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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 815 and 875 together. On Saturday 16 January, I announced the suspension of supernumerary clinical placements for student nurses and midwives in Years 1-3. This was following a request from the HSE and a recommendation to me from the Chief Nursing Officer in my Department. The HSE asked for student placements to be deferred for at least two weeks so that more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health has not incurred any costs in relation to this collective complaint to the European Court of Human Rights.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: CORU (the Health and Social Care Professional Council) is Ireland's multi-profession health and social care regulator. The role of CORU is to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct, education, training and competence through statutory registration of health and social care professionals. CORU currently regulates over 20,300 health and social care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 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: Pharmaceutical Sector (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The continued supply of medicines to Ireland is one of the Government's key priorities arising from Brexit. The Department of Health, the HSE, and the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), together with the makers of medicines, wholesalers and pharmacists, continue to monitor the supply of medicines to Ireland closely. The processes and systems to mitigate against any Brexit related...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmaceutical Sector (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health, along with the HSE and HPRA, have had extensive and detailed engagement with the pharmaceutical industry over the past number of years to ensure the resilience of the medicines supply chain beyond Brexit. This open engagement continues and we will continue to work with all key stakeholders to ensure that patients in Ireland have access to the medicines they...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In accordance with the provisions of the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE. The Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without due 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 HSE is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 828 and 834 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: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is an operational matter, I have asked CORU (the Health and Social Care Professional Council) to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 831 and 914 together. As the Deputies are aware, Ireland is now at level 5 of the Government's medium-term Plan Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19, which sets out Ireland's approach to managing and living with COVID-19. The Plan aims to allow society and businesses to operate as normally as possible, while protecting our...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (3 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. This information has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and is accurate as of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 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 (3 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: Medicinal Products (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 840 and 847 together. The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. In line with the 2013 Health Act and the national framework agreed with industry, a company must submit an application to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 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 (3 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: At the request of NPHET, HIQA conducted a rapid evidence review to identify studies on the effectiveness of (i) pharmaceutical and (ii) non-pharmaceutical interventions, in the ambulatory setting, aimed at reducing progression to severe disease in individuals with confirmed or suspected COVID-19. Low certainty or very low certainty evidence was identified in relation to a small number of...