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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Although GPs will ordinarily accept new patients who hold a medical or GP visit card on to their GMS panel, a GP may choose not to accept such a patient. Where a GP chooses not to except a new patient who holds a medical or GP visit card, the HSE may request, in confidence, the reason for that decision. Additionally, the GMS GP contract stipulates that the maximum number of medical card...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department and the HSE have met with Irish Medical Organisation to discuss a pathway towards a reformed consultant led public health model in Ireland and related matters. I hope that engagement will continue over the coming weeks with a view to reaching agreement. We want to work with our public health specialists to ensure we have a public health model in place that best meets the future...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department has agreed a mechanism with our Northern Ireland counterpart whereby Ireland’s Passenger Locator Form system will be used to contact international passengers who travel through Ireland to Northern Ireland, to advise them of their requirement to fill in a UK passenger locator form and informing them of specific public health advice. This will commence this week. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: A mandatory home quarantine regime for all travellers arriving from overseas, including international passengers arriving via Northern Ireland, has come into force in order to mitigate risks posed by variants of concern. The operationalisation of designated quarantine facilities is being advanced on a cross-departmental basis as a matter of priority, including the drafting of primary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 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: Epilepsy Incidence (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Brainwave – the Irish Epilepsy Association (Epilepsy Ireland) This project is a Sláintecare funded initiative. The purpose of the project is to develop a Pathway of Community Care Supports for people with Epilepsy in Ireland. Context: The cumulative incidence of epilepsy is about 68/100,000 giving approx. 2,000 new diagnoses each year. Of the 40,000 PWE in Ireland, about 70% are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE were requested, in 2019, to undertake an updated review of the epidemiology of TB in Ireland, considering the public health impact of having no BCG vaccination since April 2015. The review was completed and the National TB Advisory Committee (NTBAC) met to consider its findings on 16 December 2019. My Department has been informed that the view of the Committee was that universal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As you will be aware, Ireland is currently at Level 5 of Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. At Level 5, people are asked to stay at home as much as possible unless they have a "reasonable excuse" for leaving. The Regulations providing for these measures are set out in S.I. No. 701 of 2020 and S.I. 29 of 2021. Regulation 4. of SI 701 sets out a non-exhaustive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is advised that the existing guidance on vitamin D was updated in November 2020 and advises that adults aged 65 and older take a 15 microgram (600 IU) daily supplement for bone and muscle health. An evidence synthesis paper on vitamin D and COVID-19 prepared for NPHET was discussed at its meeting of January 28. The NPHET agreed that efforts should be made to increase awareness...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: 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 21stJanuary. COVID-19 is a new disease, and the effect of ventilation on the transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) is still unclear, however...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 633 and 679 together. The Government has actively responded to the risks posed by the evolving epidemiological international situation, including the variants of concern originating in Great Britain, South Africa and Brazil. In order to mitigate the risks posed by the new variants of concern, Ireland has moved to a mandatory quarantine regime, with an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, section 7 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 states that- "The Minister shall, not later than 3 years after the commencement of this section, carry out a review of the operation of this Act.” The review clause was included in the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 in order to facilitate monitoring of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I understand that the HSE have a Social Media and Digital Use policy which sets out staff use guidelines, however I have referred the Deputy's question to the HSE in order that they can provide a more detailed response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I have requested the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this issue.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 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: Hospital Staff (17 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Feb 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: Primary Care Services (17 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.