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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government commits to the introduction of a statutory scheme to support people to live in their own homes, which will provide equitable access to high-quality, regulated home care. The Department of Health is in the process of developing a statutory scheme for the financing and regulation of home-support. It is intended that the new scheme will provide equitable and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 and 315 together. In September 2019 Sláintecare Integration funding was allocated to the HSE to design and procure a National Diabetes Registry demonstrator product and develop a full specification plan for a National Diabetes Registry. The development of a National Diabetes Registry will have a long-term benefit on - Patient care by facilitating...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Sep 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: Departmental Reports (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: AEDs (defibrillators) are available in many locations across society under the management of various organisations. The maintenance and upkeep of these devices is a matter for the supplying organisations. The HSE is not responsible for the supply or upkeep of AEDs. As such, an AED register would not be within the scope of the Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Testing and contact tracing has been a key component of our response to the pandemic and has been fundamental to identifying the source, and containing the spread of the virus. The Government is acutely aware of the importance of testing and contact tracing, and how the system has responded to periods of increased demand, including the high demand currently being experienced. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Diabetes is a complex condition that can have a profound impact on the quality of life of people living with the condition, the management of emotional and psychological well-being is an important part of diabetes care and self-management. Self-management education programmes such as DAFNE (for people living with type 1 diabetes) and DESMOND and Discover Diabetes (for people living with type...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Sep 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 Staff (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The information necessary to answer the Deputy's question is not available at this time. However I have asked the Health Service Executive to provide me with the information and I will respond to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Sep 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 (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Where a GMS patient experiences difficulty in finding a GP to accept him/her as a patient, the person concerned having unsuccessfully applied to at least three GPs in the area can apply to the HSE National Medical Card Unit which has the power to assign that person to a GP's GMS patient list. People who do not hold a medical card or GP visit card access GP services on a private basis and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Sep 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 Staff (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Sep 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. The underpinning EU Digital COVID Certificate regulation concerns the issuing and verification of certificates for medical events including vaccination, recovery, and testing related to COVID-19. A person who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a GMS (General Medical Services) contract with the HSE to provide services without charge to patients who hold a medical card or a GP visit card. GPs are reimbursed by the HSE for the provision of those services. Medical and GP visit card holders are not subject to a charge for GP face to face or phone consultations. People who do not hold...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. It makes recommendations on vaccination policy to my Department. The NIAC continues to revise recommendations to allow for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (23 Sep 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: Medical Cards (23 Sep 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Following a review, the HSE introduced a new system for the reimbursement of the lidocaine 5% medicated plaster (Versatis), which is licensed only for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (23 Sep 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 (23 Sep 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.