Results 101-120 of 221 for 5 million speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of oral healthcare services and patients of all ages are waiting longer than they should have to, to access care. I am responding to this by an unprecedented allocation of an additional €15 million in Budget 2023 to enhance the provision of oral healthcare services. This includes €5 million allocated on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental Service to provide care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (2 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. An additional €100 million was provided in the 2021 Budget for new disability developments, which will see? the budget for specialist disability services exceed €2.2 billion in 2021. This additional...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in women’s health services to ensure that improvements are made and outcomes for people using the services are enhanced. This commitment is reflected in budget 2022, for example in the allocation of €31 million for new development funding to specifically support women's health. Those measures have a full-year cost of nearly €50 million. This includes significant...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Stephen Donnelly: ...year with the largest health budget in the history of the State, the Minister for Health will end the year with the longest waiting lists in the history of the State and will still have managed to overspend by €750 million. Of the €1.6 billion in additional funding, €2 in every €5 will be needed to cover that overspend. Another €2 in every €5 is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...for the provision of services to medical card and GP visit card holders, are required under their contract to make suitable arrangements for emergencies outside normal practice hours. Over 2,500 GPs currently hold a GMS contract, and while they are not obliged to, most GPs participate in GP Out of Hours co-operatives to meet their outside of practice hours service requirements. A...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (28 Sep 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...things, for the expansion of GP care without charges to all children aged 12 years and under in three phases: for children aged 6 and 7 (Section 4 of the Act); for children aged 8 and 9 (Section 5 of the Act); and for children aged 10, 11, and 12 (Section 6 of the Act). Section 7 of the Act sets out the relevant commencement arrangements. As announced in July, the Department of...

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of Covid-19 measures; — the closure of many viable businesses across the country and the devastating impact on particular sectors including the arts, hospitality, tourism and sport; and — an increase in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 7.5 per cent with 71,800 more people unemployed compared to last year; further notes that, thanks to the collective efforts of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...assists patients to access emergency dental treatment by directly contacting private contractors or arranging treatment to be provided by HSE-employed dentists. An additional allocation of €15 million has been made in Budget 2023 to enhance the provision of oral healthcare services. This includes €5 million allocated on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (4 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...actions in the Plan, which are governed by the Waiting List Task Force, focus on delivering capacity, reforming scheduled care and enabling scheduled care reform. For 2023, funding totalling €443 million is being allocated to tackle Waiting Lists with €363 million of this being allocated to the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, to implement longer term reforms and provide...

Public Dental Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of increase in investment and some of the things that are happening. We are discussing what else needs to be done. Last year, post Covid, the allocation to oral health care was more than €200 million, a sizeable investment in oral health care from Government. It shows a commitment to the best possible oral healthcare. We want this and know we are not there yet, but we are...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...on the additional capacity provided through the community healthcare organisations. On the expansion of home care, we have a very ambitious target for this year, that is, to add an additional 5 million hours. Some €150 million for additional expenditure was allocated. Of this, €140 million was for the provision of the hours and €10 million was for the provision of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Dental Services (16 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...by Covid. Money is being put in to catch up on those schemes. The Deputy will be aware that, critically, I funded a new scheme this year. That will be very important in years to come. Almost €5 million has been provided for a preventative scheme for children aged from birth to seven. We will see the benefits of that in years to come. There are 30% more dentists in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: A ‘rare disease’ is defined in Europe as a life-threatening or chronically debilitating disease affecting no more than 5 people per 10,000. There are an estimated 6-8,000 known rare diseases affecting up to 6% of the total EU population, (at least 30 million Europeans), and perhaps up to 300,000 Irish people during their lives. It can be a challenge to provide highly...

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in Kildare, Laois and Offaly in August. I will now outline the measures under level 3 of the framework. People may meet up with no more than six others from one other household. A maximum of 25 guests are allowed at weddings. There are to be no indoor organised events although gatherings of up to 15 for outdoor events are allowed. Groups of up to 15 may engage in outdoor non-contact...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., including children with Spina Bifida, by year end. In order to tackle waiting lists for orthopaedic paediatric surgery and support the needs of patients with Spina Bifida, an additional €5 million has recently been committed to improve access, including through additional theatre and diagnostic capacity to be brought on stream this year. This funding will be used to build...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of oral healthcare services and patients of all ages are waiting longer than they should have to, to access care. I am responding to this by an unprecedented allocation of an additional €15 million in Budget 2023 to enhance the provision of oral healthcare services. This includes €5 million allocated on a one-off basis to support the HSE Public Dental Service to provide care...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...one of the lowest levels of excess mortality also. Our vaccination programme is also performing extremely well. By the end of the week the vaccination programme is expected to have administered 5 million doses, with more than 2 million adults fully vaccinated and more than 70% of the adult population having received their first dose. I am delighted to be able to share that when one...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...by a Ministerial Taskforce, chaired by the Secretary General of the Department of Health and includes representatives from the HSE and National Treatment Purchase Fund. For 2022 an additional allocation of €250 million, comprised of €200 million to the HSE and €50 million to the National Treatment Purchase Fund has been provided in respect of work to reduce hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Mar 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...2023, over €3.2 billion was spent on medicines by the State. This represents nearly €1 in every €8 of public funding being spent on health. Over the last 3 years the State has invested €98 million in new medicines, providing 148 new medicines or extended uses for medicines, including 39 medicines with an orphan designation. €98 million represents only the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Information and Communications Technology (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health, has increased capital investment in ICT from €55 million in 2017 to €95 million in 2020 with a further planned increase to €120 million in 2021. This is intended to support reform of the health service by facilitating the deployment of more clinical and operational systems and implementation of key eHealth initiatives. Investment in underlying...