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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government's medium-term strategy Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID- 19, 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 transmission and setting out what is permitted at that moment in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 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 Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020 was signed into law in August....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (10 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: Veterinary Inspection Service (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is the competent authority with overall responsibility for the enforcement of food safety legislation in Ireland. Responsibility for enforcement of food legislation is managed through service contracts between the FSAI and a number of competent authorities, also known as ‘Official Agencies’. These official agencies include the HSE;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The majority of GPs hold a GMS contract with the HSE for the provision of medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. As of the 1 October 2020, there are 1,588,697 medical card holders and 532,042 GP visit card holders. Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 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: Vaccination Programme (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I assume the question is referring to legislation for mandatory vaccination. It is important to note that vaccine hesitancy is not unique to Ireland. It is a global issue and was identified by the World Health Organisation, in 2019, as one of the ten leading threats to global health. One of my priorities as Minister for Health is to increase vaccination rates across the country and several...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Since the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) met for the first time, a commitment was given to collect and publish as much relevant data as possible while ensuring individual patient confidentiality is maintained at all times. While the nature and scale of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unprecedented, the collection of timely and comprehensive data has been instrumental in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Nov 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE continues to fund the employment of fourth year student nurses and midwives who are on rostered work placements in hospital settings, including those scheduled to commence in the coming weeks and those fourth Year students who are to commence rostered work placement in 2021. These fourth student nurses and midwives on rostered work placement are paid at the approved rate as detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to assure you that the Government is committed to ensuring a balanced and proportionate response to COVID-19 by finding ways to implement public health measures in response to the pandemic in a way that is fair, reasonable and proportionate. As you will be aware, in response to the rapidly deteriorating epidemiological situation across the country, Ireland has moved to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the 2013 Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine added to the reimbursement list....

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (10 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 (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to say that the Government is fully aware that the public health measures in place since the beginning of the pandemic continue to demand immense sacrifices across all areas of society and is particularly aware of the impact on people's mental health and wellbeing. Since the emergence of COVID-19, the Government has been guided at all times by the emerging scientific...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to assure you that the Government is committed to ensuring a balanced and proportionate response to COVID-19 by finding ways to implement public health measures in response to the pandemic in a way that is fair, reasonable and proportionate. As you will be aware, in response to the rapidly deteriorating epidemiological situation across the country, Ireland has moved to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 761 and 762 together. As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 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 Tests (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The evidence relating to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the decisions necessary to protect everybody living in Ireland from its effects is constantly evolving. The public health advice relating to Covid-19 is kept under continuing review by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), by the Department of Health and by the Government. The measures in place and the public health advice have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 765 and 769 together. The questions raised by the Deputy relate to interactions between the HSE and a third-party (details supplied). As this is a service matter the questions have been referred to the HSE for direct response to the Deputy.