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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for treatment, and I am conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families. This Government’s priority is to improve waiting times for all patients accessing hospital treatment across all specialties, including paediatric rheumatology. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 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: General Practitioner Services (3 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 Staff (3 Dec 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 360 together. Given the role of the HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme in the dissemination of pregnancy related clinical guidelines, 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 (3 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 (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363 and 368 together. The Government appreciates that there are many aspects of normal life that have been altered by the emergence of COVID-19, and the response that has been required. It also recognises that these changes are difficult for many people. However, it is the case at present that many of the things which we have previously taken for granted are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Persons who are eligible for GP care without charge under the Health Act 1970 are not subject to any co-payments or other charges in respect of such services. There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who hold a medical card or GP visit card to be charged for routine phlebotomy services provided by their GP which are required to either assist in the diagnosis of illness or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 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 Waiting Lists (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for treatment, and I am conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families. This Government’s priority is to improve waiting times for all patients accessing hospital treatment across all specialties, including paediatric rheumatology. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Dec 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Dec 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Budget 2020 allocated an initial €10million rising to €180million in Budget 2021 in order to roll out the enhanced care community programme. This will allow the health service to reduce reliance on acute hospitals as a point of service access and reorient service delivery towards general practice, primary care and community-based services, as appropriate, in order to deliver...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reviews (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services commenced in January 2018 under the Chairmanship of Professor Phillip Nolan and a Steering Group was formed from nominations from interested stakeholders representing medical, professional/technical staff, nursing and patient representatives. The aim of this Review is to achieve optimal patient outcomes at population level with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19was published by the Government on 15 September, 2020. Ireland is now at level 3 of the Plan. Information on the public health measures in currently in place in relation to the different Levels can be found at . Where a service provider considers that they fall into the education category e.g. as part of the national curriculum...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (3 Dec 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 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 (3 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: Contraceptive Services (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister remains committed to the aim of expanding access to free contraception for women aged 17-25 as set out in the Programme for Government. A Working Group report on Access to Contraception, published in October 2019, made clear that a sizable body of work would need to be addressed in order to develop and finalise the policy approach in this area and to bring forward the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Contraceptive Services (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister is aware of and welcomes the recent research undertaken by the Dublin Well Women Centre on contraception. Among other things, the report points to barriers facing women trying to access their preferred forms of contraception and identifies cost, location and misinformation as particularly important. This broadly reflects the findings of the Working Group report on...