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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity 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: Maternity Services (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: Maternity Services (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: Maternity Services (17 Feb 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: In January 2017, the National Women and Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) was established in the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services, strengthening such services by bringing together work that was being undertaken across primary, community and acute care. In addition, the Programme was mandated to drive and lead the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (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: State Claims Agency (17 Feb 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. The management of such cases is delegated to the SCA and, as such, the Government has no role in determining how these cases are conducted. In respect of the case referred to by the Deputy, the finding of primary liability...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (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: National Cervical Screening Programme (17 Feb 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive.The State Claims Agency has provided me with the following information, in respect of the Deputy's question. I have been informed that the information below has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS)...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tribunals of Inquiry (17 Feb 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The issue of recurrence has been examined in great detail by the government as well as the previous government and I have engaged in extensive consideration on this most sensitive issue. The form of the CervicalCheck Tribunal is based on the report of the Hon. Mr. Justice Charles Meenan on an Alternative System for Dealing with Claims Arising from CervicalCheck. In his report Mr. Justice...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tribunals of Inquiry (17 Feb 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: A concern has been raised that some women eligible for the CervicalCheck Tribunal may now be outside the Statute of Limitations as a result of the delay in establishing the Tribunal, which was due to COVID-19 and issues with regard to Tribunal membership. Any extension to the statute of limitations in respect of claims before the High Court would be a matter for the Minister for Justice....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme (17 Feb 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. The management of such cases is delegated to the SCA and, as such, the Government has no role in determining how these cases are conducted. However, the SCA has affirmed its commitment to dealing with claims through mediation...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (17 Feb 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, section 7 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 states that "The Minister shall, not later than 3 years after the commencement of this section, carry out a review of the operation of this Act.” The review clause was included in the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 in order to facilitate monitoring of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric 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: Mental Health Services (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: Covid-19 Pandemic (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: 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 matter for my Department and further information is available...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Thank you for your question on the COVID Tracker App which is a valuable digital tool that can be utilised by the public to help suppress COVID-19. Since the Health Service Executive has operational responsibility for the App, I have asked them to respond directly regarding the operational use data. Regarding the inclusion of vaccination data, I'm pleased to advise that both first and second...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (17 Feb 2021)
Stephen Donnelly: Following publication of the PwC independent review of the escalation of costs of the new children’s hospital project, my Department worked closely with the Departments of An Taoiseach and of Public Expenditure and Reform, and with the HSE, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) and the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) to develop an implementation plan for the 11...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (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 this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.