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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 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: Hospital Services (26 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 (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Recognising that waiting lists and waiting times for scheduled care in Ireland are unacceptably long, in February of this year I launched the 2022 Waiting List Action Plan. The Plan, through which €350 million has been allocated to the HSE and NTPF, has a dual focus – the immediate reduction of waiting list numbers and waiting times through the delivery of additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 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: Medicinal Products (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, the question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.”

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In recent years, there has been significant investment and development in the University of Limerick Hospital Group to improve access and patient flow and to provide additional infrastructure and services right across the Group. These include: - The new Outpatients Department at Ennis Hospital opened on Monday, March 29th 2021. The new OPD in Ennis has 15 clinical rooms, in addition to a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 and 83 together. The Cross Party Sláintecare Report in 2017 articulated a new vision for healthcare in Ireland, including the provision of elective only hospitals, providing protected capacity for elective care. The “Elective Hospitals Oversight Group”, under the joint governance of the Department of Health and HSE has been guiding the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Genomics has transformed our understanding of disease and our ability to deliver care in a way that is more specific and personal to each individual patient. By establishing the sequence of an individual’s genetic material, it is possible to identify sequences or mutations, which are specific to that person. Not only can these sequences identify the cause or stage of a disease, they...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: My officials and the HSE are engaged in preparatory work for the commencement of the initial stage of the phased expansion of GP care without fees to all children aged 12 years and under, the provision of GP care without fees to all children aged 6 and 7. Consultations with the IMO, representing GPs, are currently underway with the intention of introducing this service this year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Quality (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Ventilation has remained a core element of the broader infection prevention and control (IPC) response over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ventilation should not be seen as a standalone measure, but rather a single component of the overall layered response required to reduce the risk of transmission, and an adjunct to the continued need for adherence to the full range of public health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (26 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: Hospital Services (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Monaghan Hospital and Cavan General Hospital operate as a single entity, with an integrated managerial and clinical governance system, care pathways and support functions. The Emergency Department is located at Cavan General Hospital, while the facilities at Monaghan Hospital are focused on elective care and the streaming of appropriate patients to the Minor Injuries Unit located on site. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 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: Hospital Services (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: There are a number of health cooperation services operating in the North West region between Donegal and Derry. These include the North West Cardiology Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Service (PCI). In place since 2016, the agreement provides for the provision of Primary PCI Service to Donegal patients at Altnagelvin Hospital. The cardiology service is provided to patients with a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The pandemic recognition payment is being rolled out to eligible HSE and Section 38 staff currently. Some cohorts have received the payment, and every effort is being made by local sites to process the remainder through their payroll systems. Separately, my Department is preparing information for those other certain healthcare employees that are covered by the Government Decision, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (26 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: Medicinal Products (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: On 16thMay 2022, the Minister for Health signed SI 237/2022 the Misuse of Drugs (Prescription and Control of Supply of Cannabis for Medical Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 amending Schedule 1 of the 2019 Regulations (S.I. No. 262 of 2019) and adding a new product to the Schedule of products that meet the specifications as set out in the regulation. There are now a total of 7 products in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026and the National Programme for Radiation Oncology (NPRO) provide the strategic direction for the provision of radiation oncology services in Ireland. Under the NPRO, radiation oncology facilities in Saolta University Health Care Group are being enhanced and expanded. The new radiation oncology facility under construction at University Hospital Galway...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The 2022 Waiting List Action Plan allocates €350 million to the HSE and NTPF to provide additional activity to further stabilise and reduce scheduled care waiting lists and times and bring forward much needed longer-term reform. We estimate that over 1.5 million patients will be added to active waiting lists this year. This Plan details how we intend to ensure that an even higher...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Official Engagements (26 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge and pay tribute to the dedication, professionalism and commitment of all medical scientists throughout the country. Their drive and dedication have been key components in our managing of the pandemic. I acknowledge the MLSA’s claim for pay parity between medical scientists and clinical biochemists. As you may be aware, the current public pay...