Results 21,401-21,420 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Apr 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: Emergency Departments (28 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department is not aware of any study or body of research that has been conducted in Ireland on the correlation between mortality rate and patient experience times for emergency department admissions. While there has been a recent publication in the Emergency Medicine Journal on this topic, using a cross-sectional, retrospective observational study carried out of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (28 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.  In making a relevant reimbursement decision, the HSE is required under the Act to have regard to a number of criteria including...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (28 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Research Funding (28 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Research Board (HRB) is a state agency, funded by the Department of Health, to support research across the healthcare sector. The Health Research Board commissions (a) researcher(s) (project leads) to complete research at approved research bodies (host institutions). These research bodies include third-level institutions and research organisations. The attached excel workbook...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (28 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 281 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.  In making a relevant reimbursement decision, the HSE is required under the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (28 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282 and 283 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013.  In making a relevant reimbursement decision, the HSE is required under the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (28 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In October 2013, a Government Decision approved the drafting of legislation to address alcohol as a public health issue, as recommended by the 2012 National Substance Misuse Strategy. In this Government Decision it was agreed that Minimum Unit Pricing of alcohol products would be introduced simultaneously with Northern Ireland to allay concerns about negative impacts on cross-border trade. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Officials in my Department have made contact with your office by email and phone seeking additional information for this PQ.  However, this information was not provided by the required deadline time to process this PQ answer. Should you forward the outstanding information, my officials will pursue on your behalf.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (27 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines and medical devices under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (27 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The development of a national diabetes registry remains a priority. The National Diabetes Registry Demonstrator Project, funded through Sláintecare, was paused as key HSE staff were redeployed onto urgent on-going COVID-19 work. Following substantial increases in investment in eHealth, the national diabetes registry is now being considered as part of a wider review of Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (27 Apr 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: Dental Services (27 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I have acknowledged immediate issues of concern with the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTTS), which I am addressing as a matter of priority. Officials from my Department and from the HSE have held three rounds of discussions with the Irish Dental Association, the most recent on 2nd March when my Department and the HSE presented proposals to invest additional resources in the DTTS. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (27 Apr 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: Care of the Elderly (27 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 153 together. The Programme for Government agreed in 2020 commits the Government to ‘Introduce a statutory scheme to support people to live in their own homes, which will provide equitable access to high-quality, regulated home care’. This is an entirely new scheme and separate to the "fair deal" scheme.  Consequently, work...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (27 Apr 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: 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 development of the elective hospital proposals,...