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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) provide an extensive range of aids and appliances to individuals living with a wide variety of different medical conditions. These support individuals to continue living within their communities and to enjoy a greater quality of life than would otherwise be the case. The Community Funded Schemes (CFS) is the collective name for the provision of these...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)

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 Services (2 May 2024)

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 Equipment (2 May 2024)

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 (2 May 2024)

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: Dental Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: A Ministerial Licence issued pursuant to Section 14 for the Misuse of Drugs entitles the clinician licencee to prescribe, import, supply , possess and administer a cannabis-based product containing Tetrahydrocannabinol. The decision on what to prescribe is a clinical decision in which neither the Minister for Health nor the Department of Health has a role. As the products are Schedule...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (2 May 2024)

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: Medical Cards (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Medical Card provision is primarily based on financial assessment. In accordance with the Health Act 1970 (as amended), eligibility for a medical card is determined by the HSE, which assesses each application on a qualifying financial threshold. Persons aged 70 or older are assessed under the over 70s medical card income thresholds which are based on gross income. It should be noted that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As the Deputies question relates to a service issue, I have referred the question to the Health Service Executive for consideration and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) provides dental care, free of charge, to medical card holders aged 16 and over. Services available annually and on demand include an examination including preventative elements, two fillings, extractions, and a scale and polish. More complex care, such as dentures, additional fillings and a broader range of treatments for patients with additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Thanks to continued investment in Health Services, Ireland has seen a decline in the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Since 2012, the mortality rate from heart disease has been reduced by 38%, mortality from stroke has been reduced by 48%. However, CVD remains a significant challenge claiming 9,000 lives annually. The Government acknowledges the vital support, education,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I can assure the Deputy that considerable progress is being made in the ongoing effort to integrate our health and social care services, and to ensure that patients have access to safe, timely, affordable care that is coordinated in an integrated manner. On 4th March, the HSE was reorganised into six operational Health Regions. This represents one of the most significant reforms to our...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (2 May 2024)

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 Waiting Lists (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 and 316 together. I acknowledge that waiting lists for scoliosis and spina bifida services are unacceptably long. I am acutely conscious of the burden that this places on patients and their families. I committed €19 million to children’s orthopaedics to tackle these waiting lists. This investment has led to the hiring of more than 200...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter for the Health Service Executive, the HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (2 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: In Ireland, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Reimbursement is for licenced indications which have been granted market authorisation by the European Medicines Agency or the Health Products Regulatory Authority. In line with the...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: What appears to be proposed here is an opt-out for service providers. From the outset, there has been a core policy principle that the legislation would not forcibly highlight or identify the specific service sites where termination of pregnancy is being provided and it would allow them to continue in relative anonymity where preferred. To accept this amendment would risk undermining that...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (1 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: On a point of information, as with many things the Senator has said, what he has just said is entirely false. The evidence was presented from the HSE. It was not referencing civil society groups. It was a considered, formal submission to the Oireachtas by the HSE and it referenced widespread feedback from its own employees, doctors and nurses throughout the country. The record will show...