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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 was published by the Government on 15 September and sets out Ireland's approach to managing and living with COVID-19 in a range of areas. On 23rd February, 2021, the Government published the revised plan: Covid 19 Resilience & Recovery 2021.These plans encapsulate the national strategy for management of the COVID19...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: COVID-19 Funding 2020 The budget allocation for spending on COVID-19 measures by the Department of Health through the HSE in 2020 was €2,511m (comprising €2,291m current and €220m capital). The HSE’s current allocation for COVID-19 measures in 2020 of €2,291m included: €920m for personal protective equipment; €330m for private hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. The State Claims Agency has provided me with the following information, in respect of the Deputy's question. The information contained within this report was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) according...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 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 (21 Apr 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 (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Following a government decision regarding the Level 5 restrictions and the making of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31a - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 10) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, the development an essential health and related project is comprehended within the exemptions to closure. Paragraph 5 of Part 2 to the Schedule to the Health Act 1947 (Section 31a - Temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 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. On the 23rd of February, I announced an update to Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2040 and 2412 together. The CervicalCheck Tribunal was established on 27 October 2020 under the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act 2019. Establishment of the Tribunal was finalised with the appointment of the nominated members to the Tribunal with effect from 1 December 2020. The Tribunal has indicated to my Department that it has received three claims as at close of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (21 Apr 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 (21 Apr 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 (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2044 and 2116 together. The Health Act 1947, as amended, provides that all persons arriving in Ireland from a designated state, or having travelled through a designated state in the previous 14 days, are required to undergo mandatory quarantine in a designated facility unless they are an exempted traveller under the Act. Mandatory hotel quarantine is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 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 (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 Tracker App has been a very successful national digital tool in the continued fight against COVID-19, supporting and speeding up the test and trace services response. The Health Service Executive has operational responsibility for the COVID-Tracker App and I have asked them to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 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 (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I am advised that the Health Service Executive (HSE) holds the copyright to the software. The code and supporting documentation was 'open sourced' so that other publicly funded healthcare organisations could benefit from the work done in Ireland. Based on this decision other public health authorities such as the health service in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Gibraltar, Jersey, New Zealand and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Apr 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 made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2053 and 2054 together. 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 (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2055 and 2319 together. Level 5 restrictive measures currently remain in place. Any measures introduced at any level of the Plan are aimed at limiting the spread and damage of COVID-19 and are necessary to protect our key priorities of supporting and maintaining health and social care services, keeping education and childcare services open and protecting...