Results 341-360 of 390 for data protection speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...) and in accordance with World Health Organisation guidelines, and the National Action Plan. The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has approved a number of recommendations relating to protecting and maximising the delivery of essential time-critical non-Covid-19 care alongside Covid-19 care. On 5 May, NPHET agreed that its recommendation of 27 March, in regard to the pausing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...across the health system. As the system continues to deliver Covid-19 and non-Covid 19 care side-by-side over a more prolonged period, my Department and the HSE will continue to work closely together to protect essential non-Covid 19 acute care and progress the provision of more routine non Covid-19 care. The data requested concerning the tonsils surgery waiting list is outlined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...across the health system. As the system continues to deliver Covid-19 and non-Covid 19 care side-by-side over a more prolonged period, my Department and the HSE will continue to work closely together to protect essential non-Covid 19 acute care and progress the provision of more routine non Covid-19 care. The latest National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) figures show that there are 1,324...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Minister for Health does not have the power to carry out audits of personal data flows between data controllers. Under GDPR, all data controllers need to regularly audit their holdings of personal data and the procedures they have in place to protect the data in order to ensure compliance with data protection law. External auditing of data controllers is a matter for the Data Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...services across the health system.  As the system continues to deliver Covid-19 and non-Covid 19 care side-by-side over a more prolonged period, my Department and the HSE will continue to work closely together to protect essential non-Covid 19 acute care and progress the provision of more routine non Covid-19 care. The NTPF currently collects and collates information in respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and for subsequent adverse outcomes. The actions and measures we have taken in Ireland to support long term residential care facilities and their residents have evolved on foot of epidemiological data and guidance from the WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). These measures have been both society wide as well as focused specifically on residential...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and admissions is not undertaken lightly and when such a decision is made, it is based on the safe delivery of care to all patients. NPHET has approved a number of recommendations relating to protecting and maximising the delivery of essential time-critical non-Covid-19 care alongside Covid-19 care. On 5 May, NPHET agreed that its recommendation of 27 March, in regard to the pausing of all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 data hub features national statistics, information and data about COVID-19 in Ireland. It is available at . The data available on the site is based on official figures provided by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) and the Health Service Executive (HSE). Datasets, charts and maps are updated on an on-going basis and in line with newly published data. This site is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in high risk groups who are planning to travel within and outside their region should acquaint themselves with the level of transmission of the virus in the relevant area, and consider how best to protect themselves. The latest statistics can be found on the COVID-19 Data Hub: I would like to draw the Deputy's attention to the “Return to Work Safely Protocol - COVID-19 Specific...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...) and in accordance with World Health Organisation guidelines, and the National Action Plan. The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has approved a number of recommendations relating to protecting and maximising the delivery of essential time-critical non-Covid-19 care alongside Covid-19 care. On 5 May, NPHET agreed that its recommendation of 27 March, in regard to the pausing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 data hub features national statistics, information and data about COVID-19 in Ireland including electoral division data and is available at . The data available on the site is based on official figures provided by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) and the Health Service Executive (HSE). This site is built using the GeoHive platform, Ireland's Geospatial Data Hub....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...working with service providers to ascertain the current level of service provision and innovative practises that have developed over the last number of months. The collation and analysis of this data will provide a current national picture which will enable the resumption group to address the challenges of reopening day service locations. The resumption group have completed the above...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Research Board (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...care intervention in line with the answer given by the previous Minister for Health to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 23 June 2020. The amendment has been the subject of consultation with the Data Protection Commission and those working in the emergency care area. Data protection law does not deal with ownership of personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation, the Data...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Research Board (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The General Data Protection Regulation sets out the principles governing the processing of personal data, the obligations on data controllers and data processors in relation to their processing of personal data and the rights of data subjects in relation to their personal data, including rights to information about the processing of their personal data and access to it. The Data Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: There is already in place in Ireland a rigorous and statutory data protection structure for the protection of personal data processed for health research purposes. The provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation apply. They require that: the principles in Article 5 are adhered to, a legal basis in Article 6 applies, a condition in Article 9 is met and that suitable and specific...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and for subsequent adverse outcomes. The actions and measures we have taken in Ireland to support long term residential care facilities and their residents have evolved on foot of epidemiological data and guidance from the WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). These measures have been both society wide as well as focused specifically on residential...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Since the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) met for the first time, a commitment was given to collect and publish as much relevant data as possible while ensuring individual patient confidentiality was maintained at all times. While the nature and scale of the Covid-19 pandemic has been unprecedented, the collection of timely and comprehensive data has underpinned the efforts of...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of whether legislation is required in respect of foreign travel, my understanding is that there is an ongoing debate on exactly that question. The Deputy asked whether we can make Covid-related data open source. My preference is that transparency is generally good. We need to ensure privacy where there are issues about protecting individuals but my preference would always be that...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Government for Covid-19 measures to date. It does not represent the totality of the costs of Covid-19 for this year, nor an estimate of same. Significant further investment will be required this year in areas such as personal protective equipment, PPE, acute bed capacity and planning for winter 2020. We will also have to continue to assess the impact of factors such as the potential...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Jun 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of the disease means there is now an opportunity for increasing the provision of non-covid care including more routine care. NPHET has approved a number of recommendations relating to protecting and maximising the delivery of essential time-critical non-Covid-19 care alongside Covid-19 care. On 5 May, NPHET agreed that its recommendation of 27 March, in regard to the pausing of all...