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Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I have requested the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 691, 833 and 864 together. The Programme for Government ‘Our Shared Future’ contains a commitment to extend discretionary medical cards to those with a terminal illness. The recent Report of the Clinical Advisory Group, which was re-established by the HSE to carry out a review of eligibility for medical cards in cases of terminal illness,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 693 and 921 together. The operationalisation of designated quarantine facilities is being advanced on a cross-departmental basis, including the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Transport, Justice, Public Expenditure and Reform, as well as Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, as a matter of priority. This group is working urgently to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Cannabis, cannabis resin, cannabinol and cannabinol derivatives are controlled under Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017 – 2020. There is no reference to extracts of the cannabis plant being controlled in these Regulations. Products containing CBD, that are extracted from the whole Cannabis sativa plant, are not considered controlled in their own right, but may...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The two most common active components found in cannabis oil are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis. Under the Misuse of Drugs legislation products containing THC are strictly controlled and possession is unlawful except under licence. CBD is derived from cannabis. However, since CBD alone it is not psychoactive it is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Industry (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: CBD-containing products or preparations that do not contain controlled substances that would bring it within the Misuse of Drugs framework are not controlled and can be sold or supplied as a food. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is responsible for coordinating the enforcement of food safety regulation in Ireland. The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is the competent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Arising from the court cases relating to CervicalCheck, the Government of the time agreed that Mr. Justice Charles Meenan would be requested to review how claims arising out of CervicalCheck could be resolved outside the court process. In his Report on an Alternative System for Dealing With Claims Arising From CervicalCheck submitted in October 2018, Judge Meenan proposed that claims...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As you will be aware, Ireland is currently at level 5 of Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. At level 5, people are asked to stay at home as much as possible unless they have a "reasonable excuse" for leaving. The Regulations providing for these measures are set out in S.I. No. 701 of 2020 and S.I. 29 of 2021. Regulation 4. of SI 701 sets out a non-exhaustive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: S.I. 44 No. of 2021 imposes self-quarantine requirements on passengers arriving from overseas and sets out defined exemptions from this requirement. Persons whose travel to the State is necessary for a sporting event to take place are required to self-quarantine except while engaging in activity associated with the event. S.I. No. 44 of 20201 provides: ' "necessary person” means, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As you will be aware, Ireland is at level 5 of the Government's Strategy.This 5-level framework sets out what is permitted for social or family gatherings, work and public transport, bars, hotels and restaurants, exercise activities and religious services, at that moment in time. The various limits at all levels in the Government's Plan and the continuing imposition of public health measures...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Diabetes Strategy (17 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: Hospital Equipment (17 Feb 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a contract with the HSE for the provision of medical services. The number of doctors who provide general practitioner services to patients exclusively on a private basis is not collected by my Department or the HSE. As of the start of this month, 3,024 GPs hold a contract with the HSE for the provision of medical services. I have asked the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: GPs are private practitioners, most of whom hold a contract with the HSE for the provision of medical services. The number of doctors who provide general practitioner services to patients exclusively on a private basis is not collected by my Department or the HSE. As of the start of this month, 3,024 GPs hold a contract with the HSE for the provision of medical services. I have asked the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy's questions relate to service delivery matters. Accordingly, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to her.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The matter raised by the Deputy is a commercial matter for Vhi. In my role as Minister for Health I have a governance and oversight role over the Vhi, which is defined by the Voluntary Health Insurance Acts 1957-2018 and the 2016 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. I do not have a role in the commercial decision-making of any of the companies within the Vhi Group as this is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (17 Feb 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (17 Feb 2021)

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