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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (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: Vaccination Programme (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: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 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 (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 an operational issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (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: Vaccination Programme (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: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Health and social care professionals are regulated in Ireland by the Medical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, the Dental Council, the Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU), and the Pre-hospital Emergency Care Council. There is no change to the requirement that health and social care professionals who wish to practise in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (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: Departmental Reports (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department is aware of the HIQA Recommendations on the Implementation of a National Electronic Patient Summary in Ireland, published in January 2021. Key stakeholders in digital health and ePharmacy, including officials from my Department, were members of the advisory group that developed the recommendations. In 2019, my Department approved HIQA National Standards on information...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (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 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. All applicable travellers must reserve and pay for a place in mandatory hotel quarantine. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Prospective suppliers of products to the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP) can apply to the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), acting on behalf of the Minister for Health, to have a cannabis product considered for inclusion in the schedule to the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) Regulations 2019. Applicants must provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2265 and 2266 together. Products are submitted to the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) for assessment under the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and control of supply of cannabis for medical use) Regulations 2019 for inclusion in the MCAP. The operationalisation of the programme is the responsibility of the HSE and it is expected to commence in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2267 and 2268 together. The objective of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP) is to allow access to products containing a substance controlled under the Misuse of Drugs framework. Pure CBD (containing no THC, a controlled substance) does not fall within the framework, and is therefore not eligible for inclusion in the MCAP.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (21 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Details of the proposed inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in Ireland are being considered by officials within the Department of Health.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (21 Apr 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.