the information sought relates to operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the information sought relates to operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the information sought relates to operational matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (20 Oct 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 Health Service Capacity Review 2018 found that the net requirement in combination with health system reform is for an additional 2,590 hospital beds by 2031...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (20 Oct 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 Health Service Capacity Review 2018 found that the net requirement in combination with health system reform is for an additional 2,590 hospital beds by 2031...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (20 Oct 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 Health Service Capacity Review 2018 found that the net requirement in combination with health system reform is for an additional 2,590 hospital beds by 2031...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Brexit Preparations (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Arrangements for Irish residents wishing to use European Health Insurance Cards in the UK before the end of the transition period remain unchanged. The maintenance of European Health Insurance Card rights in respect of the UK after that time is part of the on-going EU-UK Future Relationship negotiations. Both the Irish and British Governments are however committed to maintaining, in so...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Waste Disposal (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has received proposals from the Irish Pharmacy Union in relation to a national 'Disposal of Unused Medicines Properly' campaign through community pharmacies. As with any proposal that would have an impact on HSE expenditure, it would require it to be carefully considered in the context of available resources and scoped appropriately. The HSE would anticipate that any future...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Regulations (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health is fully supportive of domestic policies that maximise efficiency in our medicines usage. The HSE is actively engaged in implementing effective policy levers across a number of domains and under several initiatives, including programmes under the Acute Hospitals Drugs Management Programme (AHDMP), the Medicines Management Programme (MMP), and within the Primary Care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 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 (20 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 Plan provides a framework setting out Ireland's approach to managing and living with COVID-19 in a range of areas over the next 6 - 9 months. The framework sets out five levels of response, each with a number of measures designed to help us...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 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: General Practitioner Services (20 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: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. It makes recommendations on vaccination policy to my Department. The NIAC continues to revise recommendations to allow for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 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). A person, without reasonable excuse, must now wear a face covering when using public transport, in retail outlets, shops and shopping centres, in other indoor spaces such as libraries, cinemas and cinema complexes,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Budget 2020 provided for a reduction in the monthly threshold of the Drugs Payment Scheme from €124 to €114. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that this reduction will take effect from 1 November 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: General Practice is a recognised specialty on the Specialist Division of the Medical Council’s register. Specialist doctors who qualified outside of the EU do not benefit from automatic recognition of their qualifications and must be assessed under “The General system” of the Professional Qualifications Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC).  This involves the...