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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Mandatory hotel quarantine in designated facilities will come into practical effect at 04:00 on 26 March 2021. From that time, persons arriving into the State from designated states will be required to undergo quarantine in a designated facility. Persons who are required to undergo quarantine in a designated facility are now able to book using an online portal which went live at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health 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: 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 international evidence has become available which has enabled a more detailed analysis of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As stated previously by the Tánaiste in recent responses to questions raised by Deputies Shortall and Collins, India and South Africa have presented a proposal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to allow all countries to choose to neither grant nor enforce any patents and other intellectual property rights related to COVID-19 drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for the duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Mar 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: Cancer Services (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1921 and 1922 together. The Government decided on May 11th 2018, to put in place a comprehensive package of primary care and social care supports packages for women (and their families) affected by the CervicalCheck issues. These measures included the Health Service Executive (HSE) putting in place a Community Liaison Officer to support women and their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019 provides the legislative framework for a number of important patient safety issues, including the mandatory open disclosure of a list of notifiable patient safety incidents and the notification of same externally to the Health Information and Quality Authority, Chief Inspector of Social Services and the Mental Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Over the past number of weeks, my Department and the HSE have been reviewing the option to increase the number of medical intern places for July 2021. I have announced an increase of 120 medical intern posts for July 2021. The increase in the number of intern places will be supported with accompanying increases in postgraduate training places, to ensure these doctors can avail of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 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: Alcohol Pricing (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department monitors the impact of the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing in relevant jurisdictions on an ongoing basis and the measure is a continuing agenda item at meetings of the British-Irish Council. The commencement of Minimum Unit Pricing is currently subject to a Government Decision which envisaged that it would be introduced in Northern Ireland and in the Republic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1930 to 1932, inclusive, together. In Ireland, the national testing strategy for COVID-19 involves testing people who meet the case definition (people with symptoms), their identified close contacts, and established serial testing programmes. It is directed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) and coordinated by the Health Service Executive...

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: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (24 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under section 14 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, fees are paid to the Department for licences. These fees are paid by organisations such as pharmaceutical companies and research bodies. These fees are paid to the Department of Health through on-line banking. Receipts coming into the Department are made through online banking. The Department of Health does not issue fines, bills or charges to...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I am sharing time with the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte. I welcome the opportunity to discuss with colleagues in Dáil Éireann this morning the progress of the vaccine programme. Covid-19 has presented Ireland and countries around the world with our biggest public health challenge in living memory. In recent months, more transmissible variants have driven up infections,...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I acknowledge the Deputy's comments on this being the start of a period of hope. We all obviously have a job to do here. However, I think we would speak as one in looking to the coming quarter as one of hope as vaccines roll out, cases are reduced and as we can begin to have the conversation we all want to have about returning to normality. In terms of test and trace, travel and...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: If everything comes in within the next five days as contracted, the shortfall would be fewer than 100,000 doses. Obviously, we want everything that has been committed to, as we have discussed on several occasions. AstraZeneca has not to date lived up on that. The shortfall will involve, rather than 1.2 million doses, 1.1 million doses or thereabouts. It is meaningful and it does matter....