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Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health, along with the HSE and HPRA, have had extensive and detailed engagement with the pharmaceutical industry over the past number of years to ensure the resilience of the medicines supply chain beyond Brexit. This open engagement continues and we will continue to work with all key stakeholders to ensure that patients in Ireland have access to the medicines they...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In accordance with the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE. The Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without due hardship, to arrange general practitioner services for himself or herself and his or her family, having regard to his or her overall financial position and reasonable expenditure. The HSE is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 828 and 834 together. 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 and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is an operational matter, I have asked CORU (the Health and Social Care Professional Council) to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 831 and 914 together. As the Deputies are aware, 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. The Plan aims to allow society and businesses to operate as normally as possible, while protecting our...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. The State Claims Agency has provided me with the following information, in respect of the Deputy's question. This information has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is accurate as of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 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 (3 Feb 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: Medicinal Products (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 840 and 847 together. The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the 2013 Health Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit an application to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 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 (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: At the request of NPHET, HIQA conducted a rapid evidence review to identify studies on the effectiveness of (i) pharmaceutical and (ii) non-pharmaceutical interventions, in the ambulatory setting, aimed at reducing progression to severe disease in individuals with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. Low certainty or very low certainty evidence was identified in relation to a small number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: People who do not hold a medical card or GP visit card access GP services on a private basis and can make enquiries directly to any GP practice they wish to register with. As private contractors, it is a matter for each individual GP to decide whether to accept additional private patients. Where a GP practice has a full list of patients and cannot take on new patients, patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 848 and 849 together. The Government gives continuing consideration to travel policy informed by the epidemiological situation internationally and public health advice. NPHET regularly considers the international epidemiological situation and advises Government on public health issues relating to international travel. NPHET discussions are informed by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: All arriving travellers from overseas to Ireland will be required to present a evidence of a negative/not-detected test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival, to border officials upon entering Ireland and will be then required to quarantine at their place of residence listed on the COVID-119 Passenger Locator Form for 14-days after arrival. A second ‘non-detected’ PCR test...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides dental care free of charge to medical card holders aged 16 and over. These services are provided by independent dental practitioners who have a contract with the HSE. While the interruption to services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic led to some delays in the provision of non-emergency care, activity levels in the DTSS have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Section 27(2)(d) of the Dentists Act 1985 provides that dentists graduating from outside of the EU must satisfy the Dental Council that they have undergone such courses of training and passed such examinations as are specified by the Council. The Dental Council has not made a determination regarding the comparability of qualifications of dentists who graduated in South Africa. The route...