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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (2 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: Medicinal Products (2 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: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Digital COVID Certificates for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines are now being issued for persons who received their booster dose in Ireland. Any person who has yet to receive a Digital COVID Certificate for their booster vaccination in Ireland can contact the DCC helpline directly for assistance. A specific data quality procedure is required for the datasets of individuals who received...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Feb 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Feb 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Firstly I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. In recognition of the efforts of the general public, volunteers and all workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and in remembrance of people who lost their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Wednesday 19 January, the Government announced a once-off public...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 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 Services (2 Feb 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Sláintecare Integration Fund supported Active Neuro - An integrated care approach to delivering health-promoting physical activity programmes for people with neurological conditions in the community. Active Neuro shifts the focus from rehabilitation for new onset or worsening of symptoms, to a health promoting physical activity model for prevention. Following a successful evaluation,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Feb 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Feb 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Firstly I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all healthcare workers for their efforts during this most challenging period. In recognition of the efforts of the general public, volunteers and all workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and in remembrance of people who lost their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Wednesday 19 January, the Government announced a once-off public...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The EU Digital COVID Certificate is not a travel document or a requirement for travel, but a record of a medical event to allow for easier freedom of movement with the European Union. The travel requirements of each individual EU country are available at the Re-Open EU webpage (reopen.europa.eu/en) and citizens are advised to familarise themselves before travelling. In line with recent...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Feb 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 the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (2 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Feb 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 149 together. While the majority of public health measures have been lifted, the Government announced that the requirements for mask wearing in all settings where currently regulated for under Statutory Instrument and protective measures in schools and early learning and care facilities should be retained until February 28 based on public health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (2 Feb 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. As I have stated previously, the review will comprise a three-part approach to appraise the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (2 Feb 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. As I have stated previously, the review will comprise a three-part approach to appraise the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Feb 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: While the majority of public health measures have been lifted, the Government announced that the requirements for mask wearing in all settings where currently regulated for under Statutory Instrument should be retained until February 28 based on public health advice. This includes public transport, taxis and at stations/airports/ports; retail premises and a range of other indoor...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (2 Feb 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the terms of the current GMS contract, GPs are required to provide eligible patients with ''all proper and necessary treatment of a kind usually undertaken by a general practitioner and not requiring special skill or experience of a degree or kind which general practitioners cannot reasonably be expected to possess.". Persons who hold a medical card or a GP visit card are not subject to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (2 Feb 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 review of the operation of the Act has now commenced. As part of the first phase of the review,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (2 Feb 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy in relation to this matter.