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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (26 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: Departmental Funding (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I would like to assure the Deputy that I and my officials and their counterparts in the HSE are working hard to conclude the final details of the 2022 Capital Plan. Work as been ongoing to finalise the pIan, taking into account the immediate emerging needs arising from the pandemic and medium term requirements. I envision publication of the plan very soon. The Capital Plan 2022 will...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services commenced in January 2018 under the Chairmanship of Professor Phillip Nolan and a Steering Group formed from nominations of interested stakeholders representing medical, professional/technical staff, nursing and patient representatives. The aim of the Cardiac Services Review is to achieve optimal patient outcomes at population level with...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: A disease or disorder is defined as rare in Europe when it affects less than 1 in 2000 people. There are approximately 8,000 known rare diseases; 80% of rare diseases are of genetic origin and are often chronic and life-threatening. Up to 1 person in 12 in Ireland may have a rare disease at some stage in their life. Approximately 300,000 persons in Ireland are living with a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (26 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: Medicinal Products (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Reimbursement is for licenced indications which have been granted market authorisation either by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or by the Health Products Regulatory Authority. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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: Medical Cards (26 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: Medical Cards (26 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: Healthcare Policy (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: On 1 December 2021, the members of the World Health Organisation reached consensus to begin the process to negotiate a convention, agreement or other international instrument to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Put simply, the aim of such an instrument is to protect public health and to help save lives in the event of future pandemics. An Intergovernmental...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (26 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: Housing Provision (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: In response to the Deputy’s question, there is a Housing Scheme called McAuley Court which consists of ten one-bedroom Older Persons units located on the grounds of St Vincent’s Hospital, Athy, County Kildare. At present, four of these units are occupied. The lands on which the Scheme was built are owned by Kildare County Council and the Health Service Executive. This year...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1726 and 1729 to 1732, inclusive, together. Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection that occurs when recreational or occupation activities result in tick bites from an infected tick. It is relatively rare with estimations that a small proportion of ticks in Ireland are infected. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is Ireland's specialist agency for...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (26 Apr 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: Healthcare Policy (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for medicine pricing and reimbursement decisions, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the 2013 Health Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit an application to the HSE to have a new medicine added to the reimbursement list. Reimbursement is for licenced...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019 provides the legislative framework for a number of important patient safety issues, including the mandatory open disclosure of a list of notifiable patient safety incidents and the notification of same externally to the Health Information and Quality Authority, Chief Inspector of Social Services and the Mental Health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (26 Apr 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government commits to fully implement the recommendations contained in Dr Scally’s Report of the Scoping Inquiry, and all other reports into CervicalCheck. There has been significant progress made in implementing the recommendations and associated actions from Dr Scally's report. The Department of Health engages on an ongoing basis with the HSE and the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (26 Apr 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.