Results 13,481-13,500 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle but I am fine.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy was developed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and Department of Health, endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), and approved by Government on 8 December 2020. The aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is to ensure, over time, that vaccine will become available to vaccinate all of those for whom the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Trade Agreements (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Cannabis, cannabis resin, cannabinol and cannabinol derivatives are controlled under Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 – 2020. There is no reference to extracts of the cannabis plant being controlled in these Regulations. Products containing CBD, that are extracted from the whole Cannabis sativa plant, are not considered controlled in their own right, but may...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: An agreement was reached between the parties at the Workplace Relations Commission in October 2018, in relation to a process of pay restoration for staff employed by 50 pilot agencies. Pay restoration commenced in April 2019 with an annual pay increase of up to €1,000. Any outstanding balance would be paid in two equal amounts in 2020 and 2021, if due. The agreement reached at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Data Protection Regulation (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Patient charges are a key element of the overall funding envelope of the Irish health system and are taken into account when agreeing the Annual Estimates and the subsequent preparation of the annual National Service Plan. These charges typically include: - Out-patient charges; - Emergency Department charges; - Daily in-patient charges; and - Long-term stay charges. There are cohorts of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As you aware, Ireland is at level 5 of the Government's medium-term Strategy Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19.This 5-level framework sets out what is permitted for social or family gatherings, work and public transport, bars, hotels and restaurants, exercise activities and religious services, at that moment in time. The public health measures recognise the need...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (13 Jan 2021)

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 Children's Hospital (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the NPHDB has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital, I have referred your question to the NPHDB for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 751, 908, 925, 962 and 1090 together. Responsibility for the regulation of nurses and midwives in Ireland rests with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). NMBI is an independent regulatory body established under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011. While my Department is responsible for the oversight and governance of the NMBI, I have no role in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Where a GMS patient experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept him/her as a patient, the person concerned having unsuccessfully applied to at least three GPs in the area can apply to the HSE National Medical Card Unit which has the power to assign that person to a GP's GMS patient list. People who do not hold a medical card or GP visit card access GP services on a private basis and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Jan 2021)

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 Equipment (13 Jan 2021)

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 Staff (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE as the employing agency in this case to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter. I wish to pass along my condolences to your constituent on the passing of her father. May he rest in peace.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 759, 812 and 939 together. It is important to differentiate between a vaccine certificate, the purpose of which is to identify and monitor people who have been vaccinated, with the notion of an immunity passport which might exempt people from public health measures on the basis that the person is purportedly immune to SARS-CoV-2. Vaccine certificates...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: A civil servant who occupies a designated position for the purposes of the Ethics in Public Office Acts must complete and furnish an annual statement of interests, i.e. of any interest held by the person or by his or her spouse or civil partner, child or child of spouse, which could materially influence the person in or in relation to the performance of his or her official functions. Having...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 761 and 809 together. Ireland is now at level 5 of the Government's medium-term Plan Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19, which sets out Ireland's approach to managing and living with COVID-19 in a range of areas over a period of 6 – 9 months. The Plan aims to allow society and businesses to operate as normally as possible,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (13 Jan 2021)

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 (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last year as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The HSE is currently recommending that only critical time dependent elective procedures are undertaken at this time due to the on-going and significant increased demand for bed capacity related to Covid-19. This decision was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 765, 811, 815, 820, 888, 894, 895, 905, 985, 993, 1008, 1009, 1055, 1065, 1073, 1075 and 1100 together. The aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is to ensure, over time, that vaccine will become available to vaccinate all of those for whom the vaccine is indicated. Given that there will be initially limited vaccines available, it will take some time for...