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Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641 and 644 together. Diabetes occurs as a consequence of the human body being unable to produce sufficient amounts of the hormone insulin, which regulates blood glucose, or to use insulin effectively. People with diabetes are unable to metabolize glucose appropriately and as a result, blood glucose levels remain above normal levels and over time can damage...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (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: Diabetes Strategy (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: 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 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 available...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 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 available...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 650 and 690 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputies directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 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 available...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Workplace Relations Commission (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: An agreement was reached by 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 the WRC...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Powers (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Travellers arriving from overseas, including via Northern Ireland, are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form and to have evidence of a negative pre-departure RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours of travel. Passengers arriving to Ireland from overseas, including those entering via Northern Ireland,with a limited exemptions, are also required to quarantine for 14 days at the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Powers (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: SI No. 701 of 2020, as amended, provides that a person whose place of residence is in the State may not leave their place of residence without reasonable excuse. A non-exhaustive list of reasonable excuses is contained within the SI. Leaving a place of residence without reasonable excuse is subject to penal provisions under section 31A of the Act of 1947.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The issue of waiving of fees for nurses, midwives and other health and social care registrants was raised early in 2020 in the context of removing any barrier to encouraging previous registrants, e.g. retired professionals, to return to the workforce to help with the response to COVID-19. At that time, emergency legislation was introduced which amended all the regulatory acts to provide for...

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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 666 to 668, inclusive, together. I understand that complications from a mesh implant are very distressing and painful for those women involved. Ensuring that all women who develop mesh-related complications receive high quality, multi-disciplinary and patient-centred care is a priority for me and my Department. I would assure the Deputy that considerable work...

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: Health Promotion (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I am very happy to outline, for the Deputy, the significant progress which has been made to implement the Healthy Ireland Framework and the National Maternity Strategy. Healthy Ireland Healthy Ireland, A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025, is the national framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of Ireland. The Framework is now past the mid-way point for...

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

Stephen Donnelly: At its meeting on 12 November 2020, the NPHET endorsed a paper “SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance in Ireland” and recommended that the NVRL and HPSC work collaboratively to implement a national wastewater surveillance network for SARS-CoV-2. The paper is available online: Wastewater surveillance involves the analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in sewage samples which will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Electronic cigarettes are currently regulated in Ireland by the European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016 which transposed the EU Tobacco Products Directive. Under the Regulations, health warnings which advise consumers that electronic cigarettes contain nicotine are mandatory on packaging. Electronic cigarettes and refill containers...