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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (11 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I acknowledge the significant role highly-skilled non-EEA doctors play in the Irish health system. I was happy last November to remove barriers to accessing postgraduate training for non-EEA qualified doctors, when I signed an order commencing Sections 97 and 100 of the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020. Since November 2020, all doctors who are...

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

Stephen Donnelly: There are a number of measures in place to support staff from an occupational health and well-being perspective, and I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on the matter.

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

Stephen Donnelly: There are a number of measures in place to support staff from an occupational health and well-being perspective during this challenging period. I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Mar 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: Vaccination Programme (11 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: Rare Diseases (11 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: A paper which considered the potential role of genomic medicine in Ireland and which reviewed genomics strategies in other countries was presented to the Department of Health management board in January 2020. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic led to a rapid reprioritisation of the Department’s activities to manage the health and social care system’s response to the crisis. As a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (11 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 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 supressing transmission domestically. Under the current travel regime passengers arriving into Ireland from overseas are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. It makes recommendations on vaccination policy to my Department. The NIAC review all data relating to COVID-19 vaccines on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 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: Health Services (11 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: Vaccination Programme (11 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: HSE Staff (11 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 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 (11 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Given the role of the HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme in relation to the dissemination of clinical advice and guidelines to maternity services across the country, 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 (11 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: Hospital Staff (11 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: At the height of COVID, in 2020 intern numbers were increased to deal with health service pressures. This increase was an emergency measure in direct response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was not planned, and it was never intended to be sustained on an annual basis. The Minister for Health asked officials and the HSE to review options to increase the number of medical intern places for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 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: Hospital Staff (11 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: At the height of COVID, in 2020 intern numbers were increased to deal with health service pressures. This increase was an emergency measure in direct response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was not planned, and it was never intended to be sustained on an annual basis. The Minister for Health asked officials and the HSE to review options to increase the number of medical intern places for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reform (11 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In 2017 the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare set out, in the Sláintecare Oireachtas Report, their vision to deliver safe, quality health and social care services that meets the needs of our growing population, and attracts and retains the very best healthcare clinicians, managers, and staff. The vision of Sláintecare is to achieve a universal single-tier health and...