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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (1 Dec 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 (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to the timely implementation of a COVID-19 immunisation programme, as soon as one or more vaccines in the EU portfolio are approved for use. In this regard, a cross-Government High-Level Taskforce has been established to support and oversee the development and implementation of the programme. Should a vaccine(s) becomes available, necessary funding will be provided.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 664 and 663 together. The Government is committed to the timely implementation of a COVID-19 immunisation programme, as soon as one or more vaccines in the EU portfolio are approved for use. In this regard, a cross-Government High-Level Taskforce, chaired by Professor Brian MacCraith, has been established to support and oversee the development and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to the timely implementation of a COVID-19 immunisation programme, as soon as one or more vaccines in the EU portfolio are approved for use. In this regard, a cross-Government High-Level Taskforce has been established to support and oversee the development and implementation of the programme. In the first instance the Task Force has been requested to ensure the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (1 Dec 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: HSE Staff (1 Dec 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: National Public Health Emergency Team (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: This decision was taken in the context of a review carried out by the NPHET, in which a number of Subgroups, having met their Terms of Reference, were stood down with their work subsequently realigned into the appropriate policy and operational functions of the Department of Health or other relevant organisations, or bodies. It was considered timely to regularise the emergency structures...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Public Health Emergency Team (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: NPHET Subgroup Membership Details: For the Deputy’s information, Membership details of all Subgroups that supported the NPHET, many of which have met their terms of reference and have been stood down, are contained in the NPHET’s Governance Structures Document, published 26 June 2020: COVID-19 Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group (IEMAG) - Active The COVID-19 Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (1 Dec 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 (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 673 and 674 together. The HSE has developed an extensive range of occupational health guidance for health care workers who are exposed to COVID-19 which is available on the HSE website. This includes a detailed risk assessment of Healthcare Workers with Potential Workplace Exposure to Covid-19, which was updated most recently on the 24thOctober. Details can be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Earlier this year, the Health Care Assistant initiative (whereby student nurses and midwives were offered temporary contracts to work as Health Care Assistants) began in April 2020 and ceased in August 2020. This was in response to the Covid19 outbreak and was only ever intended as a temporary measure to provide additional support to the national effort, it also offered some protection...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Dec 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 Screening Programmes (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (1 Dec 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 (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland is currently involved in an EU Procurement Exercise being operated by the European Commission on behalf of member states to procure a portfolio of suitable, safe and effective vaccines, in sufficient quantities, to combat COVID-19. The Government is committed to the timely implementation of a COVID-19 immunisation programme, as soon as one or more vaccines in the EU portfolio are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked officials in my Department to examine a number of different options for the structure of this inquiry. The terms of reference have yet to be decided, but I have emphasised that testimonies from families affected by disabilities associated with the drug will need to be central to the process.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Cigarettes (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 681, 682 and 721 to 725, inclusive, together. The Healthy Ireland Survey is an annual face-to-face survey commissioned by the Department of Health which, among other health behaviours, examines the prevalence of smoking and e-cigarette usage among the population aged 15 and over. The 2019 Survey found that 5% of the population use e–cigarettes and a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: This season, 1.95 million doses of influenza vaccine have been purchased, which is double the amount administered last season. The HSE has procured 1.35 million doses of the Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIV) for administration to all persons in an at-risk group, as well as 600,000 doses of the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) for all children aged from 2 to 12 years old inclusive....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 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 Services (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Women’s Health Taskforce was established in September 2019 with the aim of improving women’s health outcomes and experiences of healthcare. The Taskforce has met seven times since it was established in September 2019, with an eighth meeting scheduled for 8thDecember 2020. A number of initial priority areas for action were determined by the Taskforce in 2020, with the issue...