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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy raises an important and valid question regarding educational messaging in Government’s response to this pandemic. COVID-19 is a new disease, at the moment there is no cure. Government will only use a vaccine if it meets the required standards of safety and effectiveness. All of the recommended vaccines used in Ireland are licensed by the Health Products Regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 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 (16 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Ireland is currently involved in an EU Procurement Exercise being operated by the European Commission on behalf of member states to procure a portfolio of suitable, safe and effective vaccines, in sufficient quantities, to combat COVID-19. As part of the exercise, Ireland has already opted into an Advance Purchase Agreement (APA) with AstraZeneca (partnering with Oxford University);...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (16 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Health has one item of social media advertising planned for 2021. This is the continuation of the KEEP WELL campaign into 2021 and the spend on that is estimated as 8439.70 across Facebook and Instagram. This will be used to promote 4 x 20 sec campaign videos. The Department has no other specific budgets outlined for social media spend for 2021 as yet. This might be more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 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: Maternity Services (16 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 352 and 355 together. I acknowledge that the visitor restrictions in our maternity hospitals, which were introduced because of Covid-19, are particularly difficult for expectant women and their partners. However, the restrictions, while very regrettable, are considered necessary to protect the safety of patients, the wellbeing of staff and the operability...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (16 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE Employee Superannuation Scheme provides for the payment of a death gratuity to the legal personal representative if a member dies while serving. The personal representative is known as the executor where there is a will or the administrator where there is no will or no executor appointed. On production of probate or letters of administration, a death gratuity is payable to the legal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 467, 475 to 478, inclusive, 567 and 638 together. Under section 39 of the Health Act 2004, the HSE provides financial assistance to organisations to provide services similar or supplementary to a service that the HSE may provide. Staff in these organisations are not public servants and were not subject to the provisions of FEMPI legislation. They did not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 554 together. The State Claims Agency has prepared the below table in response to the information requested by the Deputy. The information in the table details the total amount paid from 1 January 2018 to 30 November 2020 across Damages, Legal and Expert costs in respect of non-medical negligence claims. Transaction Bucket 2018 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Cannabis is strictly controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2016, and the Regulations and Orders made thereunder. The two most common active components found in cannabis oil are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis. Under the Misuse of Drugs legislation products containing THC are strictly controlled and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 471, 480, 553, 570, 576 and 583 together. Responsibility for the regulation of nurses and midwives in Ireland rests with The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). NMBI is an independent regulatory body established under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011. While my Department is responsible for the oversight and governance of the NMBI, I have no role in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill, approved by Government in October 2019, contains provisions that will prohibit the sale of vaping products to, and by, persons under 18 years of age. The General Scheme of the Bill has been submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and to the Office of the Attorney General...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As Minister for Health I do not have a role to play in the commercial decisions of any health insurer. Health insurance providers operate in a competitive market and are free to impose certain terms and conditions in their policies, providing they comply with the overall governing legislation and broader regulatory requirements. The Health Insurance Acts do not impose obligations regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 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 (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The purpose of pension abatement is to ensure that former public servants who are in receipt of public service pensions and who are appointed to positions, the remuneration for which is paid by public service bodies, receive no more in combined pension and remuneration (including allowances) following employment post-retirement than he/she would have received in pensionable remuneration if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Ambulance Service Representative Association (NASRA) is a group which is not recognised by the HSE and, therefore, does not have negotiating rights. In relation to the IARC, I have asked the HSE to respond directly in relation to this operational issue.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 1.95 million doses of influenza vaccine, including 1.35 million doses of the Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine (QIV) for administration to all persons in an at-risk group and 600,000 doses of the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) for all children aged from 2 to 12 years old inclusive, have been made available for the current influenza vaccination programme. The amount of vaccine made...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 487 and 488 together. It is recognised that waiting times for scheduled appointments and procedures have been impacted as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to defer most scheduled care activity in March, April, and May of this year. This was to ensure patient safety and that all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (15 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: Hospital Staff (15 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.