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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (10 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 756 and 761 together. It was originally intended to provide for safe access to termination of pregnancy services in the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. However, a number of legal issues were identified which necessitated further consideration. Since services under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (10 Mar 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: Nursing Education (10 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for clarifying that she refers to the sponsorship scheme available for support staff in the Irish public health service wishing to obtain a qualification in nursing or midwifery. To be eligible, applicants must be directly involved in delivering care to patients or clients in a nursing context. For example, healthcare assistants and multi-task attendants are eligible for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Mar 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: Ambulance Service (10 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Government has introduced more stringent measures applying to international travel in order to mitigate against the risk of new variants being imported through travel and to protect the progress we are making in suppressing transmission domestically. The Department of Health is aware of residual positive tests in some recovered COVID patients and is examining the issue with public...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (10 Mar 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 (10 Mar 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 (10 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 769 and 954 together. The public health measures in place at any level of the Government's updated plan for managing Covid-19 - COVID-19 Resilience & Recovery 2021: The Path Ahead recognise the need to reduce congregation and interactions between people to reduce the transmission of Covid-19. The number of people allowed to gather in different...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services (10 Mar 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 (10 Mar 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 (10 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 772, 774, 823 and 998 together. Ireland’s strategy is to distribute all COVID-19 vaccines that we receive, subject to ensuring availability of the second dose. At the beginning of last week, Ireland had received approximately 520,000 vaccine doses and by the end of the week approximately 500,000 doses were administered, a measure of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Mar 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: Drugs Payment Scheme (10 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 777 and 778 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: Drugs Payment Scheme (10 Mar 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: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (10 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As you will be aware, the public health restrictions at level 5 of the Government's Framework Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 will remain in place until 5th April 2021, when a further review will be conducted. The Framework continues to provide an appropriate mechanism to guide decision-making, and it will continue to be supplemented by more detailed sectoral...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Mar 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 Car Parks (10 Mar 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 Car Parks (10 Mar 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 Car Parks (10 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Governmentmakes a commitment to introduce a cap on the maximum daily charge for patients and visitors at all public hospitals, where possible and to introduce flexible passes in all public hospitals for patients and their families. My Department and the HSE are currently engaging on this issue in order to achieve this new Programme for Governmentcommitment.