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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (15 Sep 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: Tribunals of Inquiry (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The CervicalCheck Tribunal is being set up under the provisions of the CervicalCheck Act 2019 (the Act) in line with the recommendations set out by Mr. Justice Charles Meenan in his ‘Report on an Alternative System for Dealing With Claims Arising From CervicalCheck.’ In his report, Judge Meenan considered a number of options for an alternative to the courts and explained that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: My officials recently met with the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association (MLSA) and the HSE in relation to a range of issues including those raised by the Deputy. Discussions in this regard are ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (15 Sep 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: Mental Health Services (15 Sep 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 (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government is committed to increasing access to GP care without charges for children, an important healthcare measure that will remove a potentially prohibitive cost barrier to accessing GP care and will help to improve children’s health as they develop. The Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Act 2020 was signed into law in August....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: I would like to thank the deputy for bringing this to my attention, which my officials have passed on to the HSE. In terms of assessment and testing pathways for children and minors, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has in recent days issued clear instructions to all GP providers and published these on its website. For children aged from 3 months up to 13th birthday, the following...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (15 Sep 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 Staff (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: For the first part of the Deputy's question, the number of healthcare workers is publicly available here: These reports are uploaded with the most up to date monthly information. The Deputy's further questions have been referred to the HSE for response as soon as possible, as they are service related. Please note, the HSE is currently examining the additional workforce capacity requirements...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: My Department plays a lead role in public health and medical research in Ireland. The Department supports research in these areas through the Health Research Board (HRB), a statutory body under the aegis of the Department and a lead agency in Ireland supporting and funding health research. With an annual budget of approximately €45 million, and management of an investment portfolio of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (15 Sep 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: Protected Disclosures (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: No protected disclosures were made to me by employees of HIQA during the period referred to by the Deputy. However, protected disclosures may have been made by HIQA staff directly to HIQA management during this period.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: In Ireland, the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), is responsible for monitoring the safety of medicines, which is also known as, pharmacovigilance. As such, the HPRA operates the national adverse reaction reporting system.  During 2019, and to date in 2020, the HPRA has not received any reports of suspected adverse reactions in association with misoprostol or mifepristone...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: A comprehensive, reliable and responsive testing and tracing operation is central to our public health strategy for containing and slowing the spread of COVID-19. The HSE has worked intensively since the start of the pandemic to put this in place and I would again like to acknowledge the huge work undertaken in this regard across the HSE. Capacity has been in place since early summer to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (15 Sep 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 (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) made recommendations to the Government in terms of the importance of ensuring social distancing on school transport.  However, the Minister for Health has no function in relation to the capacity of school transport or private coaches.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputy will be aware, the situation regarding COVID- has been, and continues to be, an evolving one. COVID-19 is still having a major impact both here in Ireland and elsewhere. The measures in place and the public health advice have been adapted to the changing circumstances and this will continue to be the case for the foreseeable future. On 18 August, 2020 the Government introduced a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: This issue is being addressed by both the Department of Health and the HSE as a matter of great importance. The HSE are running a recruitment campaign for the role of "community swabber", which will create 700 new jobs. Significant plans are underway in the HSE to ensure that staff can return to where they are most needed in order to resume essential services. I have asked the HSE to respond...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: As the HSE has responsibility for the provision, along with the maintenance and operation of Primary Care Centres and other Primary Care facilities, the Executive has been asked to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: General practice has continued to operate during the public health emergency and GPs are still seeing patients where necessary, albeit with infection-control measures in place.  However, the exceptional circumstances faced by medical practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a change in how GP services are delivered. At this time, walk-in clinics are not generally...