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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 May 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 published the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 May 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 (5 May 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: Maternity Services (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Maternity and Infant Care Scheme provides an agreed programme of care, free of charge, to expectant mothers ordinarily resident in Ireland. This combined medical service is provided by a GP who has a contract for the provision of services under the scheme and a hospital obstetrician and includes a schedule of alternating examinations at the GP’s practice and a maternity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 May 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: Medicinal Products (5 May 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is important to differentiate between a vaccine certificate, the purpose of which is to provide evidence that a particular vaccine has been administered to a certain individual on a certain date, with the notion of an immunity certificate which might exempt people from public health measures on the basis that the person is purportedly immune to SARS-CoV-2. As well as providing a record...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Mandatory hotel quarantine has been introduced as one element of Ireland’s public health measures to combat the transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: While a person can, of course, refuse any offer of vaccination on religious, conscientious or other grounds, provision of one or other authorised COVID-19 vaccine(s) during the immunisation programme will be based on clinical expert guidance, including from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, to ensure the optimal stewardship of scarce resources and equitable access to safe and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 522 and 551 together. 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 pandemic. The proposers argue that this would allow countries...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Covid-19 vaccines can only be approved and used if they comply with all the requirements of quality, safety and efficacy set out in the EU pharmaceutical legislation. Any authorised vaccine will be subject to ongoing monitoring in Ireland by the Health Product Regulatory Authority (HPRA). The EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has thoroughly assessed the data on the quality,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 526 and 527 together. Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme strategy is to distribute all available vaccine as quickly as is operationally possible, prioritising those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19. The programme is based on the principles of safety, effectiveness and fairness, with the objective of reducing severe illness, hospitalisations and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (5 May 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: Maternity Services (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 May 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE is building and deploying its workforce in order to be prepared for the requirements associated with rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine programme. GPs, Pharmacists, doctors, nurses, paramedics, and many healthcare professionals, will have a role to play in the vaccination programme. In addition, on Tuesday 23 February 2021, the Minister for Health signed the Medicinal Products...