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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, 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: Third Level Education (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, 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: Third Level Education (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, 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 (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Long Term Illness Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the Long Term Illness (LTI) Scheme are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria;...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: My Department has 667 staff or 647.69 WTE as of 30thApril 2021. The collective monthly payroll for April in my Department amounted to €4.971 million.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I have a press and communications adviser and my Department has a Press and Communications Office responsible for developing a strong and consistent voice and identity for the Department of Health. This supports the Department's role in providing leadership and policy direction for the health sector and involves engaging proactively with the media to ensure the Department’s work is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 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: Magdalen Laundries (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that patients can experience a long waiting time for appointments and treatment, and I am conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families. I can advise the Deputy that the National Waiting List Management Policy is a standardised approach used by the HSE to manage scheduled care treatment for in-patient, day case and planned procedures. It sets out...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Eligibility for a Household Benefit Package would be a matter for my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. As part of the package of wide-ranging health related supports for Magdalen Laundry Survivors, eligible participants do not have to pay the statutory emergency department charge or the public hospital in-patient statutory charge. These exemptions mean that the eligible women...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Value Added Tax (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: We have been advised that hospitals, or donors, may reclaim VAT incurred on the purchase or importation of new medical instruments and appliances purchased through voluntary donations. The principal conditions are that the medical instrument or appliance must be new; €25,390 or more (exclusive of VAT); designed and manufactured for use solely in medical research or in diagnosis,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 877 and 878 together. The products to which the Deputy refers are not manufactured by the Bedrocan company but are manufactured in the Netherlands by the dispensing pharmacy . Dutch government policy does not permit the commercial export outside the Netherlands to wholesalers or pharmacists of oil-based cannabis products, however they will allow the filling...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to increasing access to GP care without charges for children, an important healthcare measure that will remove a potentially prohibitive cost barrier to accessing GP care and will help to improve children’s health as they develop. At present all children under six years of age are eligible for a GP visit card and therefore GP care without charges. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I am very sympathetic to such cases. However as Minister for Health statutorily I may not intervene in the manner as sought by the deputy. Officials were asked to examine this issue. I was informed that pursuant to Section 10B of the Health Act 2004 the Minister for Health shall not give a direction under section 10, or specify a priority or performance target under section 10A, as...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (11 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 (11 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: Health and Safety (11 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: Nursing Homes (11 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: Health Services Staff (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: GPs play a crucial role in the provision of primary care services. While no central register exists specifically for GPs working in Ireland, all doctors in practice in Ireland must be registered with the Medical Council. As at end December 2020 there were 4,092 doctors on the Medical Council's Specialist Register in the Speciality of General Practice. However, holding registration does not...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 May 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, 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 Services Staff (11 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.