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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination to all persons in an at-risk group and aged from 6 months up. In addition, the HSE has purchased 600,000 doses of the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV), which is delivered via nasal drops rather than by injection and is being made available to all children aged from 2 to 12 years old inclusive. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 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: Health Screening Programmes (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 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: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1134 and 1340 together. Given the potential for the winter flu season in 2020/2021 to coincide with a resurgence of COVID, and the importance of minimising hospital attendance, the Government has expanded the provision of vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE defined at-risk groups and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years inclusive. ...

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

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1135 and 1268 together. I am informed by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners that VRT related vehicle inspections have been performed since September 2010 by the service provider responsible for the National Car Test (NCT) service. Applus Inspection Services Ireland Limited, the current NCT service provider, under a contract awarded by the Road Safety...

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

Stephen Donnelly: Passengers arriving to Ireland from countries that are not included on the Government green list are advised to restrict movements for 14 days. This provision has the status of a public health advisory so no monitoring of adherence or enforcement of the measure is conducted.

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is advised that the NPHET COVID-19 Subgroup – Behavioural Change was established on 18thMarch 2020 to support the NPHET in its work by providing insights and evidence to support communications and other interventions required to drive and sustain behavioural change as part of the COVID-19 response. The Subgroup’s Membership included representatives from the Department...

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

Stephen Donnelly: The Deputy is advised that the NPHET COVID-19 Vulnerable People Subgroup was established on 3rdMarch 2020 to support the NPHET in its work by providing oversight and assurance with regard to the specific preparedness measures and actions required to be taken to protect vulnerable groups and individuals in society as part of the COVID-19 response. The Subgroup’s Membership included...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 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 (3 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: Medicinal Products (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (3 Nov 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: Disability Services Funding (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Budget provided €20m in 2020 for voluntary disability service providers to advance the Transforming Lives reform process. Recently I, along with Minister Rabbitte, announced details of Strengthening Disability Services Schemeunder which these funds will be distributed. Under the scheme, there will be once-off grants to disability service providers towards achieving additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The HSE continues to fund the employment of 4thyear student nurses and midwives who are on rostered work placements in hospital settings, including those scheduled to commence in the coming weeks and those 4thYear students who are to commence rostered work placement in 2021. These 4thyear student nurses and midwives on rostered work placement are paid at the approved rate as detailed on the...

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

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy is aware, the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 was published by the Government on 15 September, 2020. This Plan provides a framework setting out Ireland's approach to managing and living with COVID-19 in a range of areas over the next 6 - 9 months. The framework sets out five levels of response, each with a number of measures designed to help us...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 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, including healthcare workers, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1152 to 1154, inclusive, together. I understand that St Vincent’s Holdings CLG was incorporated in August 2020. The main object of the constitution of that company is ‘to advance healthcare in Ireland, a purpose of benefit to the community, by promoting medical education, medical research and patient care in all areas of medicine through the St....

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Hospital (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1155 and 1156 together. As the Deputy is aware the new maternity hospital will be built on a site leased from the St Vincent’s Healthcare Group (SVHG), and the State will provide an Operating Licence to the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) DAC and the SVHG to facilitate the provision of health services in the new building. A legal framework is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: In 2019, following a tender by the Office of Government Procurement, Mazars conducted a review of the governance structures around the HSE's drug reimbursement process. The report was submitted to my Department in January 2020. The review made recommendations in respect of the HSE’s systems, structures, processes, governance arrangements and use of specialist resources in respect of...