Results 30,001-30,020 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly

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: National Maternity Hospital (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3220 and 3221 together. As the Deputy is aware, a draft legal framework has been developed which aims to address the ownership and governance arrangements at the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH). The draft legal framework provides for the new hospital to be built on a site leased by the State from the St Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG) for a...

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

Stephen Donnelly: In 2017, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government signed into Irish Law the requirement to meet Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) as part of Building Regulations (Part L Amendment) Regulations 2017. In order to comply with the Statutory requirements set out in the updated regulations, and to achieve enhanced energy performance and necessary carbon reduction, the design of the...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The value of the contract awarded for the Pharmacy and extension to existing multi storey carpark works is €25,472,302.00 excluding VAT (€28,911,062.80 including VAT). The works were awarded as a single construction contract and are not apportioned separately. The Pharmacy and extension to existing multi storey carpark works were procured in accordance with Capital Works...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE ensures that robust legal arrangements are put in place to protect the State’s interests with respect to capital investment on voluntary hospital sites. As the HSE is responsible for the delivery of this public healthcare infrastructure project, they would be in a better position to provide additional information in relation to the specific query raised by the Deputy. However,...

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: Proposed Legislation (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, drafting of a bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research is ongoing by officials in my Department, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General. This comprehensive piece of legislation will encompass the regulation, for the first time in Ireland, of a very wide range of practices, including domestic altruistic surrogacy. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (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: The Health Act 1947 (Sections 31AB and 31AD) (Covid-19) (Operation of certain indoor premises) Regulations 2021 came into operation on 26th July 2021. It is intended thatthe EU Digital COVID Certificates for vaccination and recovery will be the primary evidence used when going into a pub, restaurant, café or food court to access indoor hospitality. Other proofs of immunity include the...

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

Stephen Donnelly: All passengers arriving into the state are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form (PLF) in accordance with SI 45/2021. There are limited exemptions from this requirement, as set out in the regulations, such as for international transport workers or for diplomats. Since 6thFebruary 2021 the reference to Council Recommendation (EU) 2020/1475 on a co-ordinated approach to the...

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 operationally possible, prioritising those who are most vulnerable. Ireland received approximately 5.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the first six months of 2021. As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (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 Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Higher Education Authority uses a figure of €7,500 per student per year ( so €30,000 in total for the four years of their education programme ) as representing an average of funding currently provided by them for grants and fees for nursing and midwifery undergraduate places. The other significant cost arises during internship when a student nurse or midwife enters the final...

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

Stephen Donnelly: S.I. 135 of 2021 which lays out the new travel measures in place since 19thJuly, provides for children under the age of 12 not to be required to show evidence of a negative RT-PCR test result upon arrival to Ireland. An exemption can be declared for children under the age of 12 on the new enhanced Passenger Locator Form prior to departure. Any citizen who has a genuine humanitarian emergency...

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: Hospital Waiting Lists (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, given the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems, disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (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: GPs are self-employed private practitioners. While the majority also provide services to Medical Card and GP Visit Card holders under contract to the HSE, they retain their private status and, as a result, information on the number of people waiting for a GP appointment is not collected by my Department or the HSE. The Government is aware of the workforce issues currently facing general...