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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland is participating in an EU Procurement process with a view to accessing a portfolio of candidate vaccines against COVID-19 which are being negotiated with vaccine manufacturers by the Commission acting on behalf of Member States. Emergency Support Instrument (ESI) funding has been leveraged by the Commission to facilitate its negotiations with vaccine manufacturers, including with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: “As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: “As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: “As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: “As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: “As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The information sought by the Deputy is not held by my Department. The Dental Council, established under the Dentists Act 1985 is the regulatory body for the dental profession. The Dental Council deals with complaints concerning breaches of its Codes of Practice. The Dental Council publishes the results of Fitness to Practise Inquiries where allegations of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is the Department's policy to phase out the use of dental amalgam, the material used for "silver fillings"  by 2030. In line with EU Mercury Regulation (EU) 2017/852 and to ensure compliance with the Minamata Convention on Mercury my Department has set out its approach in the "National Plan for Phase-down to Phase-out of amalgam towards 2030” published in 2019. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: “As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: “As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: “As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I am aware of how difficult the current visitor restrictions are for hospital patients and their families.  The HSE has advised that visiting arrangements in hospitals have changed to help protect patients and to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Information/guidance on visiting individual public hospitals is regularly updated on hospital websites, as well as on the HSE website. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 402 and 464 together. There has been considerable progress in reducing infection levels since the peak of the wave of infection in late 2020/early 2021 because of the widespread adherence by the public to the public health measures in place, and this progress has been sustained during recent phases of reopening in April and May. While there is still a high...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Abatement was not scrapped in March. Pension abatement applies across the public service and is intended to ensure that a former public servant who is in receipt of a public service pension and who is appointed to a position, the remuneration for which is paid by a public service body, receives no more in combined pension and remuneration (including allowances) following employment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: “As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: All three national cancer screening programmes (BreastCheck, CervicalCheck and BowelScreen) are currently operating, albeit at reduced capacity due to the current COVID-19 situation and the impact caused by the recent cyber-attack. It is important to emphasise that screening is for healthy people who do not have symptoms. People who are between screening appointments, or are waiting for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...