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Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: This week, the main focus is on long-term residential care settings. I think we are covering 367 or 369 individual nursing homes in this seven-day period. As of Sunday next, 69,000 front-line healthcare workers will have been vaccinated, as the Deputy noted. This week, 3,900 of them, or thereabouts, will get their second dose, while others will get their first dose. When we get to Sunday...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Absolutely. From my perspective, the more transparency, the better. We have made a real effort and I hope that has helped in some way. Members of the Oireachtas should be getting a daily briefing and there will be a biweekly one from me. We set up the email address to receive queries from party health spokespersons such as the Deputy and many others who are in the Chamber. We are trying...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thought I was sharing with Deputy Devlin. Is he not here?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I will leave it at that.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy. I am personally aware of three hospitals that I have had queries about: the Coombe Hospital, the Rotunda Hospital and a situation in County Kerry. On the Coombe, I spoke to the chair of the board last night who told me they are conducting a review. I believe they are hiring senior counsel. They want to establish all the facts. They have found out more since the...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I will provide for everyone whatever schedule I can at the end of this session. Broadly, we have had so far slightly more than 40,000 per week from Pfizer and low numbers to begin with from Moderna. The schedule I have seen shows they are coming in every two weeks. The good-----

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The initial shipment from Moderna was 4,000 or 6,000. I will get the Deputy a note on it. That ramps up. That good news is on Pfizer. The Deputy will be aware that the allocation was based on getting five doses from the vial. They arrive in trays and there is a certain number of vials per tray. It turns out that if it is done right with the right type of syringes and the vaccinators are...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I am sharing time. I will take the first ten minutes approximately. It is now a year since the World Health Organization declared the prevalence of Covid-19 to be a public emergency of international concern. Since that day, we have found ourselves living lives very different from those we may have expected or hoped for previously. Case numbers, people hospitalised and, most regrettable...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 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 (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As you aware, Ireland is at level 5 of the Government's medium-term Strategy Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. 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 public health measures recognise...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Where venesection is classed as a day case procedure and is not carried out in an out-patient setting, the public in-patient charge applies. The issue of the provision of therapeutic phlebotomy services for hereditary haemochromatosis patients, including the issue of charges, is still under consideration by my Department and the HSE. It is agreed that such services should be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 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 APAs have been negotiated by the Commission under this process to date. Ireland has signalled its solidarity with the EU approach and has, through its participation,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 310 to 313, inclusive, together. The Oireachtas put in place a robust legal framework, in the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, which gives full statutory powers to the HSE to assess and make decisions on reimbursement of medicines, taking account of a range of objective factors and expert opinion as appropriate. In line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Jan 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: Registration of Nurses (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The 2021 annual registration renewal for nurses and midwives is under way online through a new MyNMBI portal. As at close of business on 19 January, almost 55,000 nurses and midwives had renewed their registration, equating to 70% of registrants. As this is the first year of the new online system, NMBI provided information to each registrant on the steps required when they first engage with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Jan 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 (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health has overall responsibility for policy development on matters related to COVID-19, including the Vaccine Allocation Strategy. In this regard, a High-Level Taskforce on COVID-19 was established to support my Department and the HSE in developing a national strategy and the implementation plan for the immunisation programme. Operational matters, including implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As Accounting Officer, the Secretary General of the Department of Health has specific obligations and responsibilities in relation to accountability to the Oireachtas for the work and expenditure of the Department of Health, including overseeing major decisions on investment for the health sector. The Department of Health has overall responsibility for policy development on matters related to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (21 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to...