Results 22,401-22,420 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (31 Mar 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 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As you will be aware, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 provides for the protection of the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training and competence through statutory registration of health and social care professions designated under the Act. The professions of counsellor and psychotherapist were designated for regulation...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (31 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: An independent capacity review of the evolving Irish healthcare landscape covering the period 2017 to 2031 was carried out and published in 2018. This Health Service Capacity Review involved assessing current levels of activity/utilisation of services and drivers of demand in order to identify future demand and capacity requirements across these health services until 2031. The Health Service...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (31 Mar 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 Infrastructure Provision (31 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: All capital investment proposals are subject to the requirements of the Public Spending Code (PSC). This is to ensure we achieve maximum value for money for the taxpayer through disciplined project evaluation, preparation, and implementation. The HSE is currently developing a Strategic Assessment Report (SAR) for the proposal to develop additional capacity at the National Orthopaedic Hospital...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Working with the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, and the National Virus Reference Laboratory, the Office of the Chief Medical Officer continues to monitor the latest epidemiological situation and the ongoing international disease trajectory, including as relates to existing and emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, drawing advice from international experts and agencies, such as the World...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (31 Mar 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 (31 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Refugees from Ukraine will be granted temporary protection status. Under this measure, refugees will be considered ordinarily resident in Ireland for a limited time period and therefore will be entitled to access health care services, in line with other refugee groups and Irish citizens. Refugees will be provided with rapid access to basic priority primary care in emergency accommodation. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (31 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Mar 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: Road Traffic Accidents (31 Mar 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 Facilities (31 Mar 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 Waiting Lists (31 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I acknowledge that the waiting times for elective procedures nationwide are too long, and that this has been a problem for some time. On 25 February this year I launched the 2022 Waiting List Action Plan that allocates €350 million to the NTPF and HSE to address waiting lists and waiting times for elective care. The Plan will reduce active waiting lists for elective care by more...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (31 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (31 Mar 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: Primary Care Centres (31 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (31 Mar 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 Waiting Lists (31 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. While significant work continues to positively impact on waiting times and improve pathways to elective care, acute hospitals have been impacted by operational challenges arising from surges in cases related to the Omicron variants. As a response to the recent surge...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Mar 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Mar 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The 2022 Waiting List Action Plan, which was launched on 25 February, allocates €350 million to the HSE and NTPF to reduce active waiting lists for acute scheduled care by more than 132,000 (18 percent) this year, which will bring the number of people waiting to their lowest point in five years. Projections for 2022 show that over 1.5 million patients will be added to active waiting...