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

Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government commits to updating the Palliative Care policy for adults to reflect the main developments in end-of-life care and international best practice since 2001 and with a view to addressing the interface with children's palliative care. It is envisaged that the new policy will take account of increased demand for adult palliative care, the shift towards care in the...

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

Stephen Donnelly: My department instructed the Health Research Board to carry out research on its behalf concerning international approaches to regulating health and social care professions. I can confirm that this report was received by the Department in June of this year and is currently being examined by my officials following which a decision on publication will be made.

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

Stephen Donnelly: Following a tender by the Office of Government Procurement, Mazars conducted a review of the governance structures around the HSE's drug reimbursement process. The report was submitted to my Department in January 2020. The review made recommendations in respect of the HSE’s systems, structures, processes, governance arrangements and use of specialist resources in respect of the drug...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Expert Review Body for Nursing and Midwifery is continuing its work, as set out in its Terms of Reference. It has completed a stakeholder engagement and is currently in the process of drafting its report which will be presented to me in due course.

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Research Programme in Healthcare Reform is a programme agreed between the Department of Health and the ESRI which commenced in July 2014. The broad objectives of the programme are to apply economic analysis to explore issues in relation to health services, health spending and population health, in order to inform the development of health policy and the Government’s healthcare...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Safe Staffing Framework is an evidence-based methodology to determining the nursing workforce required based on patient acuity and dependency. The Framework was launched by Minister Harris, on 16 April 2018, on publication of the Final Report and Recommendations of the Taskforce on Staffing and Skill Mix for Nursing, on a Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix in General and...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) is currently reviewing future vaccination requirements, including the potential need for booster shots and is expected to make recommendations in this regard shortly. Following receipt of the NIAC advice, my Department and the HSE will consider the appropriate operational measures to implement the recommendations.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 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. As this...

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

Stephen Donnelly: In 2020, funding was provided to CHI to develop services to address the needs of children, adolescents and their families living with complex pain in Ireland. This funding provides for an interdisciplinary service, consisting of consultant with special interest in pain management (1 WTE), administration (1.2 WTE), clinical nurse specialist (1.0 WTE), advanced nurse practitioner (1.2WTE),...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Testing and contact tracing continues to be a key component of the response to the pandemic. In line with evolving public health policy advice, the HSE has put in place a comprehensive, reliable and responsive testing and tracing operation. The testing and tracing service is kept under constant review to respond to changing circumstances, including those caused by the Delta variant. 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: 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: 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 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 particular to...

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 ongoing, 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: Birth Certificates (27 Jul 2021)

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

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Digital COVID Certificate Regulation is intended to facilitate people’s fundamental right to move and reside freely and help to support the lifting of restrictions currently in place in a coordinated manner within the EU. As the Minister for Health, I am supporting the work of my Department in collaborating with relevant Departments under the leadership of the Department of...

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...