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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) has statutory responsibility for planning, designing, building and equipping the new children's hospital (NCH). The NPHDB has, at my request, undertaken a detailed analysis of the project to determine the implications of any delay(s), and to determine the most effective pathway to ensure the timely completion of this critical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for hospital appointments and treatment, and I remain conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families. My priority as Minister for Health, and that of this Government, is to improve waiting times for all patients accessing hospital treatment, and reducing the paediatric waiting list for orthopaedic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (19 Oct 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 (19 Oct 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: Emergency Departments (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: A strategic assessment report is currently being developed for the new ED and Women’s and Children’s Block at University Hospital Galway (UHG). It is envisaged that the project will progress through the planning process in 2022.  Following detailed design and a tendering process, construction works should commence in 2024, with an estimated completion date of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Safe Staffing Framework is an evidence based approach to determine the safe nurse staffing and skill mix requirement based on patient care needs. The initial phase, Phase 1, applied to acute medical and surgical areas in the hospital setting.  Following the success of the pilot project Phase 1 was agreed as national policy and handed over to the HSE for implementation across the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Improving women’s health outcomes is a key priority for me and this Government and €31 million euro has been allocated to women’s health in Budget 2022 for new developments. This additional funding supplements both the ongoing work of my Department in key areas for women and a specific dedicated allocation for innovative approaches to women’s health services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (19 Oct 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 (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: BreastCheck, the national breast cancer screening programme, is currently operating and inviting women for screening. Due to the impact of Covid-19 and the pauses in screening in 2020 and again earlier this year, BreastCheck appointments have been delayed. It will take approximately 3 years to get through this current screening round when it normally takes about 2 years; however this is still...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (19 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Oct 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: Debt Collection (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Patient charges are a key element of the overall funding envelope of the Irish health system and are taken into account when agreeing the Annual Estimates and the subsequent preparation of the annual National Service Plan.   These charges typically include: Out-patient charges; Emergency Department charges; Daily in-patient charges; and Long-term stay charges. There are cohorts of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: General practitioners have a key role in the detection of cancer as the GP is often the first contact for patients presenting symptoms of cancer. Where a diagnosis of cancer is suspected, the GP can refer the patient for appropriate diagnostic testing or to see the appropriate consultant, to confirm or disconfirm the GP’s suspicion. The National Cancer Control Programme has worked...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (19 Oct 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 Appointments Status (19 Oct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last nineteen months as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently as a result of the ransomware attack. While significant progress was made in reducing waiting times from June 2020 onwards, the surge in Covid-19 cases in the first quarter of 2021 and the associated...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 725 and 845 together. Drafting of a bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research is ongoing by Department of Health officials, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General. This legislation encompasses the regulation for the first time of a wide range of practices undertaken in this jurisdiction, including domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the GMS scheme, the HSE contracts GPs to provide medical services without charge to medical card and GP visit card holders. Certain groups, including those under 6 years of age and those over 70 years of age, are automatically entitled to a GP visit card. Where a GMS patient experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept him/her as a patient, the person concerned having...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: There is currently policy development work underway in relation to the potential establishment of a vaccine compensation scheme. In June 2018, the Government agreed to the establishment of an Expert Group, chaired by High Court Justice Charles Meenan, to review the current systems for the management of clinical negligence claims. Justice Meenan submitted his final report in January 2020,...