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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 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 (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The expenditure incurred by my Department for the supply of Covid-19 related face masks and face coverings from March 2019 to date is €2,846.41. The breakdown of cost per supplier for the period is as follows: Supplier Amount Zeus €746.48 JBS €536.73 Clarus €43.20 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The expenditure incurred by my Department for the supply of Covid-19 related hand sanitiser from March 2019 to date is €32,071.30. The breakdown of cost per supplier for the period is as follows: Supplier Amount Clarus €29,968.24 Leading Edge €2,103.06

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Mar 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 licensed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (22 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: Medicinal Products (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 823 and 964 together. The HPRA is aware of the current challenges regarding the intermittent supply of some hormone replacement therapies (HRT). The HPRA has had regular and ongoing engagement with suppliers in this regard. The companies that place the products on the market have indicated that the current supply difficulties are due to a significantly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are self-employed practitioners and therefore may establish practices at a place of their own choosing. There is no prescribed ratio of GPs to patients and the State does not regulate the number of GPs that can set up in a town or community. Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Under the terms...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 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: Hospital Services (22 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: Abortion Services (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to protect public health and limit the spread of Covid-19, the Department of Health and the HSE worked together in 2020 to put arrangements in place to allow termination of pregnancy services in early pregnancy to be provided remotely. For the duration of the Covid-19 public health emergency, where the need for social distancing, reducing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: 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 role of the Chair in Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (22 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 (22 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 Procedures (22 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 Admissions (22 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 Services (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. I have been informed by the SCA that the information below has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) according to the below criteria: Criteria used - Incidents relate to Acute Statutory and Voluntary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. I have been informed by the SCA that the information contained in the attached report has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) according to the below criteria: The SCA does not release transaction...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I understand that following contact from officials in my Department that the Deputy's office has confirmed that the matter raised concerns a specific individual. Accordingly I have asked the HSE to investigate the matter and reply to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Clinical Trials (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: International evidence shows that patients benefit from having access to high quality clinical trials and overall outcomes are better in health systems that support clinical trials. The COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrated the strong link between people’s health, the capacity of our health and social care system, and the economy. My Department, and the Health Research Board (HRB) a...