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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (25 Nov 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: There is no requirement under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 for women or for medical practitioners to report medical complications following early medical termination of pregnancy to the Minister for Health. The advice provided to women accessing termination of pregnancy, as is the process for any other medical procedure or treatment, is that anyone...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (25 Nov 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As contracts for the provision of termination of pregnancy services are made between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and individual service providers, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (25 Nov 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As contracts for the provision of termination of pregnancy services are made between the Health Service Executive (HSE) and individual service providers, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (25 Nov 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 sets out the law governing access to termination of pregnancy in Ireland. It permits termination to be carried out in cases where there is a risk to the life, or of serious harm to the health, of the pregnant woman; where there is a condition present which is likely to lead to the death of the foetus...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (25 Nov 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 to 245, inclusive, together. 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 (25 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 the Deputy is aware, the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19was published by the government. This...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 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 (25 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 Supports (25 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 (25 Nov 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: The contracting of occupational health and translation services by meat processing plants is a private matter for meat processing plants and, as Minister for Health, I have no statutory responsibility in this regard.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Veterinary Inspection Service (25 Nov 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I would like to clarify that I have no function in relation to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's veterinary officials' role in meat processing plants, responsibility for which lies with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 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 (25 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 (25 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: Health Information and Quality Authority (25 Nov 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is an independent authority that exists to improve health and social care services for the people of Ireland. HIQA does not carry out inspections of meat processing plants.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Disputes (25 Nov 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this operational matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (25 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: Patient Transport (25 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: Hospital Data (25 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: Medical Cards (25 Nov 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...