Results 3,161-3,180 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: That is not in the Bill.
- Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: It is being done.
- Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time". I am delighted to introduce the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill, or the smoking 21 Bill as it has been referred to. This is a short Bill with a single substantive measure. It will save thousands of lives in the coming years. We have a long and proud tradition, across all parties, of introducing strong tobacco control measures....
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I will address the first two of the questions if I can. I thank Deputy Wynne for raising the issue. The service required for people with eating disorders is something we take very seriously. We have increased the number of specialist eating disorder teams. My numbers may be slightly incorrect but these have gone from two to 11. We are, of course, seeking national coverage. Where there...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I acknowledge the Deputy's ongoing advocacy and work in this area of rare diseases. The Deputy is aware of and inputting to the new rare disease strategy. We are improving the current reimbursement process through publication and implementation of the Mazars report and the recommendations therein, adding €30 million in new development funding for medicines this year. In parallel, we...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: It is simply the case that you can only audit how something is being used when it is in place. We funded a fifth theatre which is in place. There is a second MRI facility in Crumlin which we funded. Those services were not in place in 2022. In fact, they were not in place most of the way through 2023. Most of those big services started in quarter 4 of last year, so it is only from...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: We looked into this straight away. I sought assurances from CHI via my Department. We did not get them. I sought assurances via the board of CHI. We did not get them. I then took the unprecedented step of instructing the chief executive of the HSE to send in the HSE's internal auditors.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Deputy Doherty, in a profoundly dishonest contribution earlier-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: -----would seem to be suggesting that we could audit in 2022 the use of an MRI capacity that did not exist until the end of 2023.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I can assure the House-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I do not want to incur the wrath of Job again so I will keep it to 60 seconds. We are aware that in some parts of the country, we do not have enough GPs. In response, over the last number of years, we have tripled the number of training places. Now, for every GP who is leaving practice and retiring, two new GPs are coming in. We have augmented that with international GPs using an...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Deputy Troy and I have discussed this case several times. He got a detailed response from me about the process recently. Further to that, I contacted the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics last night and again this morning. I am happy to tell the House that there is good progress in the process on this particular medicine. There are further steps to go. I emphasised to its...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: They did get responses.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: It is nonsense.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: That is a total misrepresentation, and the Deputy knows it.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: That is totally disingenuous.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: It is of no benefit to the families to hear the Deputy's dishonesty in Dáil Éireann.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: We have met them many times.
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: It is good to be back in the Seanad. I am pleased to introduce the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to the Seanad. The legislation, when enacted, will have four main aims. The first aim is to provide an exemption on up to €14,000 of rent a room income. That income will be a disregard for medical cards and GP visit cards in any income assessment. The second aim of the...
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I, too, welcome our guests to the Seanad today. They are from the area Senator Clifford-Lee comes from. I am sure she will be responding shortly.