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Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (24 Feb 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 (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 755, 911 and 935 together. 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: Blood Donations (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Irish Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry (IUBMR) is a register of people who are willing to donate their bone marrow/stem cells if they are found to match an unrelated patient needing a stem cell transplant. The IUBMR is part of a worldwide network of unrelated donor registries. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) hosts the Irish Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry (IUBMR). Donors...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Donations (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The remit of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is to provide a safe, reliable and robust blood service to the Irish health system. A major objective of the IBTS is to ensure that it always has the necessary programmes and procedures in place to protect both the recipients and the donors of blood and blood products. The IBTS constantly keeps all deferral policies under review to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has advised that nursing mothers will have access to lactation rooms in the Emergency Department, Outpatient and Radiology Departments and throughout the public realm concourse of the new children’s hospital. Lactation Rooms will also be provided in the Parent’s Family Accommodation Unit and the Parent’s Hostel. These single...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to increasing access to GP care without charges for children, an important healthcare measure that will remove a potentially prohibitive cost barrier to accessing GP care and will help to improve children’s health as they develop. At present all children under six years of age are eligible for a GP visit card and therefore GP care without charges. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Feb 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 (24 Feb 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 (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 765, 789 and 797 together. 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 (24 Feb 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: Cancer Services (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Based on data provided by the National Cancer Registry Ireland, the number of cancer diagnoses in 2017 and 2018 (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) are as follows: 2017 2018 Male 12,332 12,816 Female 10,858 11,475 Total 23,190 24,291 The National Cancer Registry...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The number of patients who attended Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinics, Lung Rapid Access Clinics and Prostate Rapid Access Clinics in 2017 and 2018 is set out below.  These clinics operate in each of the 8 designated cancer centres (with a Symptomatic Breast Disease Clinic also in Letterkenny University Hospital as a satellite of University Hospital Galway). The HSE's National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland is participating in a Procurement Exercise being operated by the European Commission on behalf of Member States to procure suitable, safe and effective vaccines, in sufficient quantities, to combat COVID-19. Six Advance Purchase Agreements (APA) have been negotiated by the Commission under this process to date. Ireland has opted-in to five APAs to secure vaccine supplies:...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 770 and 787 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. Vaccine allocation is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 771, 778, 800, 821, 827, 972 and 1008 together. 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 772, 887, 908, 922 and 1034 together. As the Deputy is aware, the  public health restrictions at level 5 of the Government's Framework Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 will remain in place until 5th April 2021, when a further review will be conducted. The Framework continues to provide an appropriate mechanism to guide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Passengers arriving from overseas, with limited exemptions,  are required to quarantine for 14 days at the address given on their Passenger Locator Form. A ‘non-detected’ PCR test result taken no less than 5 days after arrival can end the quarantine period for passengers who have travelled from a category 1 state. SI No. 44/2021 sets out categories...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (24 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy's question relates to service delivery matters and accordingly I have asked the HSE to respond directly to him.