Results 16,141-16,160 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is the mechanism for coordinating the health sector response to significant public health emergencies. It facilitates the sharing of information between the Department of Health and its agencies. It is a long-standing structure, which has been utilised over many years to provide a forum to steer strategic approaches to public health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) is the mechanism for coordinating the health sector response to significant public health emergencies. It facilitates the sharing of information between the Department of Health and its agencies. It is a long-standing structure, which has been utilised over many years to provide a forum to steer strategic approaches to public health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 NPHET is supported by a dedicated Secretariat that works diligently to prepare high-quality minutes for publication as quickly as practicable. Given the significance of NPHET meetings and the importance of its work in the context of the State’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative that a full and accurate account of each NPHET meeting is maintained....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is advised that the Department of Health manages the allocation of its human resources/staff complement effectively, responding to staffing needs as they arise. The NPHET Secretariat is adequately resourced at present. NPHET meeting minutes are drafted promptly by the NPHET Secretariat, reviewed as appropriate, and published on the Department of Health website, following their...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is advised that NPHET minutes are published on the Department of Health website as soon as practicable, following their endorsement by the NPHET Members. The Secretariat aims to publish NPHET minutes during normal business hours, on a rolling basis, subject to their endorsement. The Deputy may wish to note the NPHET minutes are published up to 18thFebruary 2021 at the address...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (24 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: HSE Waiting Lists (24 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: HSE Waiting Lists (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is as 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 (24 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: HSE Staff (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1420 and 1421 together. As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for a direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, under section 20 (1) of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, a notification of each termination of pregnancy carried out under the legislation must be notified to the Minister for Health within 28 days of it being carried out. The notifications are recorded on the form entitled “Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy)...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1423, 1483, 1508, 1509, 1521, 1538 and 1540 together. On the 23rdof February 2021, I announced an update to Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy. In comprising the initial Vaccine Allocation Strategy, the NIAC listed several conditions associated with increased risk of severe disease and death. In the intervening period, national and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 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: General Practitioner Services (24 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 (24 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 Staff (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Radiography students do not receive an allowance to support time spent on placement as part of their course. There are no plans to change this. I can confirm that in 2020, assistant radiographers were employed on a 3 month contract following completion of their final year clinical placement, subject to the needs of the Health Service. As their skills were...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The vaccination of those aged 70 and older (in the following order: 85 and older, 80-84, 75-79, and 70-74) began in February.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The new Health (Amendment) Act 2021 enacted on 7th March will now require any travellers who have been in or transited through ‘designated states’ to undergo a 14 day mandatory quarantine in a designated facility, which can be reduced if a not-detected COVID test is taken after ten days. This would include passengers who have transited through the UAE in the 14-days prior to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (24 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter I have referred this to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.