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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cybersecurity Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Improved IT security measures have already been put in place within my Department. A complete security review of the infrastructure is being finalised and specialised software has been installed to mitigate against malicious software, and to provide early warning notifications of same. The system is fully monitored, providing for a rapid response to any notified incidents. Going...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cybersecurity Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I can confirm that improved security measures have already been put in place within my Department's IT systems. A complete security review of the infrastructure is being finalised and specialised software has been installed to mitigate against malicious software, and to provide early warning notifications of same. The system is fully monitored, providing for a rapid response to any notified...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 554 and 555 together. Under Section 31A of the Health Act 1947 (as inserted by Part 3 of the Preservation and Protection of Human Life and other Emergency Measures Act 2020), the Minister for Health may make regulations to give effect to public health measures to protect the health and lives of people, having regard to the constitutional duty of the State...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Section 39 agencies are agencies under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004 where the HSE provides a grant to allow the agency to provide services similar or ancillary to the HSE. They were not and are not party to the Public Service Agreements and are therefore not covered by the pay restoration provided for in these Agreements. In October 2018, an agreement was reached by the parties at the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (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...

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

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

Stephen Donnelly: I wish to thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. In early 2020, as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic the government of the Philippines introduced a ban on healthcare workers leaving the country. This ban was lifted in November 2020, but a limit was placed on the number allowed to leave the Philippines to ensure that enough healthcare workers would remain at home to help in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, drafting of a bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research, based on the published General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 562 and 563 together. The Government is committed to the development of the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) as planned at the St Vincent’s University Hospital campus. A draft legal framework has been developed setting out the governance and ownership arrangements for the new hospital, which are designed to protect the State's investment in the...

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: General Practitioner 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: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 572 together. The Health Products Regulatory Authority’s “Cannabis for Medical Review Use – A Scientific Review” advised that treatment with cannabis is only permitted under a controlled access programme for the treatment of patients with; a. Spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis resistant to all standard therapies...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Under the current public health travel measures, as provided in S.I. No 45/2021 and S.I. 135 /2021, travellers arriving to Ireland from all overseas jurisdictions (including the USA) are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form and to present evidence of a negative / non-detected pre-departure RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours of arrival.  Those who have not been to a...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576and 577 together. The Government has applied more stringent measures applying to international travel in order to mitigate against the risk of new variants being imported through travel and to protect the progress we are making in suppressing transmission domestically. The Government continues to advise against non-essential international travel....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578 and 579 together. 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...