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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: 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 appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 632 and 669 together. The Deputies should note that at Level 5 of the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021 - the Plan for Living with COVID-19, only essential retail outlets and essential services are allowed to open to the public. The list of essential services that can open during Level 5 includes therapy services provided by a member of a designated...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 633 and 705 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 setting or approving...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (1 Dec 2020)
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: Hospital Facilities (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare property estate, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (1 Dec 2020)
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: Hospital Facilities (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: The Children’s Health Act 2018 provided for the creation of Children’s Health Ireland, as the single new entity responsible for providing secondary and tertiary paediatric healthcare services, which are currently provided at four sites – Temple Street, Crumlin, Tallaght and Connolly. As was noted by my predecessor during the passage of this legislation through the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (1 Dec 2020)
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 the deputy directly in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the HSE had to take measures to defer most scheduled care activity in March, April, and May this year. This was to ensure patient safety and that all appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19 related activity and urgent time-critical work. This decision was in line with the advice issued by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (1 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: Medical Cards (1 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 Provision (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: In Ireland, hormonal contraceptives are only available subject to a prescription. This classification is based on the data package submitted by the applicant companies when applying for a marketing authorisation. The length or duration of a prescription is at the clinical discretion of the prescriber, but ordinarily a prescription in Ireland is valid for a maximum period of six months and a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the management of the public healthcare property estate, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to you in relation to this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 644 to 646, inclusive, together. I assume the Deputy is referring to an immunisation passport. There has been some deliberation at a European level regarding immunisation passport use in the context of COVID-19, but no policies have been established. Neither the Department of Health nor the HSE hold the requested information.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: I can assure the Deputy that the Public Health advice relating to COVID-19 is kept under continuous produced review by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). They review international developments as a component of their overall examination of the evolving epidemiology of the disease and are informed by the international scientific evidence, and guidance by international bodies...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: 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 appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Dec 2020)
Stephen Donnelly: 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 appropriate resources were made available for Covid-19...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 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: General Practitioner Services (1 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.