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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy may be aware, on 23 June 2021, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre published updated guidance on visiting in Acute Hospitals including other healthcare settings providing a similar intensity of care. A copy of the latest guidance can be accessed at www.hpsc.ie. The guidance acknowledges that some patients may find it very difficult to manage without personal contact...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, Irish nurses and midwives are graduate professionals who complete a four-year BSc Nursing degree or a BSc Midwifery degree. The Nursing Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is the independent regulatory body for nursing and midwifery. As a core function the NMBI engages with 13 Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and continues to monitor educational programmes and clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: S.I. 217/2021 states that ‘an applicable person shall not travel to an airport or port for the purpose of leaving the State without reasonable excuse. S.I. 217/2021 sets out a non-exhaustive list of reasonable excuses for travel to an airport or port for purpose of leaving the State. For additional details please see the following webpages:...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 301 together. The Government has applied more stringent measures applying to international travel in order to mitigate against the risk of new variants being imported through travel and to protect the progress we are making in suppressing transmission domestically. The Government continues to advise against non-essential international travel....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 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: Patient Safety (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the National Ambulance Service to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The introduction of the HPV screening test last year was a significant milestone for our cervical cancer screening programme. This move to HPV cervical screening, which is a more sensitive test and helps identify more people at risk of cervical cancer in the population, means that Ireland joins a small group of countries that employs the best-in-class testing to screen their populations for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284, 317 and 325 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 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: Proposed Legislation (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, drafting of a bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research, based on the published General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill, is ongoing by officials in my Department, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General. This comprehensive piece of legislation will encompass the regulation, for the first time in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: 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, May and June. While significant progress is being made in relation to the roll-out of our...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 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: Medicinal Products (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The Act specifies the criteria for decisions on the reimbursement of medicines. In line with the 2013 Health Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, 50 people can currently attend a wedding service (both religious and civil) and 25 people can attend a wedding celebration or reception. On 29 June, Government announced the next phase of reopening the economy and society in line with Recovery and Resilience: The Path Ahead. While a number of higher risk indoor activities will not recommence as planned on the 5th...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: All adults who enter the State from abroad are subject to the Government's current travel restrictions upon arrival, unless exempted. As of May 28th, persons arriving from the United States of America are no longer automatically subject to Mandatory Hotel Quarantine. However, they are still subject to other travel restrictions such as home quarantine, supplying passenger locator form...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 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: Vaccination Programme (30 Jun 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. The immunisation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy sets out a provisional list of groups for vaccination. The Strategy was developed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and my Department, endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), and approved by Government on 8 December 2020. On the 23rd of February, I announced an update to Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy sets out a provisional list of groups for vaccination. The Strategy was developed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and my Department, endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), and approved by Government on 8 December 2020. On the 23rd of February, I announced an update to Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the current public health travel measures, travellers arriving into Ireland from all overseas are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form, to present evidence of a negative / non-detected pre-departure RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours of arrival and to observe mandatory quarantine. These measures are currently required for all overseas arrivals, even vaccinated persons....