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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Mandatory hotel quarantine has been introduced as one element of Ireland’s public health measures to combat the transmission of COVID-19 variants of concern. The Health Act 1947, as amended, provides that all persons arriving in Ireland from a designated state, or having travelled through a designated state in the previous 14 days, are required to undergo mandatory quarantine in a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018 and commenced on 1 January 2019. Section 7 of the Act states that “The Minister shall, not later than 3 years after the commencement of this section, carry out a review of the operation of this Act." The review is being progressed this year and will be led by an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Jun 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 Appointments Status (29 Jun 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 Appointments Status (29 Jun 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 (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Maternity services are a core, essential service and must be able to continue to provide 24/7 care during the pandemic. In order to protect women, babies, staff and our maternity service as a whole, it has been necessary to introduce restrictions on attendance at maternity services. This has unfortunately included limitations on access of partners to maternity wards, theatres and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (29 Jun 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 (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: This Parliamentary Question relates to a service matter, as it concerns operational practices and procedures in addressing emergency safeguarding issues involving health and social care services, therefore 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Jun 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 Appointments Status (29 Jun 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 Appointments Status (29 Jun 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 (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 516 and 519 together. The correspondence referred to was received. The letter addresses a range of issues in relation to the Medical Cannabis Access Programme which are under currently under consideration by officials in the Department. A response shall issue shortly. The letter is available at the link:...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Jun 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Testing and contact tracing continues to be a key component of the Government’s and the country’s response to the pandemic. Under the guidance of the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), the HSE has worked intensively to put in place a comprehensive, reliable and responsive testing and tracing operation and the contact tracing programme undergoes ongoing evaluation and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Considerable work has been undertaken to date to evaluate the potential use of rapid antigen detection tests (RADTs) in an Irish context and this will continue on an ongoing basis. In the health sector, the HSE has deployed rapid antigen tests for use for specific indications in the acute hospital setting, and as part of the response to outbreaks in the community setting, supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Jun 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 (29 Jun 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 Paindéim (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Tá an clár imdhíonta in Éirinn bunaithe ar chomhairle NIAC. Tá moltaí NIAC bunaithe ar leitheadúlacht an ghalair ábhartha agus ar na dea-chleachtais idirnáisiúnta is fear maidir le himdhíonadh. Déanann NIAC moltaí ar pholasaithe maidir le vacsaíniú chuig mo Roinn. Déanann NIAC athbhreithniú ar an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Paindéim (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Toisc go mbaineann an cheist pharlaiminteach le saincheist oibríochtúil, is le Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte (HSE) a bhaineann sí. Mar sin féin, moltar de bhaill an Oireachtais nach bhfuil an HSE ábalta rochtain a fháil ar an bhfaisnéis le ceisteanna a fhreagairt mar gheall ar an cibearionsaí a tharla le déanaí agus a dhún...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy sets out a provisional list of groups for vaccination. The Strategy was developed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and my Department, endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), and approved by Government on 8 December 2020. On the 23rd of February, I announced an update to Ireland’s COVID-19 Vaccine...