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Covid-19 Task Force: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: This will be very quick. I wish to correct the record of the Dáil if I may. Deputy McGrath has stated falsely that the HSE has mislaid 600,000 vaccines. I want to let the Dáil and the public know that that is verifiably false information. Deputy McGrath should not be spreading false information about vaccines in our national Parliament. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Covid-19 Task Force: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The experts tell us that the Covid-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-century event. Let us hope they are right. There have been more than 70 million confirmed cases worldwide and many more people who have never been diagnosed. It has caused 1.6 million recorded deaths and many hundreds of thousands more deaths have gone unrecorded. Millions of survivors are living with the exhaustion and adverse...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As we are aware, an agreement was reached by the parties in October 2018, in relation to a process of pay restoration for staff employed by 50 section 39 agencies, as part of a pilot exercise. Pay restoration commenced in April 2019 with an annual pay increase of up to €1,000. Any outstanding balance would be paid in two equal amounts in 2020 and 2021, if due. The agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the deputy for the question. It is important in the first instance to note that Camphill Communities of Ireland (CCoI) is not closing the Dunshane Camphill Community. CCoI Dunshane accommodates 26 adults with intellectual disabilities in eight residential buildings. Fire safety issues have been identified in one of the houses in the community, and remedial works will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (17 Dec 2020)

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 (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to examine the matters raised by the Deputy and to provide her with a response as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ophthalmology Services (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: In recent years, my Department has worked with the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to improve access for patients waiting for high volume procedures, including cataracts. Ophthalmology services are provided throughout all hospital groups in the country, with cataract removal one of the key procedures carried out as part of this specialty. A key development in improving...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy sets out a provisional priority list of groups for vaccination once a safe and effective vaccine(s) has received authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The Strategy was developed by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and Department of Health, endorsed by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 521 and 546 together. The Government appreciates that there are many aspects of normal life that have been altered by the emergence of COVID-19, and the response that has been required. It also recognises that these changes are difficult for many people. However, it is the case at present that many of the things which we have previously taken for granted are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Dec 2020)

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: Health Services Staff (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Irish health system provides a wide range of medical postgraduate training programmes, and non-EEA junior doctors are eligible to apply for these programmes. The guidance for allocating posts outlines how EEA citizens are given the first opportunity to fill the training places, and the remaining places are then allocated to non-EEA applicants. This method of allocating posts...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Dec 2020)

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: Medical Aids and Appliances (17 Dec 2020)

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: Mental Health Services (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 532 and 533 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: Mental Health Services (17 Dec 2020)

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: Mental Health Services (17 Dec 2020)

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: Health Services Provision (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I sincerely regret that children can experience a long waiting time for Rheumatology treatment, and I am conscious of the burden that this places on them and their families. Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has advised my Department that during the initial phases of COVID-19, all face to face hospital outpatient reviews and most of the planned diagnostic tests, including MRI, were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Report of the Independent Review Group established to examine the role of voluntary organisations in publicly funded health and social services, published in February 2019, highlighted the important contribution that voluntary organisations have made and continue to make in the delivery of health and social care services across the country. The key finding in the Report is the need to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Maintaining scheduled care access for all patients is a key priority for hospitals. I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures. It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted as a direct result of the COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (17 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Maintaining scheduled care access for all patients is a key priority for hospitals. I fully acknowledge the distress and inconvenience for patients and their families when elective procedures are cancelled, particularly for clinically urgent procedures. While every effort is made to avoid cancellation or postponement of planned procedures, the HSE has advised that planned procedures and...