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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Ireland enjoys strong bilateral relations with the US, with regular and ongoing contact taking place across a range of levels from political to official and technical. The programme of my St Patrick’s Day visit to Texas encompassed political, economic, cultural and Irish community engagements, such as courtesy calls on the Texas Secretary of State, John B. Scott and the Mayor of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 May 2022)
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 (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 May 2022)
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 Services Staff (31 May 2022)
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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for older persons and for people with disabilities which will empower them to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and to plan and live independent lives. There are a range of services in place to protect individuals and families from excessive costs for their medical needs. Applications to the Health Service...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (31 May 2022)
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: Child and Family Agency (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Firstly I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. To recognise their unique role during the pandemic, the Government announced a COVID-19 recognition payment for frontline public sector healthcare workers. Eligibility guidelines for this payment, as applies in HSE and Section 38 organisations, were published by...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: A review of the entire eligibility framework is to be carried out under commitments given in the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy. This is a large and multifaceted workstream within the Department of Health. It will have many stages and much scoping work has already been completed. The current priority has been looking at access to GP services and reviewing hospital and other...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to providing accessible and affordable healthcare to all. There are a range of services in place to protect individuals and families from excessive costs for their medical needs. Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (31 May 2022)
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 Services Staff (31 May 2022)
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: Dental Services (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I have been concerned for some time that medical card patients in some parts of the country have been experiencing problems in accessing dental services. The problem became particularly acute over the last couple of years as a significant number of contracted dentists chose to opt out of the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS). I secured an additional €10 million in Budget 2022 to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (31 May 2022)
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: General Practitioner Services (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS (General Medical Services) contract with the HSE to provide services without charge to patients who hold a medical card or a GP visit card. GPs are reimbursed by the HSE for the provision of those services primarily on a capitation basis, with a range of additional support payments and fees for specific items of service. GPs...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 May 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening (NBS) Programme is a priority for me as Minister for Health, and I am pleased to report recent progress in this area. A ninth condition, ADA-SCID (Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency Severe Combined Immunodeficiency) was added to the NBS programme on 23rdMay 2022. This important development means that all newborn babies in Ireland...