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Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (22 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: Speech and Language Therapy (22 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: Occupational Therapy (22 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: Dental Services (22 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: Transport Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Currently, during level 5 restrictions, all staff in my Department have been advised to work from home except where it is essential that they work onsite. To encourage and facilitate employees to stay active, wellbeing guidance and advice is communicated on a regular basis, and all staff are reminded to take regular breaks. In general terms, pre and post pandemic, staff in my Department are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 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. Elective hospital care was curtailed for the first quarter of 2021, in line with the rapid increase in Covid -19 hospital admissions, with only critical time dependent elective procedures undertaken. On 23 March the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (22 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for hospital appointments and procedures, and I am conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families. This Government is committed to improving waiting times for all patients accessing hospital treatment across all specialties, including rheumatology. It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (22 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 184 together. The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018 and commenced on 1 January 2019. Section 7 of the Act states that “The Minister shall, not later than 3 years after the commencement of this section, carry out a review of the operation of this Act”. The review is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185, 192, 201, 211 and 212 together. The cardiovascular policy, Changing Cardiovascular Healthcovering the period 2010-2019, built on the first national cardiovascular health strategy, entitled Building Healthier Hearts (Department of Health 1999). The reorganisation of care was reflected in the national cardiovascular strategy in 2010 which proposed the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The cardiovascular policy, Changing Cardiovascular Healthcovering the period 2010-2019, built on the first national cardiovascular health strategy, entitled Building Healthier Hearts (Department of Health 1999). The reorganisation of care was reflected in the national cardiovascular strategy in 2010 which proposed the centralisation of cardiovascular services in order to maximise access,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187, 188, 191, 193 to 198, inclusive, 200, 202, 203 and 205 to 210, inclusive, together. The cardiovascular policy, Changing Cardiovascular Healthcovering the period 2010-2019, built on the first national cardiovascular health strategy, entitled Building Healthier Hearts (Department of Health 1999). The reorganisation of care was reflected in the national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189, 190, 199 and 204 together. The cardiovascular policy, Changing Cardiovascular Healthcovering the period 2010-2019, built on the first national cardiovascular health strategy, entitled Building Healthier Hearts (Department of Health 1999). The reorganisation of care was reflected in the national cardiovascular strategy in 2010 which proposed the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of the Department of Health’s COVID-19 response, the Research Services and Policy unit have developed a weekly COVID-19 vaccine research bulletin that signposts recent research publications relevant to the vaccine rollout. The purpose of the bulletin is to ensure awareness of published research evidence that may support the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Ireland. This is...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I welcome this opportunity to address the Chairman and members of the select committee on the Revised Estimates for 2021 for my Department, which is Vote 38. Unlike other Votes, the Health Vote is not configured along programme lines. My Department continues to work towards the development of programme budgeting and changing the structure of the Health Votes to reflect this. It is going to...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for those questions. Regarding the public nursing home supports, I will ask that a note be provided to the Deputy. Obviously, a substantial amount of support was provided to the nursing homes across the country, and this was supported by Nursing Homes Ireland. I will get a detailed note not just on the money but also on the additional capacity provided through the...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. I share his frustration. There has been much talk about these elective hospitals for a long time. I would much prefer if we were farther along. What I can tell the Deputy is that the Sláintecare team is working hard on it. It is examining the various sites and models of care. As I know the Deputy will understand, much of this work, because of the pandemic, has...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As much work as possible should be done within the public health system. We should not have the waiting lists that currently exist. The question is what do we do about the far too many men, women and children who are still waiting while we build the permanent capacity of the public system to be able to meet demand,. The answer is that it is a combination of things. As the Deputy stated,...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is correct. There is a bit of a catch-22, which is that if one has to wait too long for a procedure, one can use the NTPF, but to do so, one has to get an assessment for which one has to wait too long. It is a catch-22 and too many people are left outside the system. They cannot access the service they need through the HSE and they cannot access it through the NTPF because they...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The answer to the Deputy's first question is that two things are happening. The first is that the HSE is hiring on an operational and clinical basis to the high-priority areas. Second, there is a relatively new team within the Department of Health, namely, the workforce planning unit, which is seeking to determine where the gaps are. Believe it or not, there is not yet a model that tells...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I will need to look into that matter in more detail. Is the Deputy referring to consultants who had been consultants for some time but never elected to transfer across-----