Results 261-280 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (22 Jan 2025)
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: Dental Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jan 2025)
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 Waiting Lists (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: Several initiatives are underway to support improvements in paediatric spinal services and reduce the time that children are waiting for spinal procedures. International outsourcing arrangements are in place with Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York and Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. In 2024, 15 patients received their surgery abroad under these arrangements....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: Following engagement with the ICGP, the number new entrant GP training places available for 2024 was increased to 350 whereas previously it intended to reach 350 new entrant places by 2026. 346 new entrants commenced GP training last year, a 21% increase on the previous year’s intake of 286. The number of new entrants to GP training has been increased by approximately 80% from 2019 to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (22 Jan 2025)
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 (22 Jan 2025)
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: Dental Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: The Minister for Health is supportive of the digitisation of patient and medical records as evidenced by his approval for the Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030 which was published in May 2024. See: www.gov.ie/en/publication/0d21e-digital-for-care-a-digital-h ealth-framework-for-ireland-2024-2030 Digitisation of patient and medical records will be...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners most of whom hold a GMS contract for the provision of health services to medical card and GP visit card holders. GP services are a vital part of primary care services and most often serve as the entry point to the wider health service. The development of primary care services supports the delivery of a high-quality, integrated and cost-effective health care...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: The recruitment Pause ended in July 2024. As of the end of November 2024, there were 148,111 WTE staff working in our health service (including Disabilities). While the increase in our workforce has been incredibly positive and has enabled significant improvements in service delivery and reductions in waiting times for patients, it is important that the HSE operate within budgeted...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: I can confirm that there are no plans to consider the provision of accommodation for any grade of staff employed in the public health sector.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (22 Jan 2025)
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: Dental Services (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1670 and 1671 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the Model of Care for Fertility was developed by the Department of Health in conjunction with the HSE’s National Women & Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) in order to ensure that fertility-related issues are addressed through the public health system at the lowest level of clinical...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (22 Jan 2025)
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 Facilities (22 Jan 2025)
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 (22 Jan 2025)
Stephen Donnelly: Thank you for your question in relation to the availability of Ozempic. Semaglutide (Ozempic®) is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist licensed for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise. The Department is aware of previous recurrent shortages of Ozempic, during 2023 and 2024, and appreciates...