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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: There is no obligation on clinicians in possession of a Ministerial licence pursuant to the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977-2016 to source cannabis-based products from any particular supplier. It is important to note that it will always be the decision of the clinician, in consultation with their patient, to prescribe or not prescribe a particular treatment, including cannabis treatment, for a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: This question is being answered on the understanding that the Deputy is referring to importation of individual prescriptions for named patients. Officials in my Department have been in contact with their counterparts in the UK. UK importers have been using couriers throughout COVID-19 to collect the dispensed prescriptions from a pharmacy in the Netherlands on a named patient basis only....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (15 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 (15 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: Health Services (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, commits to continuing investment in our health care services in line with the recommendations of the Health Service Capacity Review and the commitments in Project Ireland 2040. The Health Service Capacity Review 2018 found that the net requirement in combination with health system reform is for an additional 2,590 hospital beds by 2031...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has allocated an unprecedented investment of €600m to support the early roll-out of an ambitious Winter Plan for 2020/2021 which in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic has the potential to be very challenging in terms of delivering unscheduled care. The Winter Plan will, inter alia, see an additional 892 acute beds, 484 sub acute beds, 631 additional rehabilitation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: At the start of the year, permanent adult critical care capacity in our public hospitals stood at 255 beds, according to the National Office of Clinical Audit. This included 204 Level 3 ICU beds and 51 Level 2 HDU beds. As part of the initial response to the pandemic, funding was provided for an additional 40 adult critical care beds in March 2020 as well as two paediatric beds. The HSE has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Dec 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 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The projected 2020 spend on COVID-19 measures in the health service is €2,511.5m. This reflects the increase in the Health Vote over the original December 2019 estimate of €17,901m, comprised of €1,997m (June 2020 REV) and €514.5m (Dec 2020 Supplementary). All of this is related to COVID responses. COVID-19 expenditure to end of October 2020 is €2,034m. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 1.95 million doses of influenza vaccine, including 1.35 million doses of the Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIV) for administration to all persons in an at-risk group and 600,000 doses of the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) for all children aged from 2 to 12 years old inclusive, have been made available for the current influenza vaccination programme. The amount of vaccine made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 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 (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: There is a legal requirement on passengers arriving into Ireland to complete the passenger locator form. There have been six incidences (totalling 11 persons) reported whereby incoming passengers have refused to complete the COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form as of 18 November. The minority of incoming passengers who do not comply with the requirement, and any failures or refusals to complete a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Incoming travellers from countries with elevated incidence rates are contacted to verify the place of address provided on the form. Several categories of travellers are exempt from completing the COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form, such as those transiting directly to Northern Ireland and essential transport workers. Travellers receive an interactive text message requesting that they verify...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 1.95 million doses of influenza vaccine, including 1.35 million doses of the Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIV) for administration to all persons in an at-risk group and 600,000 doses of the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) for all children aged from 2 to 12 years old inclusive, have been made available for the current influenza vaccination programme. The amount of vaccine made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Project Ireland 2040 (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (15 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 (15 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 Facilities (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare property estate, including the construction of the new ward block and the replacement of the existing CAT scan at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. The HSE has advised that it is intended to advertise for contractors for the construction of the 50 Bed Ward Block at Portiuncula University Hospital in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Fur Farming (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The ECDC has advised that there has been an extensive spread of SARS-CoV-2 in mink farms in Denmark. Mutations of the disease in mink populations may have implications for immunity, reinfections and the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, but further studies are needed to fully understand the mutations and their implications. On 6 November 2020 Health Officials met with the Chief...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to confirm to the Deputy that the information requested is not routinely held by either the Department or the HSE. I have asked that the HSE to consult with their colleagues in the Higher Education Institutes and reply directly to the Deputy.