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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 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 front-line public sector healthcare workers. Eligibility guidelines for this payment, as applies in HSE and Section 38 organisations, were published...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Long Term Illness (LTI) scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 illnesses covered by the scheme. These are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 663 and 664 together. The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018 and commenced on 1 January 2019. Under section 7 of the Act, a review of the operation of the Act must be initiated within three years of the commencement of the Act, i.e., before January 2022. The Review is being led by an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (17 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: Tobacco Control Measures (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 666 and 669 together. The current General Scheme for a Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill provides for the introduction of a licensing system for the retail sale of tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products (including electronic cigarettes). Under the proposed system, an annual licence will be required for each outlet where...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (17 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: Tobacco Control Measures (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The most recent study conducted on behalf of my Department on the economic cost of smoking in Ireland, "A detailed assessment of the economic cost of smoking in Ireland" was carried out in 2016 by ICF International (UK) in association with DKM Economic Consultants (Ireland) The study estimated the total cost of smoking to be €10.6 billion per year which included: - Estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (17 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: Equal Opportunities Employment (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department uses the services of the Public Appointments Service (PAS) when recruiting new staff. As part of that process, PAS engage with candidates on any reasonable accommodations they may require and this information is provided to the Department when the candidate is assigned as an employee. My Department's Strategic HR Unit engages directly with individual employees (whether new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Qualifications Recognition (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: CORU is Ireland's multi-profession health regulator for regulating health and social care professionals. CORU’s role is to protect the public by regulating the health and social care professions designated under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended), including setting the standards that health and social care professionals must meet to be eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland's COVID-19 vaccination 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 programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The NIAC makes recommendations on vaccination policy to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (17 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: Abortion Services (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 Act, services for termination of pregnancy are available in this country in both hospital and community settings. Terminations up to 9 weeks of pregnancy are provided in the community setting. Terminations up to 12 weeks of pregnancy are currently available in 11 of the 19 maternity hospitals/units. The hospitals in question...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Thank you for your question, Deputy. I can confirm that officials in my department or in the HSE have not been tasked with conducting social media monitoring or providing reports on social media coverage that are critical of the plans concerning the National Maternity Hospital. The Department’s Press Office creates a media clippings document every morning that is shared with all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Thank you for your question Deputy. I can confirm that neither myself, nor my Department have engaged external companies or individuals to conduct social media monitoring or provide reports on social media coverage that are critical of the plans concerning the National Maternity Hospital.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 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 front-line public sector healthcare workers. Eligibility guidelines for this payment, as applies in HSE and Section 38 organisations, were published...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (17 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: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Medical Council is the statutory agency responsible for the registration and regulation of doctors in Ireland. In order to protect patients, it has a responsibility to ensure that all doctors registered to practise medicine in Ireland meet the requirements to practise as set out in its legislation. Depending on where a doctor qualified and the type of qualifications they hold, some...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 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.