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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: A ‘rare disease’ is defined in Europe as a life-threatening or chronically debilitating disease affecting no more than 5 people per 10,000. There are an estimated 6-8,000 known rare diseases affecting up to 6% of the total EU population, (at least 30 million Europeans), and perhaps up to 300,000 Irish people during their lives. It can be a challenge to provide highly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Irish medicine supply chain has a different wholesaling model to other jurisdictions and additional stocks of medicines are routinely built into the model of pharmaceutical procurement in Ireland. The benefits of this model have been realised both during the response to Covid-19 and in preparations for Brexit and provides for supply chain resilience during periods of logistics disruption....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 Mar 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 (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. The Government announced a COVID-19 recognition payment for front-line public sector healthcare workers, to recognise their unique role during the pandemic. The measure will be ring fenced to staff ordinarily on site in COVID-19 exposed healthcare...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. The Government announced a COVID-19 recognition payment for front-line public sector healthcare workers, to recognise their unique role during the pandemic. The measure will be ring fenced to staff ordinarily on site in COVID-19 exposed healthcare...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply to the Deputy directly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (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: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy's question relates to an operational issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to her.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The Committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practices in relation to immunisation. It makes recommendations on vaccination policy to the Department of Health. The NIAC review all data relating to COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Firstly, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. The Government announced a COVID-19 recognition payment for frontline public sector healthcare workers, to recognise their unique role during the pandemic. The measure will be ring fenced to staff ordinarily onsite in COVID-19 exposed healthcare environments...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health SE Community audiology service offers hearing aids and associated maintenance for free to all children under the age of 18 and to all adults with a full medical card. The Treatment Benefit Scheme, run by the Department of Social Protection, provides dental, optical and aural services to qualified people. The Scheme is available to insured workers, the self-employed, retired people,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 Mar 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: National Treatment Purchase Fund (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with public hospitals, as opposed to with patients directly, to offer and provide the funding for treatment to clinically suitable long waiting patients who are on an inpatient/day case waiting list for surgery, having been referred on to such a list following clinical assessment by a consultant/specialist at an outpatient clinic. The key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 Mar 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: Health Services Staff (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 and 428 together. The Report of the Psychology Review Implementation Group in 2017 expanded the care group employment available to counselling and educational psychologists. The report’s recommendation led to the establishment of a Project Team to implement this recommendation. In February 2019, HSE Community Operations convened a Project Team,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for orthopaedic treatment, and I remain conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families. One of the central priorities for me as Minister for Health is that waiting times for hospital appointments and procedures are improved, and that children receive the care that they need and deserve in a timely and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (31 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 409 and 418 together. We acknowledge that our health service has experienced pressures given the impact and duration of the pandemic. The health service continues to be overseen by my Department in its current form. The HSE sets out the type and volume of services that will be provided within its financial allocation in its annual National Service Plan....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health 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: 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 Omicron variants. As a response to the recent surge in both...

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.