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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy will recall that in February 2018 the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health issued its report which contained a significant number of recommendations with respect to the evaluation of orphan drugs. On 21 November 2018, Departmental and HSE officials, at a hearing of the Committee, reported on progress on the implementation of the various recommendations. In view of the passage of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: All medicines must be authorised before they can be marketed and made available to patients. In the European Union, there are two main routes for authorising medicines:  a centralised route and a national route. Under the centralised authorisation procedure, pharmaceutical companies submit a single marketing authorisation application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 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: Medical Cards (25 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: Medical Cards (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides for two categories of eligibility for persons ordinarily resident in the country, i.e. full eligibility (medical card holders) and limited eligibility (all others). Adults with full eligibility can access a range of services including GP services, prescribed drugs and medicines, all in-patient public hospital services in public wards, including...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, a commitment to introduce the model of care for infertility, which was developed by officials in my Department in conjunction with the HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme, is included in the Programme for Government, “Our Shared Future”. This model of care will ensure that infertility issues will be addressed through the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 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: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (25 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: Ophthalmology Services (25 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: Vaccination Programme (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The revised Vaccine Allocation Strategy developed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, in conjunction with the Department of Health, and endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team, was approved by Government on the 23rd of February. In the initial vaccine allocation strategy, the NIAC listed several medical conditions associated with an increased risk of serious illness...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under SI No. 44/2021, passengers arriving into Ireland from overseas, with limited exemptions, are required to have evidence of a negative pre-departure RT-PCR test. The test is required to have been taken within 72 hours of travel to Ireland, however it is not required to have been taken in the country of departure. SI No. 44/2021 also imposes a mandatory home quarantine requirement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 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: Vaccination Programme (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Covid-19 vaccines can only be approved and used if they comply with all the requirements of quality, safety and efficacy set out in the EU pharmaceutical legislation. Any authorised vaccine will be subject to ongoing monitoring in Ireland by the Health Product Regulatory Authority (HPRA). Following the recommendation for use of vaccines against COVID-19 by the European Medicines Agency...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Feb 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: Vaccination Programme (25 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: Hospital Data (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE's 2020 year-end expenditure position is currently being finalised. Please see below the amount of public expenditure relating to acute hospitals in Cork city and county per year from 2011 to 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As I indicated in response to Parliamentary Question 844 of 17 February 2021, under the Infectious Disease Regulations (S.I. No. 53/2020 - Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations 2020 which amended the Infectious Diseases Regulations 1981 (S.I. No. 390 of 1981), all medical practitioners, including clinical directors of diagnostic laboratories, are required to notify the Medical Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The then-Minister for Health, Simon Harris T.D., had no involvement in the procurement of ventilators from the company in question. As procurement of medical equipment is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE), I have requested that the HSE respond to the Deputy directly on the latter part of the question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The fees payable to GPs and pharmacists for the administration of vaccines against Covid-19 were set following consultation with the Irish Medical Organisation and the Irish Pharmacy Union. Where fees are paid to GPs, these are intended to include the full costs of scheduling and administering the vaccine and must cover not only GP pay, but also the additional payments to practice nurses and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE are building and deploying its workforce in order to be prepared for the requirements associated with rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine programme. The vaccine rollout is being conducted on a 7-day week basis and to date, more than 7,400 staff have received training to operate as vaccinators. To support the expanded immunisation programme the HSE launched a vaccinator recruitment...