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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 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 Services (4 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, all nurses and midwives who practise in Ireland must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). The NMBI recognises the importance of processing registration applications within a reasonable timeframe taking into account the need to carry out this work with an appropriate level of care and attention . Protecting the public is a core...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (4 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: There is no provision under the GMS GP contract for persons who hold a medical card or GP visit card to be charged for routine phlebotomy services provided by their GP which are required to either assist in the diagnosis of illness or the treatment of a condition. This has been advised to GPs by the HSE. The issue of GPs charging GMS patients for phlebotomy services is complex given the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Co-operation (4 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is redoubling our commitment to deepening and strengthening North-South health links, to deliver better health care and outcomes for people on the island, building on the successes of recent years, including all-island provision of paediatric cardiac surgery in Dublin and cross-border provision of radiotherapy and coronary intervention services in Derry. The Government will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (4 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: Tobacco Control Measures (4 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: A survey commissioned by the European Commission on Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettesindicates that in 2020 on average Irish people smoked 13.1 cigarettes a day. This represents a marginal reduction of 0.2 of a cigarette on the average number of cigarettes smoked by individuals in the period 2017-2020 and a reduction of 3.3 cigarettes for the period 2012-2020....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (4 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: There are currently no plans to introduce legislation prohibiting the sale of cigarettes in packs of more than 20 at this time. The ban on packets of cigarettes containing less than 20 cigarettes was introduced on the basis that cigarettes in smaller and consequently cheaper packets increases affordability for minors. There is currently a dearth of evidence to indicate that a measure...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (4 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 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 Promotion (4 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In 2017 the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) delivered a health technology assessment (HTA) of the clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical smoking cessation products and services. In relation to e-cigarettes as an aid to smoking cessation, HIQA advised as follows: ''Although the currently available results for e-cigarettes are...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. I am here to introduce a resolution to extend the sunset clauses of three Covid-19-related Acts. The first is Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and Other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020, No. 1 of 2020; the second is the Health (Amendment) Act 2020, No. 19 of 2020; and the third is the Criminal Justice...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank colleagues for their time, contributions, challenges and ideas. These are extraordinary measures, these are extraordinary times and these sorts of powers should never sit comfortably with any Parliament. I do not think that there is any Member of either House that they do sit properly with. It is not just right and proper but essential that we have serious debate even on something...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 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 (3 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: On 8 September, I announced an update to the Covid-19 vaccination programme following advice from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The NIAC has recommended a booster dose of an mRNA vaccine (irrespective of whether the primary vaccination course was of an mRNA or adenoviral vector) for residents aged 65 years and older living in Long Term Residential Care Facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (3 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS) was introduced by the Health Services (Drug Payment Scheme) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 526 of 2012) and provides for the refund of the amount by which expenditure on approved prescribed medicines/appliances exceeds a named threshold in any calendar month. All persons ordinarily resident in Ireland can apply for eligibility regardless of their means. There...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (3 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 Services (3 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme (NI PHS) has been in effective operation since 1 January 2021. This Scheme was introduced to mitigate the loss of access to care from private providers in Northern Ireland under the EU Cross Border Directive, which ceased to apply as a result of Brexit. The Government intends to place the administrative NI PHS on a statutory basis and an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 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. As the Deputy will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Blood Donation Deferral Surveillance Group was established to assess the impact, if any, on the incidence of transfusion transmitted infections, following the change to MSM and STI donor deferral policies in 2017. The Group includes representatives from the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, Health Protection Surveillance Centre, Public Health England and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (3 Nov 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In accordance with the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE issues income guidelines to assist in determining entitlement to medical cards/GP visit cards. Persons aged 70 or older are assessed under the over 70s medical card income thresholds which are based on gross income. On November 1,...