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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Abortion Services Provision (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, section 7 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 states that “The Minister shall, not later than 3 years after the commencement of this section, carry out a review of the operation of this Act.” The review clause was included in the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 in order to facilitate monitoring of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Abortion Services Provision (8 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 Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 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 Justice and Equality: Medical Aids and Appliances (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Commission has developed the rescEU medical stockpile and distribution system under the umbrella of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM). The stockpile, which is currently hosted across six Member States (Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania and Sweden), enables the delivery of medical equipment to Member States and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electronic Cigarettes (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 776 to 779, inclusive, and 781 together. The General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill contains provisions to prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to, and by, those under 18 years of age. The General Scheme was approved by the Government and has been referred to the Oireachtas Committee on Health for pre-legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Screening Programmes (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Lung cancer screening is receiving increasing attention worldwide, both with medical professionals and the general public. Ireland has too small a population to undertake a sufficiently powered randomised lung cancer screening trial.  Multiple randomised trials including the US National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), the Multicentric Italian Lung Detection trial, and results from...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cancer Services (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Psycho-oncology supports for cancer patients continue to be developed in designated cancer centres and community cancer support centres in line with the National Cancer Strategy. The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) emphasises psycho-oncology services as a core part of complete cancer care.  While individual  programmes are not in place for different tumour types,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Screening Programmes (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC) was established in 2019 and has held four meetings to date. The Committee’s role is to undertake an independent assessment of the evidence for screening for a particular condition against internationally accepted criteria and make recommendations accordingly.  As part of its body of workthe Committee will implement an agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cancer Services (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE's National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) has worked closely with voluntary organisations, including the Irish Cancer Society, Breakthrough Cancer Research and the Marie Keating Foundation, in the design and delivery of lung cancer awareness campaigns. The NCCP consistently recognises and engages with patient organisations as key partners in relation to survivorship initiatives....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cancer Services (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 785 to 787, inclusive, together. Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality among both males and females in Ireland. The National Cancer Registry advises that data from 2015-2017 shows that mortality rates for lung cancer were higher in males (40.3/100,000) compared to females (28.4/100,000). While cancer incidence and mortality rates...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Given the role of the HSE's National Women and Infants Health Programme in the dissemination of pregnancy related clinical guidelines, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 1970, eligibility for a medical card is based primarily on means. The Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without due hardship, to arrange general practitioner services for himself or herself and his or her family, having regard to his or her overall financial position and reasonable expenditure. The issue of granting medical cards based on having a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 1970, eligibility for a medical card is based primarily on means. The Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without due hardship, to arrange general practitioner services for himself or herself and his or her family, having regard to his or her overall financial position and reasonable expenditure. The issue of granting medical or GP visit cards based...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (8 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 Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department has not yet compiled the numbers of its staff with a disability for 2020 but the numbers for 2018 and 2019 are set out in the attached table. On the basis of the numbers for 2019, my Department had achieved the commitment set out in the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024 to increase the percentage of its employees with a disability...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 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: Proposed Legislation (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government approved the drafting of a bill on assisted human reproduction (AHR) and associated areas of research based on the published General Scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill. This comprehensive and far-reaching piece of legislation encompasses the regulation, for the first time in this country, of a wide range of practices, including:...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: An agreement reached at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in October 2018 provided for pay restoration in relation to 50 pilot organisations in the first instance. Pay restoration for these bodies commenced in April 2019 with further payments due in October 2020 and October 2021 as appropriate. The agreement recognised that some of the remaining Section 39 organisations were also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to the timely implementation of a COVID-19 immunisation programme, as soon as one or more vaccines in the EU portfolio are approved for use. In this regard, a cross-Government High-Level Taskforce has been established to support and oversee the development and implementation of the programme. Policy in relation to the order in which people should be offered...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323 and 324 together. As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.