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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Testing and contact-tracing continues to be a key component of the Government’s response to the pandemic. The HSE operates testing centres for COVID-19 at locations all round the country. A person who requires a test can book online through the HSE or by contacting a GP. If there are no test appointments available online at that time for their local area, they should check again...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170, 173 and 174 together. Testing and contact-tracing continues to be a key component of the Government’s response to the pandemic. Demand for testing at this time is very high, with over 214,000 tests conducted in the last seven days. This demand on the testing and tracing system is due to the high level of infection in communities that we are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: 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. On 25 November the NIAC recommended that a booster of an mRNA vaccine be offered to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (1 Dec 2021)

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 cards based on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175, 193 and 194 together. A new National Oral Health Policy, Smile agus Sláinte, was launched in April 2019. That Policy set out the roadmap for the future provision of oral healthcare to the eligible population. It has two key goals; first, to provide the supports to enable every individual to achieve their best oral health, and second, to reduce...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, this Department has brought five Covid-19 related Acts through the houses of the Oireachtas having received a waiver from pre-legislative scrutiny. These five Acts are as follows: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 Health and Criminal Justice (Covid 19) (Amendment) Act 2021 Health (Amendment) Act 2021 Health (Amendment) Act 2020 Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 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 (1 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: National Maternity Hospital (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to the development of the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) planned for the St Vincent’s University Hospital Campus at Elm Park, as set out in the Programme for Government. As the Deputy may be aware, the proposed corporate and clinical governance arrangements for the new National Maternity Hospital were set out in the Mulvey Agreement, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: On 25 May 2018, a referendum was held on the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, where the people voted overwhelmingly in favor of deleting Article 40.3.3 in its entirety, and substituting an article in the Constitution, the object and effect of which is to articulate clearly the principle that laws may be enacted by the Oireachtas to provide for the regulation of termination of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, 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 (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: 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. On 25 November the NIAC recommended that a booster of an mRNA vaccine be offered to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 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 Tests (1 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: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is an independent authority established to drive high-quality and safe care for health and social care services in Ireland. HIQA standards in regard to disability service providers focus on the delivery of high quality, safe services.  Regarding staffing levels in designated centres, the regulations require providers to assess the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter for the National Ambulance Service in the first instance I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2014 of 17 November 2021 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1073 laying down technical specifications and rules for the implementation of the trust framework for the EU Digital COVID Certificate established by Regulation (EU) 2021/953 was adopted by the Commission on 17 November and published on 18 November in the Official Journal. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Dec 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I acknowledge that waiting times for many hospital procedures and appointments are unacceptably long. It is of particular regret that children can experience long waiting times for orthopaedic treatment, especially for time sensitive procedures, and I remain acutely aware of the impact that this has on children and their families. I remain committed to working to reduce waiting times for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (1 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 Services (1 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.

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