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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. Specialist disability services are provided by a range of organisations....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 308 together. The Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020, enacted on 2nd August 2020, provided for an increase to the gross medical card income limits for those aged 70 and over to €550 per week for a single person and to €1,050 per week for a couple. In recent days the Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Oct 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: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Oct 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 Contracts (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department engaged a firm in September 2020 to support the launch of Government's Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. The requirement was support to develop accompanying collateral and materials for the launch. This was a short-term contract and while invoicing is not yet complete, the cost is expected to be €2,500 plus VAT, in line with the quote received.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Maternity Strategy recognised the need to listen to women’s voices in order to develop and improve our maternity services and recommended that a National Maternity Experience Survey be undertaken. In that regard, I am very much welcome the publication of the results of the first survey, which I am pleased to note are overwhelmingly positive. It is, I believe, really...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Strategy (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Maternity Strategy - Creating A Better Future Together 2016 - 2026 - aims to ensure that appropriate care pathways are in place in order that mothers, babies and families get the right care, at the right time, by the right team and in the right place. Similarly, it recognises that, while all pregnant women need a certain level of support, some will require more specialised care....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Maternity Strategy recognised the need to listen to women’s voices in order to develop and improve our maternity services and recommended that a National Maternity Experience Survey be undertaken. In that regard, I am very much welcome the publication of the results of the first survey, which I am pleased to note are overwhelmingly positive. It is, I believe, really...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 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 is expanding the provision of 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 inclusive. The expanded programme will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: A National Rare Disease Plan for Ireland (2014 – 2018) was launched by the Minister for Health in July 2014. This is a generic policy framework for rare diseases. The scope of the plan is broad given that there are approximately 8,000 rare diseases affecting millions of EU citizens; and consequently, there can be a dearth of expertise and knowledge about some rare diseases, simply...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Department of Foreign Affairs leads on this matter. I am advised by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the following: Launched in April 2020, the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, is a ground-breaking global collaboration to accelerate development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines. The ACT Accelerator brings together governments,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Airport Passenger Data (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form is provided for under Statutory Instrument 181/2020 which came into effect 28 May 2020. Section 6 (3) of S.I. No. 181/2020 states: ‘ A relevant person may, during a relevant period, request an international passenger to confirm – (a) where the international passenger is currently residing, and (b) where a child, in relation to whom the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: 23 of the 31 sections of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 were commenced in November 2018. Work on commencement of the remaining substantive provisions of the Act was interrupted in March due to the pandemic. Those provisions are: - Section 4 Applicant to provide written notice to Executive: Work with the Courts Service and the HSE to agree processes remains to be completed before this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The website www.whodoeswhat.gov.ieprovides organisation structure detail including senior staff assignments for all Government Departments, including the Department of Health. The Department has very recently undertaken a reorganisation of functions. Changes arising from that reorganisation are being updated at the present time and will be reflected on the website once complete.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department have been in communication with the Order of St. John of God regarding this matter. I understand the Order has decided the best use of the property at 30 Obelisk Walk is the provision of secure housing for persons with a disability and that this will provide great benefit to people with intellectual disabilities and their families. The property is subject to a lien from which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (8 Oct 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 Tests (8 Oct 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 (8 Oct 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is aware of the workforce issues facing general practice and has implemented a range of measures in recent years to improve recruitment and retention in general practice. These include changes to the entry provisions to the GMS scheme to accommodate more flexible/shared GMS GP contracts, and to the retirement provisions for GPs under the GMS scheme, allowing GPs to hold GMS...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Oct 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 Appointments Status (8 Oct 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.