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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy will be aware that 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 (11 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy will be aware that 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: Hospital Facilities (11 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 238 together. The Department has no remit in relation to the development of private hospital facilities. In relation to the specific questions regarding the HSE’s dealings with the facility (details supplied), the question has been referred to the HSE for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the implementation of Covid-19 restrictions within hospital emergency departments is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy's question directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (11 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy will be aware that 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...

Seanad: Living with Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: This is a great honour. This is my first time speaking in Seanad Éireann.

Seanad: Living with Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The real Seanad. I am absolutely thrilled to be here and thank the Cathaoirleach for inviting me today. For colleagues in the Seanad, I apologise ahead of time for having to leave at some point to go over to the convention centre. Obviously there are various things going on there but I wanted to make sure that I came in here, gave the initial opening and stayed as long as I could but at...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: You will be aware that 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: HSE Staff (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to this operational matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to how many public health sector workers remain absent due to after-effects of Covid-19.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 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 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 (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, Ireland is currently at Level Five of Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021 - the Plan for Living with COVID-19. At Level 5, people are asked to stay at home as much as possible unless they have a "reasonable excuse" for leaving. The regulations providing for these measures are set out in S.I. No. 448 of 2020. Regulation 5 of SI 448 sets out a non-exhaustive list of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 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: Vaccination Programme (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines are being administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. This season, 1.95 million doses of influenza vaccine have been purchased, which is double the amount administered last...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Commission has developed the rescEU medical stockpile and distribution scheme under the umbrella of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM). The stockpile is currently hosted across six Member States: Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania and Sweden. To date, Ireland has not submitted any request for assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Brexit Issues (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As part of the whole of government response to Brexit, the Department of Health has established dedicated structures to manage the approach to preparing for the end of the Brexit transition period. In line with the Government decision of May 2020, this readiness work has been intensified on the basis of two scenarios: (i) a limited Free Trade Agreement (FTA), or, (ii) a hard Brexit with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government's medium-term strategy Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19, sets out Ireland's approach to managing and living with COVID-19 in a range of areas over the next 6 - 9 months. The Plan sets out five levels of response, each with a number of measures designed to help us all lower COVID-19 transmission and setting out what is permitted at that moment in...