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

Stephen Donnelly: In December 2021, I announced two new Framework Agreements on Pricing and Supply of Medicines 2021-2025. The multiannual agreements with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) and Medicines for Ireland (MFI) represent an important step in reducing the cost of medicines and improving access to innovative new medicines for patients. The new deals will deliver: - improved access...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (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 payment of €1,000 will not be subject to income tax, USC, or PRSI. The measure will be ring...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (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 payment of €1,000 will not be subject to income tax, USC, or PRSI. The measure will be ring...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (22 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: Health Services (22 Mar 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.

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

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.

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: Home Care Packages (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: 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’. Consequently, work is on-going within the Department of Health to progress the development of the new statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of...

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 Supports (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. This payment will be made to those eligible public sector frontline healthcare staff (inclusive of...

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 EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation (2021 / 953) details the scope and parameters for the issuing, authentication, and validity of certificates. Under the EU Regulation, DCC recovery certs can not be issued based on self-administered antigen test results.

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 Supports (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: Departmental Reports (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Following a tender by the Office of Government Procurement, Mazars conducted a review of the governance structures around the HSE's drug reimbursement process. The report was submitted to my Department in January 2020. The review made recommendations in respect of the HSE’s systems, structures, processes, governance arrangements and use of specialist resources in respect of the drug...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Chief Dental Officer has responsibility for: - Advising the Minister for Heath on oral health policy. - Providing ongoing advice and professional support to the Department in discharging its oral health policymaking role; - Working with the dental profession, principally via the Regulator(s) nationally and internationally via WHO, Council of European Dentists, EU Commission and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health engages with health and education authorities on an on-going basis regarding issues of relevance to cancer care. There has been a considerable increase in the places in third-level institutions for the training of radiographers since the launch of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026. In 2018, the number of places on the undergraduate degree programme in radiography...