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Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: It is presumed that the Deputy's question is referring to the forthcoming Health (Adult Safeguarding) Bill, which is, as yet, undated. The aim of this anticipated Bill will be to underpin, as required, a new overarching national policy on adult safeguarding in the health and social care sector, which is currently under development by my Department further to a Government Decision in December...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Work is progressing on the drafting of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill in collaboration with the Office of Parliamentary Council.  Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme has been undertaken by the Joint Committee on Health.  It is envisaged that the drafting process will be complete, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The General Scheme of the National Research Ethics Committees Bill was approved by the then government in July 2019.  The purpose of the Bill is to legislatively enable the establishment of a national research ethics committee (REC) framework that will reform and modernise the existing REC framework.  Th effect will be to enhance health research in Ireland and to make Ireland a more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department continues to progress work on the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill which will, for the first time introduce a licensing requirement for all hospitals, public and private, and certain designated high-risk activities in the community. The general scheme of the Bill was approved by Government on 12th December 2017. It underwent Pre-Legislative Scrutiny at the Oireachtas Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Heads of Bill to provide legislative clarity on the issue of deprivation of liberty safeguards are at a relatively advanced stage. A number of complex legal and policy issues which have arisen during the drafting process remain to be resolved.   Work on the Heads of Bill has been paused due to the diversion of resources, as part of the response to COVID-19.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Work to develop a General Scheme for a Public Health (Calorie Posting and Workplace Wellbeing) Bill is suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be kept under review in the context of the pandemic and available resources.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government Our Shared Future contains a commitment to “Establish exclusion zones around medical facilities”.   It was originally intended to provide for safe access to termination of pregnancy services in the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. However, a number of legal issues were identified which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Nov 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: Covid-19 Tests (17 Nov 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: Departmental Budgets (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of delegated state authorities, including the HSE. In this regard, the SCA arranges for an annual actuarial report to be produced that projects the value of future claims. This information feeds into the Department’s estimates process to identify possible liability for the Department and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (17 Nov 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: Nursing Staff (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I recognise the importance of student nurses and midwives completing their essential clinical placements in a safe environment and also recognise the potential hardship that might arise for students on placement due to COVID 19 such as, maintaining part time employment, increased travel and additional accommodation costs.  Student nurses and midwives are not paid for clinical placements...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, the situation regarding COVID-19 has been, and continues to be, an evolving situation. COVID-19 is still having a major impact both here in Ireland and elsewhere. On Tuesday 15 September the Government published ‘Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19’. This Plan outlines our medium-term strategy for COVID-19 and sets out a...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, the situation regarding COVID-19 has been, and continues to be, an evolving situation. COVID-19 is still having a major impact both here in Ireland and elsewhere. On Tuesday 15 September the Government published ‘Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19’. This Plan outlines our medium-term strategy for COVID-19 and sets out a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Nov 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 Waiting Lists (17 Nov 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 routine 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: Primary Care Centres (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The development of primary care is central to the Government's objective to deliver a high quality, integrated and cost-effective health care system.  Finglas has been identified as a high priority location for the development of a Primary Care Centre.   Approval for a HSE direct-build Primary Care Centre was approved in 2012. Following the review of a number of sites in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Termination services are available without charge to women resident in Ireland.  The relevant fees for these services have been established and are paid to GPs who provide the service by the HSE.  As the operation of payments is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to this aspect of the question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Conscientious objection is covered under Section 22 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018.  This section states that where he/she has a conscientious objection, a medical practitioner, nurse or midwife shall not be obliged to carry out, or participate in the carrying out, a termination of pregnancy. Section 22 (3) provides that where a doctor, nurse or midwife...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (17 Nov 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.