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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: There is no doubt it is awful for anyone who finds themselves in that situation. Can I undertake to get a detailed briefing note to the Deputy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: It sounds like the Deputy is in communication with the group. If he would convey to the group that if they, either directly to me or through him, want to engage and would like an update on progress made, we will certainly facilitate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes, fire ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Deputy Durkan has encapsulated the entire challenge in healthcare right now. It includes resumption of services and expansion of services according to Sláintecare and universal healthcare, areas such as mental health, disability, CAMHS, Covid, etc., that need particular attention and are getting great leadership from the Ministers of State, Deputies Butler, Feighan and Rabbitte. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I hear the Deputy. What we want to try to find post level 5 is a situation where people are all following the basics, as the Deputy said, and then we want to find whatever the minimum additional restrictions required are to keep the virus down. To the Deputy's point, there is very strong anecdotal evidence, with data now emerging to back it up, that a mixture of congregation and alcohol in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: There is not meant to be any traffic on the roads so the Senator should have flown up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: With regard to the 60-bed ward block at University Hospital Limerick, I am delighted to say works were completed just a few days ago on 30 October. We are expecting final sign-off now so once the three 20-bed inpatient wards in the new buildings are stocked with consumables and given a final clean we expect them to be ready to be made available. It is really good news for everybody there. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: On tracing the short answer is "Yes". The HSE informs me it now has capability in place to contact trace up to 1,500 new cases per day within a 24-hour period. On the basis that yesterday we had just north of 300 new cases - and hopefully the current measures will continue to have an effect - right now the HSE has the capacity it needs. What I want to focus on though, is not just the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I will get the Senator an exact response to that by the end of today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Dublin is falling en masseat 13% relative to the rest of the country so it is not falling as fast. There are two areas in particular. The south west is flatlining but obviously it should be falling given that we are at level 5 and, as the Deputy has said, the northside is actually on the increase.It was discussed earlier on. The HSE will look at deploying more mobile testing units. We...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (5 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Lifetime Community Rating (LCR) was introduced in 2015 as a support to Ireland’s community rated-health insurance market, where people who are old or sick do not have to pay more than the young and healthy when taking out a health insurance policy. LCR encourages people to join the health insurance market at a younger age to avoid late entry loadings of 2% per annum which may apply at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, Ireland is currently at Level 5 of Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021 - the Plan for Living with COVID-19. At Level 5, only essential retail outlets and essential services are allowed to open to the public. The list of essential services that can remain open during Level 5 includes therapy services provided by a member of a designated profession within the meaning...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, Ireland is currently at Level 5 of Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021 - the Plan for Living with COVID-19. At Level 5, only essential retail outlets and essential services are allowed to open to the public. The list of essential services that can remain open during Level 5 includes therapy services provided by a member of a designated profession within the meaning...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to defer most scheduled care activity in March, April, and May of this year. This was to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Nov 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 (5 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19was published by the Government on 15 September, 2020. Until 1 December, Ireland is at Level 5 of the Plan. Under this level the public health risk means that we are all being asked to stay at home, with certain exceptions. Information on the public health measures in currently in place in relation to the different Levels...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to defer most routine scheduled care activity in March, April, and May of this year. 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 the National Public Health Emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As you will be aware, the country has moved to level 5 of the Government’s medium-term strategy for dealing with COVID-19: Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. This Plan sets out a Framework of 5 Levels which outline the broad measures which will apply depending on the level of the virus at any given time. The Plan is designed to help everyone –...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (5 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Budget 2020 provided for a €0.50c reduction in prescription charges for all medical card holders. The charge will be reduced by €0.50c to €1 per item for the over 70s and by €0.50c to €1.50 for persons under 70. The maximum monthly charge would also be reduced to €10 and €15 respectively. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that these reductions...