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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) report “Cannabis for Medical Use – A Scientific Review”, the HPRA advised that if access to cannabis is to be permitted for medical purposes that it should only be made available for the treatment of patients with specified medical conditions which have failed to respond to all other previous treatments, and where there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Ministerial licence pursuant to Section 14 of the Misuse of Drugs Acts permits the licenced clinician to, inter alia, prescribe cannabis-based products for their patients. To date 141 licences have been issued for the treatment of 55 different patients The medical decision to prescribe or not prescribe any treatment, including cannabis treatment, for an individual patient is strictly a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) report “Cannabis for Medical Use – A Scientific Review”, the HPRA advised that if access to cannabis is to be permitted for medical purposes that it should only be made available for the treatment of patients with specified medical conditions which have failed to respond to all other previous treatments, and where there...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE is currently recommending that only critical time dependent elective procedures are undertaken at this time due to the on-going and significant increased demand for bed capacity related to Covid-19. This decision was made arising from the rapid increase in Covid-19 admissions and to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19 related...

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

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

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

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Feb 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. The HSE is currently recommending that only critical time dependent elective procedures are undertaken at this time due to the on-going and significant increased demand for bed capacity related to Covid-19. This decision was made...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE has advised that planned procedures and operations can be postponed or cancelled for a variety of reasons including capacity issues due to increased scheduled and unscheduled...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE has advised that planned procedures and operations can be postponed or cancelled for a variety of reasons including capacity issues due to increased scheduled and unscheduled...

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

Stephen Donnelly: In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to defer most scheduled care activity in March, April, and May of 2020. This was to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19 related activity and time-critical essential work. This decision was in line with the advice issued by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) in...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE is currently recommending that only critical time dependent elective procedures are undertaken at this time due to the on-going and significant increased demand for bed capacity related to Covid-19. This decision was made arising from the rapid increase in Covid-19 admissions and to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19 related...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Considerable work has been done and continues to progress in Ireland in relation to the safe use of mesh implants and sodium valproate; and the patient voice is central to our understanding of these, and similar, issues. With regard to the specific details, I will first deal with mesh implants and then consider sodium valproate. Over the past two decades, Uro-Gynaecological Mesh has been...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 939 and 950 together. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee continues to review all national and international data in order to inform the vaccine allocation process.

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

Stephen Donnelly: I am advised by the Saolta University Health Care Group that there are no plans to provide a dialysis service in Roscommon University Hospital. Dialysis services in the Saolta Group area are available at Galway University Hospital, Sligo University Hospital, Mayo University Hospital and Letterkenny University Hospital.

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

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

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

Stephen Donnelly: A Government Decision on the 3 December 2019 approved the text of the Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019, enabling it to be introduced into Dáil Éireann on the 12 December 2019 where it passed the First and Second Stage. The provisions of this Bill provide for mandatory open disclosure (referred to as duty of candour in other jurisdictions) of serious...

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

Stephen Donnelly: All passengers arriving to the State are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator form, there are limited exemptions from this requirement for international transport workers, diplomats and children under 16. The form is used to support a system of engagements with arriving passengers including the targeting of public health messaging by SMS and email and may be used for contact...

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

Stephen Donnelly: All passengers arriving to the State are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator form. There are limited exemptions from this requirement for international transport workers, diplomats and children under 16. The Passenger Locator Form is used to support a system of engagements with arriving passengers including the targeting of public health messaging by SMS and email and may be...