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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (16 Feb 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 Service Executive (16 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a matter for the HSE, I have asked for them to respond directly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Feb 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: National Maternity Hospital (16 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 to 237, inclusive, together. The Department of Health has not received any correspondence from the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) in relation to an audit as described by the Deputy.  As the Deputy’s question relates to expenditure by the HSE, any engagement by the C&AG in this area would most likely be directly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Given the issues raised, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department has been informed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) that, as the UK training standards for nurses and midwives continue to align closely with the requirements of the EU Qualifications Directive, applications from UK trained graduates for registration with the NMBI  are processed swiftly. Typically, delays arise where applicants have not included certain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Staff (16 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: There are in total seven civilian drivers currently employed by the Department, between them assigned to the Minister for Health and each of the three Ministers of State at the Department of Health. The salary for civilian drivers is €741.26 PPC per week since 1st February 2022. The drivers work on a week on/week off basis. In January 2022 two Garda drivers were assigned by an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Procedures (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Deputy Niamh Smyth for raising the issue. While I cannot discuss an individual case here, the situation obviously does not sound at all satisfactory for the Deputy’s constituent. Something does need to be done about that. The broad question, if I am correct, is around the general delays in Beaumont Hospital.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Procedures (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: That is okay. I want to acknowledge that this is a huge inconvenience and cause of distress for patients and for their families, in spite of an incredible team in Beaumont Hospital which is really doing everything that it can. They have made every effort to avoid cancellation and postponement, but Beaumont Hospital has been impacted by the operational challenges that Covid brings. Beaumont...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Procedures (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I heard that testimony and it was so difficult to hear. It is just heartbreaking for Daire and for his family. He and children all over the country need access to the specialised orthopaedic surgeons and treatment in CHI at Temple Street, in CHI at Crumlin, in the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, aided by some of the other hospitals. We are putting in place an ambitious plan. We are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Procedures (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: We owe it to these children and to their parents. I met with the three hospitals last Monday. I went out to the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh on Friday and I had further meetings today. This is the top priority. We will fund and prioritise this. We will get these children the care they need. We will give the supports to our incredible clinical teams, so that they can do the job...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank both Deputies. The first thing to state very clearly is this is being prioritised and moved forward. I brought a memo to Government recently. We got agreement on the elective hospitals, including for Cork. One of the asks, and this is why I said it earlier, was that the proposal that came to me from the group that reviewed this had a very material change to it. As I said, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. Two very important issues were raised, one of which is on the elective centre. It will be based in Cork, but remember, it is a regional hub. It will make a huge difference in terms of people being able to access care quickly, which ultimately is the mission in universal healthcare. That is what we are going to do. It will make a big...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. The National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh is Ireland's major centre for elective orthopaedic surgery and through the wonderful Cappagh Kids initiative, the national orthopaedic hospital provides additional capacity for the treatment of some of the more routine paediatric orthopaedic patients, including some routine scoliosis procedures. Using the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. The solution for the children is to use all the hospitals. There is no one hospital. Not one of Cappagh, Crumlin and Temple Street can do this on its own. That is why I convened a meeting of all three hospitals last week. There is also work we can do with Blackrock Clinic. We had a meeting earlier today at which the Beacon was also referenced. The three main...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is right about the funding. There is crossover. The paediatric orthopaedic teams who work in Cappagh do a lot of work in Temple Street. There has been less crossover with Crumlin but the Crumlin team is now working with Cappagh as well. There is going to be a lot of interaction in that regard. In terms of funding, there is money going to CHI, be that to Crumlin or Temple...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65, 78, 156 and 179 together. I thank Deputy Gould for the question. Similar questions were tabled by Deputies Colm Burke, Stanton and Cullinane. This reply addresses all of those questions. The development of new elective care capacity is a big commitment of the programme for Government. Last December, I brought a memo to Government and secured...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I would be delighted to meet the ICGP. It is an excellent organisation. It is doing the training now, but there is an awful lot of innovation and constant thinking about the future of the profession. I agree with regard to the need for salaried GPs. I have no issue with that. I would like to see more of that. It is something of an anomaly in a public health service where the vast...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes, no problem. I will do so within the next few weeks.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (15 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes, I agree. We have to continue with the graduate training posts but we have to go much further than that. I talked to a rural GP from the Deputy's neck of the woods in Waterford a while ago, and she estimated that her maternity leave, which she totally funded herself, will cost her approximately €60,000. This is a brilliant young GP in Waterford. She was considering splitting a...