Results 24,961-24,980 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (19 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: Departmental Contracts (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The HSE and the main representatives of the Private Hospitals Association have agreed an amended and extended Safety Net agreement, Safety Net 4, building on the lessons learnt from the operation of Safety Net agreements 2 and 3. The agreement will be submitted to Government shortly for its approval and if Government agrees to it, the details will be made available at then. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (19 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: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: All matters relating to the provision of services for the treatment of foetal alcohol syndrome are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive and as such, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Irish College of General Practitioners is the professional body for education, training, research and standards in general practice. In addition to its teaching, training and education activities the College regularly produces general practice publications, guidelines and protocols to assist GPs in their everyday work. The purpose of the “Asthma-Diagnosis, Assessment and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The initial phase of the Chronic Disease Management (CDM) programme commenced on schedule in 2020 with adult GMS and GP visit card patients aged 75 years and over who have a diagnosis of one or more of the specified chronic diseases: type 2 diabetes, asthma, COPD, or cardiovascular disease. In July 2020, a modified porgramme to facilitate remote reviews during the COVID-19 pandemic was...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (19 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: National Children's Hospital (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As the NPHDB has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital, I have referred your question to the NPHDB for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 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: Living Wage (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Employees in the public health sector are paid in line with the Department of Health consolidated salary scales which are available to view online here: www.gov.ie/en/publication/b556a-application-of-1-october-202 1-pay-adjustments/ All grades in the public health sector are paid in excess of the national minimum wage, and receive pay increases as set out in the public...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is responsible for the regulation of nurses and midwives in Ireland. While my Department has responsibility for oversight and governance matters regarding the NMBI, I have no role in setting or approving fees. The 2011 Act requires the NMBI to be self-financing, and the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) is the independent statutory body with responsibility for standards, training and education in pre-hospital emergency care. This includes assessment of equivalence of professional qualifications in pre-hospital emergency care obtained from institutions outside the State. Accordingly, I have asked the PHECC to respond to the Deputy on this...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The use of a medicinal product outside of the specific terms of its marketing authorisation is often described as “off-label use”. This is a not an uncommon practice and reflects the fact that there are not enough approved products to deal with every medical need and proposed practical usage of the product to deal with all patients’ needs. A different indication...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 1970, eligibility for a medical card is based primarily on means. The Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without due hardship, to arrange general practitioner services for himself or herself and his or her family, having regard to his or her overall financial position and reasonable expenditure. The issue of granting medical or GP visit cards...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (19 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: Health Service Executive (19 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: Health Service Executive (19 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: Medical Cards (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1522, 1523 and 1554 together. 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." There...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 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: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this issue.