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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Nov 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 Service Executive (24 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service issue I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (24 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service issue I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (24 Nov 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 (24 Nov 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 (24 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Conditions for entry to privately owned premises are not a matter for the Department of Health however it is our understanding that privately owned premises are free to set their own terms and conditions for entry to their premises.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Responsibility for ensuring that only permitted persons access relevant indoor premises rests with the indoor operator who must satisfy themselves that any person seeking to enter a relevant indoor premises is a permitted person. This is provided for in Section 31AB(3)(a) of the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 which requires indoor operators to take “reasonable steps (including by...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The current high level of COVID-19 infection and the dominance of the significantly more transmissible Delta variant poses a very substantial threat, particularly to those who are not fully protected through vaccination. Public health advice remains that those who are not fully vaccinated should avoid congregated indoor settings for their own and others safety. The National Public Health...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The EU Digital COVID Certificate is a document which is issued to help facilitate enable the safe and free international movement of people across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic through the issuing and verification of vaccination, recovery and test certificates as part of an interoperable trust framework. To date 104,236 recovery certificates have issued in Ireland. The number of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: All Civil Servants are required to comply with the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour and all policies relating to the terms and conditions of their employment. There are a number of formal policies, processes and procedures by which the performance, conduct, behaviour and attendance of Civil Servants is measured, including Guidelines for the Management of Probation in the Civil...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (24 Nov 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: General Practitioner Services (24 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Where a vacancy arises in a practice with a GMS contract, the HSE becomes actively involved in the selection process to find a replacement GP. The HSE are currently re-advertising to fill the GMS vacancy concerned. Since the resignation of the two GMS GPs in partnership on the 31st of August last, the HSE has since provided a full medical service to the patients on both GP GMS panels. A...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Nov 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: Ambulance Service (24 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this question relates to operational matters 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: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Nov 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...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I will address it during the debate.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Nov 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The EU Digital COVID Certificate is a document which is issued to help facilitate enable the safe and free international movement of people across the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation individual Member States are responsible for deciding how to utilise these certificates as part of their travel measures. Individuals travelling within the EU...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Nov 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 (23 Nov 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 15 November the NIAC recommended that a booster of an mRNA vaccine be offered to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Nov 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.