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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to increasing access to GP care without charges for children, an important healthcare measure that will remove a potentially prohibitive cost barrier to accessing GP care and will help to improve children’s health as they develop. At present all children up to and including the age of 5 are eligible for a GP visit card and therefore GP care without charges....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational 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 (1 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: General Practitioner Services (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The annual cost of one doctor on the GP Training Scheme is approximately €100,000.  On that basis, the estimated full year cost in 2022 of an additional 80 GP training places would be €8 million. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I have referred this to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (1 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 Appointments Status (1 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: Official Travel (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: In June 2018 Minister of State Daly attended the Mental Health America 2018 Annual Conference: Fit For The Futurein Washington DC on behalf of the Irish Government. This conference was organised by the World Bank, World Health Organisation, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. As well as attending the conference, Minister of State Daly also held a number of informal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (1 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 (1 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 Department of Health appreciates the levels of interest this announcement has generated. Engagements and meetings have been taking place between my Department officials and the HSE since the Government announcement, and further engagements are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has advised my Department that they are unable to provide the level of detail requested by the Deputy. The latest available diagnostic waiting list data is outlined in the document attached, which sets out waiting list data for Quarter 4 2021 for CT, MRI and Ultrasound. The HSE advises that, at present, further diagnostic scans (including...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 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 (1 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 (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Budget 2022 provided for a reduction in the Drug Payment Scheme monthly threshold from €114 to €100. The cost of this was estimated at approximately €11.5m per year. On 10 February 2022, the Government announced a further reduction to €80. The additional cost of this is estimated at €21.1m per year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 extended to 31 March 2022 the period of application of certain emergency provisions that have been key to the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Act makes provision for one extension of these provisions, for a maximum period of three months, by way of resolution of both Houses of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 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 (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is advised that there are no plans at present for the introduction in Ireland of a COVID-19 specific vaccine compensation scheme. In June 2018, the Government agreed to the establishment of an expert group to review the management of clinical negligence claims. It was chaired by the High Court judge, Mr. Justice Charles Meenan. The expert group examined the system from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Mar 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Mar 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Mar 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy's question relates to a HSE operational matter, I am referring the question for response to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.