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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: There are several more years to go. Thanks to the work of our healthcare workers, however, we are now clearly moving in a better direction.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. I have to say this is news to me. I am meeting representatives of the ICGP here in about two and a half hours. I have also spoken to them on the phone regarding this scheme in respect of deploying GPs to the Iveragh Peninsula and around the country, so there has never been any question about the lack of funding. In fact, my ask of the ICGP will be to see if we can go...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Deputy Griffin very much for raising the issue. We are fully in support of a preventative approach, as the Deputy set out. I will pick it up with the Department and see where it is at in terms of whether the company has applied, whether the health technology assessment has been done and the view of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics on whether those things have been done in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: It is a matter of policy within our health service, and many health services around the world that during the winter surge, we prioritise people coming into the emergency department over scheduled care. It is a normal way to balance the capacity we have available and to prioritise emergency department attendances and admissions. It is done in Connolly Hospital and in hospitals around the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: That is the first part of it. The second part of it is that the Deputy is right and the staff are right to call for more capacity. We have added 1,100 extra beds and 26,000 extra staff. Thanks to the great efforts of those staff, including, undoubtedly, the staff member referred to by the Deputy, the waiting lists are falling now. They have fallen for two years in a row, and they will fall...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Deputy Pringle for raising the issue. It is undoubtedly the case that gardaí need to be able to access expert medical help if they are dealing with somebody who has severe mental health issues. As Deputy Pringle is aware, we are in the middle of a significant investment in primary care in Donegal, including multiple primary care centres and enhanced community care teams...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Let the Tánaiste respond.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: You describe yourselves as populist.

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Since the start of the humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine and the increase in the number of those seeking international protection, the Government has responded with a wide range of measures. I will address the healthcare measures. The Department of Health and the HSE have been at the forefront in the provision of services for all eligible arrivals. The HSE has developed a refugee...

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: It took a huge effort and nearly two years for us to make the changes to the children and family relationships legislation, the original AHR Bill and the international surrogacy provisions just to get everything through Government. I want to make sure that the Bill before the select committee passes all Stages and is signed by the President before the election. As we all know, when an...

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 1: to delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Dáil Éireann resolves that the Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023 be deemed to be read a second time this day nine months, so as to allow sufficient time for commencement of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022, in line with the principles of this...

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: My officials are working with their counterparts in the Departments of Justice and Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, as well as the Office of the Attorney General, on further possible amendments. We are examining bringing forward additional amendments on Report Stage in this House in respect of donor-assisted human reproduction procedures which take place abroad, and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I acknowledge that he has raised this with me previously to seek additional interns or, indeed, an intern allocation for this year. I have looked into the matter. The good news, as the Deputy will be aware, is that Cavan-Monaghan hospital has had a very significant increase in budget, in staffing and in physical capacity and infrastructure. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: We are very aware of the ongoing situation in Limerick in terms of the number of patients on trolleys. It is important to note that the chief executive expedited the appointment of the regional executive officer. I know first hand that she is on the ground and that things are moving better. I have spoken to her about the improved patient flow. One of the things people will now see in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I will revert to the Deputy.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. If she provides me with the details I will look into the matter and revert to the Department and the HSE in respect of it. What I would say to those who are managing diabetes is that there is ongoing significant and important investment. We are all aware that is one of the chronic disease management pathways in respect of which GPs are being supported. We are investing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Emergency Departments (18 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: There are two things I would like to say on this. I am fully in agreement with the Deputy on the cases in which people do not get the care they need. That can lead to catastrophic outcomes. A recent example is the report into the tragic death of Aoife Johnston in Limerick. Unfortunately, these things do happen. Sometimes they may be preventable and sometimes they may not but we have to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Emergency Departments (18 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Let us talk about what is actually happening here. In the lifetime of this Government, more than 1,100 beds, approximately 1,000 consultants and 25,000 healthcare professionals have been added to our health service. We are by no means where we want to be as regards everyone getting the right care at the right time but it is absolutely and undeniably the case that this Government has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Emergency Departments (18 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Not for a moment am I going to downplay the real pressures in too many of our hospitals for too many of our patients in accident and emergency departments. However, it is really important that as an Oireachtas we acknowledge the progress our healthcare workers are making. I can tell the Deputy, and I know he will have seen this himself from talking to them, they are working so hard to bring...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medicinal Products (18 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy very much. I agree with him. I do not accept that either. We are a nation whose population deserves rapid access to these medicines. We have to strike a balance. We hear advocacy from the pharmaceutical industry regularly citing lengths of time. It has a particular view. Obviously, it wants Ireland to spend as much money as quickly as possible on its products. When...