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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (14 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: Commissions of Investigation (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Farrelly Commission commenced work on 15th May 2017 and was due to submit its phase one final report within one year of commencing its work. The Commission's work is ongoing. It has been granted four extensions to allow it to complete its investigations.   The Minister of State for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, T.D. and I met the Commission on 21st September 2020 to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 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: Departmental Strategies (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Some of the main policy initiatives undertaken by this Department since June 2020 are listed in the table below. This list is not exhaustive on the basis that my Department also publishes completed policy initiatives on the Department’s website: Date of publication/ announcement Initiative 08/07/2020 COVID-19 Temporary Assistance Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I am advised that the approval of the HSE is required to facilitate the transfer by  the Religious Sisters of Charity of their shareholding in St Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG) to St Vincent’s Holdings CLG, and neither I nor my Department has any role in relation to this matter.  I understand that the SVHG has sought the approval of the HSE in relation to the share...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Since 1 January 2021, the provisions of the EU Cross Border Directive (CBD) no longer apply to the UK. In order to mitigate the impact of the loss of access to care in the UK under the EU CBD scheme for persons resident in Ireland, the Government has agreed to provide for the implementation of a replacement scheme to be available in Northern Ireland only from 1 January 2021. The new Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Offices (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In respect of the rental costs for my Department’s premises, I can confirm that the rent payments come from the Office of Public Works' budget.  I have no role in relation to the lease or rent arrangements for Miesian Plaza.  The OPW, as the tenant, manage these functions on behalf of all Departments in the building. The terms of the lease were agreed between OPW and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of public healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The table below outlines the number of passenger locator forms completed between 7th December and 3rd January 2021. Week commencing Number of completed Passenger Locator Form’s Number of valid Passenger Locator Forms Number of invalid/illegible  Passenger Locator Forms 7th December 32,826 28,349 3,312 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The following table provides the total number of calls and the total number of successful calls made to incoming passengers on a weekly basis from 7thof December 2020 to 3rdof January 2021 inclusive. Where a passenger cannot be reached at first, further call attempts may be made. Numbers of follow up calls made to passengers Week commencing Number of follow up calls made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (14 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: Medicinal Products (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: All passengers arriving to the State are required to complete a COVID-19 Passenger Locator form. The form is used for contact tracing and to support a system of engagements with arriving passengers including the targeting of public health messaging by SMS and email. Ireland has adopted the EU traffic light approach to international travel. Different levels of public health advice apply...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 10) Regulations 2020 (SI No. 701 of 2020) provide that a person may not leave their place of residence without reasonable excuse. The regulations define place of residence for people resident in the State and people not ordinarily resident in the State. In relation to a person who is not ordinarily resident in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Secretaries General (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Following the reassignment of the Department's former Secretary General to a newly established Government Department in July 2020, action was immediately taken to appoint an experienced senior official from the Department of Health as Acting Secretary General.  This has ensured that the Department has been in a position to properly fulfil its role in relation to the management of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Vaccine allocation is a matter for my Department and further information is available here: / The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is the responsibility of the HSE. The aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is to ensure, over time, that vaccine will become available to vaccinate all of those for whom the vaccine is indicated. Given that there will be initially limited...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I have written down three and will do my very best to answer them. In regard to the situation of people in receipt of carer services, I am not trying to obfuscate. I am trying to make the point that it is not a question with a "Yes" or "No" answer. NIAC has given a prioritisation process and some people in receipt of carer services will be higher up or lower down that list. Being over the...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes. Is that not the question the Deputy was asking?

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: In terms of rapid antigen testing, I fully agree with the Deputy. I want to see more of it. It is already being deployed, including in Letterkenny and in healthcare settings. We are working on other places where it can be deployed. I note, for example, the very wide use of it in the UK and we are exploring how it can be deployed here. I agree wholeheartedly that it is not in a place...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I do not know where the flu virus is. I do know that it is not here, which is fantastic, and that the position is the same in other European countries. I am not really qualified to answer the causality on this but my best guess would be a combination of, as the Deputy said, the use of masks, basic infection prevention and control and the biggest flu vaccination programme we have ever had....