Results 41,961-41,980 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 415. To ask the Minister for Health the policy in relation to girls who missed out on the provision of vaccines for medical reasons (details supplied). [53034/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Websites (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 453. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it is no longer possible to access on the website of his Department press releases and speeches by Ministers in previous Governments over the past 20 years. [53227/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank both witnesses for their statements just now. It is never easy to speak in public. To speak about matters that are so personal and have caused so much hurt and distress is particularly difficult. We volunteer to be in the public eye but neither of our guests is here by choice. I acknowledge the extraordinary work they have both done in patient advocacy. Listening to both of their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: When Ms Walsh raised these concerns with the steering group, with officials and with the Minister, did anybody say to her what might be done to change the committee to make it a place where she might be listened to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Essentially, by raising a flag and saying as a patient representative that there was a problem here, she was not listened to. Rather than anyone taking her seriously, making any changes or asking for her opinion on how it might be made better, she was essentially shut out of the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: That is infuriating.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I am very sorry to hear that and it is outrageous that she has been put through that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Ms Walsh for sharing that with our committee but that is just outrageous. Mr. Teap raised some concerns about the implementation of the Scally report. Many of the recommendations have been implemented, which is obviously welcome. He raised concerns, however, about the ongoing implementation. Are there aspects of this that are particularly important, that he would like to see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Mr. Teap. I wish to ask both of our witnesses about mandatory open disclosure, about which they have talked. The related Bill was before the Dáil last week on Second Stage. One point I made to the Minister on Second Stage was that it is all well and good telling clinicians through legislation that they have to disclose, which is correct. I imagine the single biggest cause,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Ms Walsh listed this evening, and I have heard her talk publicly about it, numerous and really worrying inaccuracies in the RCOG process. If I understood her correctly, she was given a report that said there was no discordance and no miss and then another report saying that there was. Also, her slide seems to have travelled all over the place. Ms Walsh said something very important about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Engagement with Patient Representatives on CervicalCheck and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Review Process (17 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: I asked about supports for the 221+ group and the 159 women. I ask about them because I speak to women from both groups. Maybe the 221+ group is more advanced but certainly, the women in the 159 group do not appear to be getting the administrative, psychological, clinical and financial supports that seem to be needed at this point.

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Perhaps we could have a bit more open disclosure from the Government and maybe we could be more accepting of that in this House when Ministers have to come in here to correct the record. The Government must lead by example. All Members must lead by example. If we are to require healthcare professionals across Ireland to stand up and do the right thing, to be honest and to hold their hands...

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: Fianna Fáil will be supporting this long-overdue legislation which underwent scrutiny at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health last year. Patients must be able to trust that they are getting from their doctors the full facts about their own medical tests and conditions, including any adverse events and errors that have happened. Those doctors and healthcare professionals must feel...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Incentives (12 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance the examination undertaken of the use of tax instruments to support investment by general practitioners, dentists and other professionals in primary care centres, technology and service developments. [52255/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 155. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting fewer than 13 weeks following a referral for a routine colonoscopy or OGD at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting more than 13 weeks. [52224/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (12 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community intervention teams in each community healthcare organisation; and the number of whole-time equivalent staff on 30 November in each of the years 2017 to 2019 or the latest date available in each year. [52225/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (12 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals for treatment to each community intervention team to date in 2019, in tabular form. [52226/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services Provision (12 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that received specialist palliative care treatment in their normal place of residence in each month to date in 2019. [52227/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (12 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 159. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures cancelled and postponed in each public hospital to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52228/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (12 Dec 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 160. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations and procedures cancelled and postponed in each voluntary hospital to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52229/19]