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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is aware of the workforce issues currently facing general practice, including the limited access to GP services in certain areas, and has implemented a number of measures to improve recruitment and retention in general practice. These include changes to the entry provisions to the GMS scheme to accommodate more flexible/shared GMS GP contracts, and to the retirement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2798, 2800, 2816 and 2912 together. As the Deputies 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 and the position had been broadly stable over the earlier...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland is participating in an EU Procurement process with a view to accessing a portfolio of candidate vaccines against COVID-19 which are being negotiated with vaccine manufacturers by the Commission acting on behalf of Member States. Emergency Support Instrument (ESI) funding has been leveraged by the Commission to facilitate its negotiations with vaccine manufacturers, including with...

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

Stephen Donnelly: CAR-T is a novel treatment for patients with cancer. It is a patient-specific, individualised cell therapy that consists of genetically modifying the patient’s own T lymphocytes. Two CAR-T therapies were licensed as medicines by the EU in 2018 and a further one was licensed in late 2020. Although licensed as a medicine by the EMA, there are technical processes required to support...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (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: Registration of Births (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I wish to advise the Deputy that birth registration is a matter for the Department of Social Protection.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (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: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2822 and 3012 together. Every effort has been made to ensure the data on EU Digital COVID Certificates is correct and complete. For citizens who have a concern about the detail on their Digital COVID Certificate, they can call the helpline on 1800 807 008 to have the details corrected.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (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 a result of the cyber-attack on the HSE IT systems, the national infectious disease surveillance system - Computerised Infectious Diseases Reporting System (CIDR) was not available for the notification of COVID-19 outbreaks from 14/05/2021 to 28/06/2021. CIDR became available again for reporting of outbreaks on 28/06/2021. During the period of CIDR downtime, regional Departments of Public...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2834 and 2835 together. Of the 31 sections of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act, there remain five substantive provisions that have yet to be commenced. Work on commencing the Act was halted in 2020 due to the pandemic and the drafting of legislation continues to be delayed due to pandemic related law taking precedence. Section 4 of the Act relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department may provide a letter of support to a registered charity recommending a refund of Value Added Tax (VAT), providing that the request meets certain criteria as listed below. The basis for the refund of VAT is set out under SI no 58 of 1992 - Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (No 23) Order 1992. The criteria for issuing a letter of support for a refund are: 1. Medical equipment must...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital 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: General Practitioner 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Mandatory Hotel Quarantine has been introduced with the aim of protecting Ireland from the importation of COVID-19, particularly Variants of Concern. As Minister I am committed to protecting public health as a matter of urgency, and my Department continues to work with all State stakeholders and with Tifco Hotel Group to implement this policy, and to ensure that those who enter Mandatory...