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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Daily vaccination numbers are available on the Covid Tracker App since 10th February 2021. The data on the Covid Tracker includes the numbers of first and second dose vaccinations and these numbers are updated on a daily basis. The data is sourced from the HSE’s Covid-19 vaccination system and there is currently a two day lag in the publication of this data, which the HSE is actively...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Under the current travel measures, passengers 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 upon arrival. Passengers who arrive to the State at a port of airport, must show their test result prior to boarding plane or ferry and once...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 1970, eligibility for a medical card is based primarily on means. 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 issue of granting medical cards based on having a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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 made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Vaccination data is available on the Covid Tracker App since 10th February 2021 and includes the numbers of first and second dose vaccinations. The data is updated on a daily basis and sourced from the HSE’s Covid-19 vaccination system. Work is underway in the HSE to include daily figures for numbers vaccinated in the next release of the Covid-Tracker app.

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: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 919 and 979 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE agreed a new safety net arrangement in January with all 18 private hospitals to provide additional hospital capacity to the HSE, to deal with the current surge in Covid-19 cases and any further surges in the pandemic, if they arise within the next 12 months. The private capacity obtained by the HSE is being used to free up capacity in the public hospitals, mainly for urgent,...

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: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) report “Cannabis for Medical Use – A Scientific Review”, the HPRA advised that if access to cannabis is to be permitted for medical purposes that it should only be made available for the treatment of patients with specified medical conditions which have failed to respond to all other previous treatments, and where there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Ministerial licence pursuant to Section 14 of the Misuse of Drugs Acts permits the licenced clinician to, inter alia, prescribe cannabis-based products for their patients. To date 141 licences have been issued for the treatment of 55 different patients The medical decision to prescribe or not prescribe any treatment, including cannabis treatment, for an individual patient is strictly a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) report “Cannabis for Medical Use – A Scientific Review”, the HPRA advised that if access to cannabis is to be permitted for medical purposes that it should only be made available for the treatment of patients with specified medical conditions which have failed to respond to all other previous treatments, and where there...

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

Stephen Donnelly: 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 made arising from the rapid increase in Covid-19 admissions and to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19 related...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

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

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

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 made...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE has advised that planned procedures and operations can be postponed or cancelled for a variety of reasons including capacity issues due to increased scheduled and unscheduled...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE has advised that planned procedures and operations can be postponed or cancelled for a variety of reasons including capacity issues due to increased scheduled and unscheduled...

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

Stephen Donnelly: In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to defer most scheduled care activity in March, April, and May of 2020. This was to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19 related activity and time-critical essential work. This decision was in line with the advice issued by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) in...

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

Stephen Donnelly: 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 made arising from the rapid increase in Covid-19 admissions and to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19 related...