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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted in the last year as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Elective hospital care was curtailed for the first quarter of 2021, in line with the rapid increase in Covid -19 hospital admissions, with only critical time dependent elective procedures undertaken. On 23 March the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Information and Communications Technology (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive is currently undertaking the rollout of a Single Integrated Financial and Procurement Management System (IFMS) which will enhance the financial reporting underpinning operational performance against strategic objectives. Its development is one of the HSE’s key non-clinical priorities.  As the matter you have raised relates to the HSE's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I can confirm that my Department has engaged with one company with regards to public relations and media advice during the period of time in question. The relative contract was awarded to the global CEO advisory firm Teneo through a tender process at a fee of €2,500 in total.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by Department officials and a deferred reply will be submitted within ten working days. As this question is also relevant to the Health Service Executive, I have asked them to reply directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the particular issue raised relates to an individual case, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is based primarily on means. The Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without undue hardship, to arrange general practitioner services for himself or herself and his or her family, having regard to his or her overall financial position and reasonable expenditure. The issue of granting medical cards...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly:  The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by Department officials. Due to the scope of the details requested for each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date 2021, a deferred reply will be submitted within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (28 Apr 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: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In accordance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014, having received an FOI request, the FOI body must take all reasonable steps to identify and locate the records requested. The steps taken to identify and locate records, and the results of those efforts, regarding the FOI request concerned have been set out in the decision letter issued. Under Chapter 3 of the Act, a requester not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I have been given to understand that the vaccine known as Covishield gives equivalent protection to the version known as Oxford-AstraZeneca or Vaxzevria, as approved by the EMA. I have therefore asked that individuals vaccinated with Covishield be treated in the same way as those vaccinated with Oxford-AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria for the purposes of mandatory hotel quarantine.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Transport (28 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department has no vehicles owned or leased. In relation to vehicles owned or leased by the HSE, I have forwarded your query to the them and asked that they respond directly to you on this. Details for other bodies under the aegis of my Department are operational matters for the bodies concerned and the Deputy should contact the relevant Director/CEO/Registrar directly.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I welcome this opportunity to address the Chairman and members of the select committee on the Revised Estimates for 2021 for my Department, which is Vote 38. Unlike other Votes, the Health Vote is not configured along programme lines. My Department continues to work towards the development of programme budgeting and changing the structure of the Health Votes to reflect this. It is going to...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for those questions. Regarding the public nursing home supports, I will ask that a note be provided to the Deputy. Obviously, a substantial amount of support was provided to the nursing homes across the country, and this was supported by Nursing Homes Ireland. I will get a detailed note not just on the money but also on the additional capacity provided through the...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. I share his frustration. There has been much talk about these elective hospitals for a long time. I would much prefer if we were farther along. What I can tell the Deputy is that the Sláintecare team is working hard on it. It is examining the various sites and models of care. As I know the Deputy will understand, much of this work, because of the pandemic, has...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As much work as possible should be done within the public health system. We should not have the waiting lists that currently exist. The question is what do we do about the far too many men, women and children who are still waiting while we build the permanent capacity of the public system to be able to meet demand,. The answer is that it is a combination of things. As the Deputy stated,...