Results 481-500 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy Directly.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS) provides for the refund of the amount by which expenditure on approved prescribed medicines or medical and surgical appliances exceeds a named threshold in any calendar month. The DPS is not means tested and is available to anyone ordinarily resident in Ireland. The DPS threshold level has been varied as follows: Time period Threshold...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, 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: Health Service Executive (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, 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: Health Service Executive (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: In relation to the particular query raised, 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: Hospital Staff (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, the HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Insurance Industry (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Ireland has a voluntary community rated private health insurance market. One of its key principles is minimum benefit, whereby insurers are required, under the Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Benefit) Regulations 1996, to offer a minimum level of cover in every insurance policy. This approach ensures that all consumers obtain an appropriate minimum level of health insurance cover,...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Dear Deputy Costello, In order to fully answer your questions, my Officials have engaged with the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), as medicines regulator. The HPRA have advised that with relation to a rationalisation of the Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals Limited product portfolio, their opinion is that the withdrawal of these products are neither Brexit or Windsor Framework...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Nov 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 Appointments Status (5 Nov 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: Irish Blood Transfusion Service (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: State Boards is the process through which the Public Appointments Service (PAS) select and recommend for appointment, Chairpersons and Members (Non-Executive Directors), to the boards of State Agencies. The publicjobs website is the portal where all vacancies are advertised, with information provided on the appointments process and quarterly reports on all appointments published. PAS...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Nov 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 (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1050 and 1051 together. The Community Ophthalmic Services Scheme (COSS) is a national fee-per-item scheme which was introduced in 1979. Under the COSS, medical card holders aged over 16 years can be seen by ophthalmologists, community ophthalmic physicians, optometrists or dispensing opticians. The Health Professionals (Reduction of Payments to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (5 Nov 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: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: There were 64 staff vacancies as of the end of August 2023 made up of: 1 SO, 1 CO, 10 EO, 10 HEO, 19 AO, 14 AP, 7 PO, 2 DCMO There were 11 staff vacancies as of the end of August 2024 made up of: 1 SO, 2 CO, 5 HEO, 1 AO, 2 DCMO We have no staff on career breaks of more than 5 or 6 years.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: This Government has acknowledged that additional bed capacity is required at University Hospital Limerick (UHL). To reduce the pressures on the Emergency Department at UHL, this Government is also investing extensively in increasing capacity in services across the Mid West region. In May this year I announced the Acute Hospital Inpatient Bed Capacity Plan, which details transformative...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (5 Nov 2024)
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: Hospital Services (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: This PQ has been referred to the HSE for direct response
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (5 Nov 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy Directly.