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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I wish to advise the Deputy that National Governing Bodies and the definition of sporting events is a matter for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1585, 1619, 1675, 1695 and 1708 together. Ireland welcomes the European Medicines Agency age extension recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccines Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech) and Spikevax (Moderna) to include use in children 12+. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has reviewed the matter and recommended that the Vaccination Programme is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health has been in contact with the RCSI Hospital Group and they have confirmed that services at the Emergency Department in Cavan General Hospital remain unchanged.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: COVID-19 tests for the purposes of travel, both to and from the State, can be sourced via private testing providers, in order to preserve the testing capacity of the HSE for priority groups and public health screening. Arrivals to Ireland can now show evidence of vaccination, recovery or a negative / non-detected RT-PCR test upon arrival. Persons travelling with a negative / non-detected...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The National Action Plan on Covid-19 identified the continued provision of cancer care as a priority. Cancer services continue to operate in line with guidance issued by the HSE's National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP). Funding of €12m has been allocated in Budget 2021 specifically for the restoration of cancer services in the context of Covid-19. This funding is supporting...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: There are no plans for the establishment of a cancer services taskforce. The continued development of cancer services in Ireland is guided by the aims and objectives of the National Cancer Strategy 2017-2026. The Strategy has received near universal support for the way forward that is mapped out and its implementation is a Programme for Government commitment, and is part of the implementation...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, on 29 June, Government announced the next phase of reopening the economy and society in line with Recovery and Resilience: The Path Ahead. While significant progress is being made in relation to the roll-out of our vaccination programme, the rapidly increasing prevalence of the more transmissible Delta variant, and the significant risk this poses, in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. However, I have asked the State Claims Agency to provide this, and I understand that it will be collated shortly. I will respond directly to the Deputy on receipt...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1597 and 1628 together. The CervicalCheck Tribunal was established on 27 October 2020 under the CervicalCheck Tribunal Act 2019. Establishment of the Tribunal was finalised with the appointment of the nominated members to the Tribunal with effect from 1 December 2020. The Tribunal has indicated to my Department that it has received eight claims. I am advised...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1598 and 2279 together. The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. I have been informed by the SCA that the information contained below was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) according to the below criteria: -...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I take the allegations made in recent media reports including the RTÉ Investigates broadcast of 25 March extremely seriously. The Report of the Department of Health team set up to establish the facts in respect of specific allegations by RTÉ Primetime Investigates Programme was published on 21st April. This report deals with each of the allegations made in the programme and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I take the allegations made in recent media reports including the RTÉ Investigates broadcast of 25 March extremely seriously. The Report of the Department of Health team set up to establish the facts in respect of specific allegations by RTÉ Primetime Investigates Programme was published on 21st April. This report deals with each of the allegations made in the programme and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: On 4 June I announced a shorter interval between doses for the Vaxzevria® (AstraZeneca) vaccine. This follows updated recommendations from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC), which have been endorsed by the Chief Medical Officer. The NIAC has concluded that those of any age (without any previous COVID-19 infection), who have received their first dose of Vaxzevria®...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: I refer to the matter which has been raised by the Deputy. The Cross-Border Directive (CBD) and the analogous Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme (NIPHS) allows for patients that are normally resident in Ireland and availing of public health services to avail of treatment in another EU/EEA Member State, for the CBD, or Northern Ireland, for the NIPHS. Reimbursement under these...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The HSE is currently offering everyone who registers online an mRNA vaccine - either the Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine - when it is available. People waiting for their first vaccination appointment also have a choice to opt-in or out of getting the AstraZeneca vaccine if it is available earlier than an mRNA vaccine. If opting for this vaccine, a person may be vaccinated sooner, depending...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, on 29 June, Government announced the next phase of reopening the economy and society in line with Recovery and Resilience: The Path Ahead. While significant progress is being made in relation to the roll-out of our vaccination programme, the rapidly increasing prevalence of the more transmissible Delta variant, and the significant risk this poses, in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (27 Jul 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. I will ask my officials to collate the information and will respond to the Deputy as soon as possible.