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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the EU and the UK provides for a continuation of healthcare rights for pensioners resident in a State covered by the Agreement. UK pensioners for whom the UK is competent will, therefore, if they are ordinarily resident in this State, and meet the criteria, continue to have eligibility for a non-means tested medical card issued under the EU/UK...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Eligibility for a medical card is determined primarily on means by the HSE. I understand that in certain instances, where an infant is born with a catastrophic injury, such as HIE – Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy – and the infant is subsequently eligible for a Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) payment by the Department of Social Protection, the infant is automatically eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (12 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: Health Service Executive (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 217 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (12 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 Service Executive (12 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 Service Executive (12 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 Service Executive (12 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 Service Executive (12 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 Service Executive (12 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 Service Executive (12 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 Promotion (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Smile agus Sláinte, the National Oral Health Policy was published in April 2019 and is Government policy. It provides a framework to transform oral health services and will facilitate better oral healthcare for everyone. Forty-one actions were identified within the Policy, which will be delivered over the next six to seven years. Nine priorities were identified for the first three...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (12 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 Service Executive (12 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 (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 259 together. 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 Advertising (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I can confirm that my Department has expended €483,818.20 on advertising through awareness campaigns under the criteria in question, a breakdown of which is in tabular form below. Organisation Campaign Description Date Amount TBWA Public Information Passenger locator form advert 19 May 2020 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Question Heading for question(s) 228 (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by Department officials and a deferred reply will be submitted within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: 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 deaths from COVID-19 infection. As this is a service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The 2013 Government Decision which envisaged that minimum unit pricing of alcohol products would be introduced in Northern Ireland and in the Republic simultaneously was revised by Government on 4 May 2021 at my request. I look forward to the implementation of this important public health measure to reduce the disease, disability and death associated with the harmful use of alcohol.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (12 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Medical Card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. In accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE. The HSE assesses each application on a qualifying financial threshold. This is the amount of money that an individual can earn a week and still qualify for a card. It is specific to the individual’s own...