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

Stephen Donnelly: Awaiting reply from Department.

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

Stephen Donnelly: A Working Group was established in April 2019 to consider the range of policy, regulatory and legislative issues arising in relation to improving access to contraception in Ireland. The Group’s report, which was published in October 2019, identified the barriers that exist to accessing contraception and the mechanisms available to overcome those barriers. Following the report, it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Defence Forces Medical Services (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Awaiting reply from Department.

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: Departmental Funding (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 751 to 753, inclusive, together. Budget 2020 provided €20 million for the establishment of a ring-fenced Sláintecare Integration Fund to test new models of health service delivery. 122 projects were approved under the Fund. These projects, including the project referred to by the Deputy, are currently undergoing a mid-term review by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (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: Dental 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: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Dec 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: 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 758 and 760 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19sets 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (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: Medical Aids and Appliances (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The review referred to by the Deputy is a HSE review. Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

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 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 of to the national effort, it also offered some protection to the...

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

Stephen Donnelly: For 1st– 30thNovember 2020 there were over 96,000 COVID-19 Passenger Locator Forms completed. The Passenger Locator Form was launched in an online format in August and supports an enhanced system of engagements with arriving passengers, including the targeting of key public health messages via SMS. Passengers may be contacted by SMS or phone call to verify their address in Ireland. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, section 11 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 states that a termination of pregnancy may be carried out where two medical practitioners are of the reasonable opinion, formed in good faith that there is present a condition affecting the foetus that is likely to lead to the death of the foetus before, or within 28 of, birth. Section 11...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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: Tribunals of Inquiry (1 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have been engaged with the 221+ Patient Support Group on a number of issues in relation to the CervicalCheck Tribunal and how CervicalCheck cases are dealt with more generally. While significant progress had been made through meetings and correspondence, it was not possible to resolve all of the issues raised by the group in the way that they wanted them to be addressed. In a letter of...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the pricing and reimbursement of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy

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

Stephen Donnelly: In October, the Irish Government adopted the EU “traffic lights” approach to intra EU travel and has taken decisions on what public health measures will apply to international arrivals. All passengers continue to be legally required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form. With regards to sharing passenger locator data with counterparts in Northern Ireland, I am...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As 'Tobacco Free Campus' is a Health Service Executive initiative I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.