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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Merlin Park University Hospital provides elective Medical and Surgical (Orthopaedic and minor surgery) services, renal services including a Haemodialysis unit, two designated rehabilitation units along with a number of specialist outpatient clinics. Funding has been provided in 2021 for this project which will deliver two Orthopaedic Theatres with ancillary accommodation for the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Approval has been granted to complete a temporary extension to the Emergency Department to provide additional accommodation, in the first instance related to Covid requirements. The Temporary ED project and associate works will also service as an enabling works project for the proposed permanent ED by helping to free up the site required for the proposed new block. The accommodation...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (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: Dental Services (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1925, 1926, 2135, 2212, 2243, 2295 and 3190 together. Approximately 1,200 contracted dentists provide oral healthcare to medical card holders under the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS). From March 2020 until the end of April 2021, approximately 200 dentists left the Scheme. A further 112 applications for new contracts have been received. The HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland welcomes the European Medicines Agency age extension recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccines Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech) and Spikevax (Moderna) to include use in children 12+. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is reviewing the matter and will make a recommendation as appropriate. Currently, Ireland's COVID-19 Vaccination Programme is administering vaccines to those aged 16+.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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: I wish to advise the Deputy that the issues of ventilation and air conditioning on trains is a matter for the Department of Transport.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1934, 2003 and 2104 together. In Budget 2021, the Government allocated over €2.2 billion for specialist disability services, including €100m in additional funding to enhance services and supports, reflecting the Government’s commitment in this area. €3m of this funding was allocated to support a new pilot project which aims to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Birth Certificates (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I wish to advise the Deputy that birth certificates are a matter for the Department of Social Protection and issues to do with passports are a matter for the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (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: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1939 and 2856 together. 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...

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: 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: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department has not been charged interest for savings or other funds on deposit in Irish banks since negative interest rates were introduced by year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last sixteen 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 resultant...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Details of the proposed inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in Ireland are currently being considered by officials within the Department of Health.

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: National Maternity Hospital (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: There is no approved budget in place for the relocation of the national maternity hospital (NMH). The need to obtain maximum value for money for capital investment projects through disciplined project evaluation, preparation, and implementation under the public spending code (PSC) means that there are a number of steps required before a clear, evidenced-based approximation of costs can be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme strategy is to distribute all available vaccines as quickly as is operationally possible, prioritising those who are most vulnerable to COVID-19. The programme is based on the principles of safety, effectiveness and fairness, with the objective of reducing severe illness, hospitalisations and deaths from COVID-19 infection. The immunisation...