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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: There are clear guidelines, available on the HSE website at www.hse.ieand that have been communicated widely by the Department of Health, the HSE, in advertising, in the media and elsewhere, relating to what people should do if they have symptoms of COVID-19 or if they are close contacts of confirmed cases. The public health advice is that anybody who is showing symptoms of COVID-19 should...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Public Health Emergency Team (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Central to the evolution of NPHET processes is the recognition that health and social care services, and indeed the wider cross-government COVID-19 response, have to become embedded and ‘mainstreamed’ in the usual operational response of organisations, as society adapts to the reality of living for the foreseeable future in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Central to the evolution of NPHET processes is the recognition that health and social care services, and indeed the wider cross-government COVID-19 response, have to become embedded and ‘mainstreamed’ in the usual operational response of organisations, as society adapts to the reality of living for the foreseeable future in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy sets out a provisional list of groups for vaccination. The Strategy was developed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and my Department, endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), and approved by Government on 8 December 2020. Vaccine allocation is a matter for my Department and further information is available...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Public Health Emergency Team (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Central to the evolution of NPHET processes is the recognition that health and social care services, and indeed the wider cross-government COVID-19 response, have to become embedded and ‘mainstreamed’ in the usual operational response of organisations, as society adapts to the reality of living for the foreseeable future in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 526 and 528 together. The NPHET keeps all issues in relation to COVID-19 under review, including modes of transmission and the role that ventilation can play in mitigating transmission. These matters were discussed most recently at its meeting of 14th January. COVID-19 is a new disease, and the effect of ventilation on the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 (the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 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 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 time due...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 531 and 541 together. As you will be 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Optician and optometrist premises are allowed to open during the current Covid-19 pandemic as they provide essential health services. However, in accordance with current Level 5 restrictions, any retail parts of such premises should not be open to the general public for browsing.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be 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. At level 5, all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy sets out a provisional list of groups for vaccination. The Strategy was developed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and my Department, endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), and approved by Government on 8 December 2020. Vaccine allocation is a matter for my Department and further information is available...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (20 Jan 2021)

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: Paediatric Services (20 Jan 2021)

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 (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has been provided with a significant funding provision for PPE in 2021. The HSE, in conjunction with my Department, and supported by guidance from Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC),is managing the provision of PPE across all parts of the health service, including health service contractors.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: This Government continues to strongly advise against all non-essential international travel to combat the spread of COVID-19. Recent correspondence between my Department and the ECDC expressed concern amongst our national health experts with inconsistencies in messaging in ECDC publications in relation to international travel. Such inconsistencies were recognised by the ECDC and my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: There have been approximately 712,000 Passenger Locator Forms (PLF's) completed by passengers arriving into Ireland since the electronic PLF was introduced on 26thAugust 2020 to 7thJanuary. A call centre was set up to manage the PLF data. 508,000 passengers who completed electronic PLF’s and those who completed a valid paper version of the form have all been contacted and have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Oireachtas put in place a robust legal framework, in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, which gives full statutory powers to the HSE to assess and make decisions on reimbursement of medicines, taking account of a range of objective factors and expert opinion as appropriate. In line with the 2013 Health Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Following the government decisions taken regarding the Level 5 restrictions, which I was part of, and the making of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31a - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 10) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, the National Children’s Hospital project is comprehended within the exemptions to closure. Paragraph 5 of Part 2 of the Schedule to the Health Act 1947...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

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 (20 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: From 16 January 2021, all passengers arriving into Ireland from overseas are required to have a negative or ‘not detected’ result from a pre-departure COVID-19 RT-PCR test that was carried out no more than 72 hours prior to arrival in Ireland. It is the responsibility of travellers entering Ireland from overseas to ensure that they can meet the current testing requirements....