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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I understand, from interactions with the Deputy's Office, that the matter in question related to care at the emergency departments in certain private hospitals, rather than HSE hospitals. The Department of Health does not have responsibility for private hospitals and so cannot provide specific information in relation to the hospitals concerned or the health services that they provide. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 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: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (15 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The provision of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP) as a result of recommendations by the Health Products Regulatory Authority in their “Cannabis for Medical User – A Scientific Review”. The review stated that if the policy decision is to make cannabis available for medical purposes, the HPRA advised that it should recognise patient need, but be evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (15 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides dental care, free of charge to medical card holders aged 16 and over. These services are provided by independent dental practitioners who have a contract with the HSE. Patients may choose to have their treatment undertaken by any dentist who participates in the Scheme. I am aware that there has been a reduction in the numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Since 4th February travellers arriving from the Great Britain to Ireland have been required to complete a period of 14-day home quarantine. Under the current regulations (S.I. 135/2021) this legal requirement to home quarantine can be shortened if a negative/not-detected result is obtained from a PCR test taken no less than 5 days after arrival. All passengers arriving into the state are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The products you refer to are manufactured by the dispensing pharmacy in the Netherlands. The Dutch authorities will not allow the commercial export of oil-based cannabis products to pharmacies or wholesalers. Representations were made to the Dutch authorities about having the products exported to Ireland to facilitate their inclusion in the Access Programme if the producers wished to do so....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 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 (15 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The HSE maintains a Reimbursement List of medicinal products that are provided under the General Medical Services Scheme or the Drugs Payment Scheme. These products are approved for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Please see attached information on annual capital funding received by agencies, broken down by ICT and non-ICT, in each of the years between 2016 and 2020, and Year to Date in 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 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: Defibrillators Provision (15 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: State Bodies (15 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The recruitment process for all State Bodies is the responsibility of Commission for Public Service Appointments which has published the Code of Practice for appointment to positions in the Civil Service and Public Service. Under the British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999, it is up to the North/South Body, in this case Safefood, with the approval of North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Mandatory hotel quarantine (MHQ) has been introduced as one element of Ireland’s public health measures to combat the transmission of Covid-19 and to protect the population when there is a high risk of importation of infection from Covid-19 and from challenges posed by new variants of concern. As of 21st June a total of six hotels with the capacity of 1,376 rooms are in use for MHQ....

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I cannot really respond in less than 60 seconds. There has been a lot of very legitimate debate-----

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I have taken notes on what everyone has said but I cannot respond in less than 60 seconds.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I genuinely wanted to respond to Deputy Boyd Barrett in particular because these are his amendments, which were very legitimately tabled. It is my hope that this will be a non-issue before the first period of three months is up. I would genuinely like to engage with Deputy Boyd Barrett on the debate because the position he has outlined is a legitimate one. I take a different position but...

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I request the Ceann Comhairle to direct the Clerk, in accordance with Standing Order 196, to make the following minor correction to the text of the Bill: On page 18, line 43, replace the words "Companies Acts" with "Companies Act 2014".

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is not the way that any of us would like to conduct business.

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is solely in response to a rapidly moving variant that we have to bring in measures to keep people safe.