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- 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for scoliosis treatment, and I remain conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families. This Government’s commitment to improve scoliosis waiting times can be seen in the continued investment in paediatric orthopaedic services. Since 2018, €9 million has been allocated...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: In January 2021 all 18 private hospitals signed a Safety Net 2 agreement to provide additional hospital capacity to the HSE to deal with the surge in Covid-19. Under the agreement the HSE can obtain up to 15% or 30% of the private hospitals’ capacity, depending on certain metrics regarding the level of community transmission of the disease, or numbers hospitalised or in ICUs occurring....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Media (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: In 2021, my Department spent a total of €21,272.75 on social media advertising campaigns under the criteria in question, a breakdown of which is in tabular form below. Social Media Spend related to the COVID-19 Communications Strategy, including the SciComm Collective Initiative: Platform Amount Facebook 29888.39 Instagram...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Department's total expenditure in the A7 subhead consultancy for 2021 is as per the table below.It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department and, in particular, when such an approach is felt to be more appropriate and cost-effective. The following table outlines the total...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (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: Hospital 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The NPHET, in its letter of 16 December, recommended the early introduction of additional measures to slow down the spread of the Omicron variant while the booster programme advances, and its full impact can take effect. While acknowledging that additional measures would impose a further burden on certain sectors and also on society more generally, the measures were intended to reduce the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The recommendations of the Independent Body Examining Additional Working Hours have not yet been published. Therefore, I am not able to answer this question at this time.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The recommendations of the Independent Body Examining Additional Working Hours have not yet been published. Therefore, I am not able to answer this question at this time.
- 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: 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: 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: Please find attached a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that the Department of Health provided via a contracted service provider from 2017 onwards. Net (VAT Exclusive) Capita € 2017 0.00 2018 0.00 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Defibrillators Provision (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: An objective of the Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OCHA) Strategy in 2022 will be to implement the OCHA Automated External Defibrillators (AED) Registry. This will enable the National Ambulance Service (NAS) National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) to locate publicly accessible Automated External Defibrillators, when receiving a 999/112 Call. ...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (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: Vaccination Programme (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is responsible for monitoring the safety and quality of all medicines including vaccines that are licensed in Ireland. The HPRA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) continually monitor adverse reactions to vaccination. The HPRA operates a national adverse reaction reporting system, which members of the public and healthcare...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jan 2022)
Stephen Donnelly: There are no plans at present for the introduction of a COVID-19 specific vaccine compensation scheme. In June 2018, the Government agreed to the establishment of the 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 perspective of the person who has made...