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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The eHealth Strategy for Ireland and Sláintecare both recommend the establishment of electronic health records for everyone using health services in Ireland. This is a long-term programme of work that requires a sustained commitment in terms of funding and resources for eHealth in Ireland. It is not envisioned that specialty specific or indeed patient cohort specific electronic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In September 2019 Sláintecare Integration funding was allocated to the HSE to design and procure a National Diabetes Registry demonstrator product and develop a full specification plan for a National Diabetes Registry. It was intended that the registry would be in place by 2021. However, the project was paused as it was dependent on the input and expertise of key HSE staff who were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Government have indicated their intention to recognise front-line health sector workers in respect of the extraordinary contribution and commitment they have made in respect of the management of the pandemic. The most appropriate means and timeline for such recognition is being considered noting that the pandemic is still ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2021)

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 (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Long Term Illness (LTI) scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975, prescribing 16 illnesses covered by the scheme. These conditions are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Drug Payment Scheme (DPS), no individual or family pays more than €114 a month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. The maximum payable under the DPS will be further reduced to €100 per month from 1 January 2022. The scheme significantly reduces the cost burden for families and individuals with ongoing expenditure on medicines. The Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (8 Dec 2021)

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 (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy will be aware that the COVID-19 situation in Ireland remains of concern and is delicately balanced. Ireland remains vulnerable to a further deterioration in the disease profile depending on several factors, including levels of social contact in the coming weeks and over the festive period, adherence to basic public health protective measures and levels of immunity across the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) works with public hospitals, as opposed to with patients directly, to offer and provide the funding for treatment to clinically suitable long waiting patients who are on an inpatient/day case waiting list for surgery, having been referred on to such a list following clinical assessment by a consultant/specialist at an outpatient clinic. The key...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Testing and contact tracing continues to be a key component of the Irish Government’s response to the pandemic. Currently, PCR testing is the gold standard for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and it is essential that people who have symptoms of Covid-19 continue to be advised to self-isolate and seek a PCR test from the HSE. The HSE continues to monitor the evidence for other...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (8 Dec 2021)

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 Staff (8 Dec 2021)

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 (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE Guidance on Managing Risk of Transmission of Respiratory Viruses Including COVID-19 in General Practicesets out the measures to manage the risk transmission of Covid-19 in general practice. General practice has continued to operate during the Covid-19 public health emergency and GPs see patients face to face where necessary, albeit with infection-control measures in place. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As set out in S.I. 135/2021, as amended, a person holding either an accepted proof of vaccination or proof of recovery is also required to hold a relevant test result in the form of- - a negative PCR test result taken within 72 hours of arrival or - a negative antigen test result taken within 48 hours of arrival. The definition of a relevant test result in S.I. 135/2021 does not require the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Dec 2021)

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank my colleagues on the committee for their interest in this review which we can all agree is very important. The momentous referendum to repeal the eighth amendment marked a necessary and important shift in how Ireland responds to women’s healthcare. We will be looking at the review of the legislation today. As many here, and indeed those joining us remotely, will know, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The review is up and running as of today. We are doing it in two phases. Phase 1 is very much broad consultation. It involves consultation with service users, services providers and broad public consultation. The review is being initiated today. Phase 2 will be for the chair to collate and analyse all that work and make recommendations as he or she sees fit to the Government which we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes, I do. I want to appoint the chair as quickly as possible. In the context of putting the terms of reference together for the first piece, we did a consultation with Members of the Oireachtas, civil society and service providers. We did that to shape the review. When considering how long it will take, to some extent we will be led by the chair on this. It may be that there will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It will be early in the new year. What I hope to see happening is that the report is submitted in the summer or autumn of next year, but we want to give the chair some flexibility in that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I hope the entire process will be completed, and that we could submit something to Government and to the Joint Committee on Health, by next summer or autumn.