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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (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. Further to the deferral of most routine scheduled care activity in March, April, and May of last year due to the pandemic, the HSE is currently recommending that only critical time dependent elective procedures are undertaken at this...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Improving waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures, including scoliosis services, remains a priority of Government. Despite the challenges resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic last year, by 31 December 2020 Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) had carried out 322 scoliosis procedures, 163 of which were spinal fusions, and 159 other spinal procedures. Overall, scoliosis...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Improving waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures, including scoliosis services, remains a priority of Government. Despite the challenges resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic last year, by 31 December 2020 Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) had carried out 322 scoliosis procedures, 163 of which were spinal fusions, and 159 other spinal procedures. Overall, scoliosis...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) is a corporate body with functions and responsibilities as set out under Statutory Instrument 179 - National Treatment Purchase Fund (Establishment) Order, 2004. One of functions of the NTPF Board is to collect, collate and validate information in relation to persons waiting for hospital treatment in acute public hospitals in Ireland. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the matter raised by the Deputy, the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised my Department that each hospital supplies a weekly Waiting List extract to the NTPF in accordance with the defined Outpatient Waiting List Minimum Dataset (MDS). One of the fields in this dataset is the Date of Birth of the patient. In the Irish health system, patients are generally...
- 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: Drugs Payment Scheme (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In June 2019, the Minister for Health signed legislation to underpin the operation of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP). This is a 5-year pilot programme, restricted to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- 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...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (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: Covid-19 Pandemic (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 Facilities (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The preferred option for development of a second Cath laboratory at UHW is for a lab on the roof of the existing Cardiology Department, which will operate five days per week and provide diagnostic services only. Funding was allocated in the Capital Plan for the provision of a second Cath lab at UHW. Planning permission was received from Waterford City and County Council in January...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1017, 1018, 1035, 1036, 1047, 1080, 1085, 1086 and 1091 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 all to receive those vaccines and that...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Ireland is taking part in a Procurement Exercise being operated by the European Commission on behalf of Member States to procure suitable, safe and effective vaccines, in sufficient quantities, to combat COVID-19. Covid 19 vaccines can only be approved and used if they comply with all the requirements of quality, safety and efficacy set out in the EU pharmaceutical legislation. Any...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1021, 1022, 1048, 1066, 1074 and 1078 together. Radiography students do not receive an allowance to support time spent on placement as part of their course and there are no plans to change this. I can also confirm that in 2020, assistant radiographers were employed on a 3 month contract following completion of their final year clinical...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (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: Medical Cards (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 Provision (13 Jan 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, the situation regarding COVID-19 has been, and continues to be, an evolving situation. COVID-19 is still having a major impact both here in Ireland and elsewhere. On Tuesday 15 September the Government published ‘Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19’. This Plan outlines our medium-term strategy for COVID-19 and sets out a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (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: Covid-19 Tests (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.