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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Travellers to Ireland whose journey originated in Northern Ireland and have not been overseas in the prior 14 days are not obliged to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form or provide proof of vaccination, recovery or test results upon arrival into Ireland. The current COVID-19 travel restrictions do apply to travellers arriving from Northern Ireland who have been overseas in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 Jan 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 (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 332 and 362 together. The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The NIAC makes recommendations on vaccination policy to my Department based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practices in relation to immunisation. The NIAC has recommended that a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: Given its statutory functions concerning consultant posts, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy on the issues raised.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 334 and 366 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jan 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 last, the Government announced a once-off...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. I will survey the Department and the collated replies will be prepared into a full response to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. I will survey the Department and the collated replies will be prepared into a full response to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The details of meetings that I or my officials have had with representatives of the Oireachtas All Party Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights are as follows: Meetings with Minister Donnelly On 8thJune 2021, I met with Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Senator Mary-Alice Higgins, Senator Annie Hoey and Holly Cairns TD regarding Abortion Review Legislation. Meetings with Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The details of meetings that I or my officials have had with representatives of the National Women’s Council of Ireland are noted below. Meetings with Minister Donnelly I have met with the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) on two occasions since January 2021. The details of these meeting are listed below: - 19 February 2021:I addressed the Women’s Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, I appeared before the Joint Committee on Health on 8 December 2021 to discuss the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. My Department is preparing briefing material in relation to a request subsequently received from the Committee, and a response will be issued ?to the Committee as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jan 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 (27 Jan 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 (27 Jan 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 last, the Government announced a once-off...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 Jan 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 Waiting Lists (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 and 349 together. It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. While significant work continues to positively impact on waiting times and improve pathways to elective care, acute hospitals have been impacted by operational challenges arising from surges in cases related to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jan 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 (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, several countries have announced that they are introducing or are considering the introduction of mandatory vaccination policies, either at a population level or more commonly in certain workplace settings. There are no plans currently to introduce such a policy in Ireland. Mandatory vaccination policies represent a considerable interference with individual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) for COVID-19 is the mechanism for overseeing the health sector response to significant health-based emergencies. It facilitates the sharing of information between the Department of Health and its agencies and provides a forum for agreement as to strategic approaches to such emergencies. It is currently under...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jan 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.