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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I have requested the HSE to establish a Medicines Sustainability Programme to drive immediate savings under the medicines budget and to progress medium to long-term structural reform in respect of medicines expenditure. A Department of Health and Health Service Executive Medicines Sustainability Taskforce is established to support the HSE Sustainability Programme and to lead and drive the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As recommended by the working group I established following the publication of the Mazars ‘Review of the Governance Arrangements and the Resources in place to support the HSE’s reimbursement and pricing decision-making process’ in February 2023, funding for an additional 34 WTE for the agencies involved in the HSE’s medicines pricing and reimbursement system has...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Health technology assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary process that summarises information about the medical, social, economic, and ethical issues related to the use of a health technology. Examples of health technologies include medicinal products, medical equipment, diagnostic and treatment methods, rehabilitation, and prevention methods. Its aim is to inform the formulation of safe and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The HSE is initiating a new clinical programme for gender healthcare and over the next two years an updated clinical Model and implementation plan for gender healthcare services will be developed. This work will be informed by the best evidence based clinical care for individuals who express gender incongruence or dysphoria. Now that the full Cass report has been published, it will be...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (16 Apr 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 Staff (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 712 and 713 together. As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible on this matter.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: It is worth noting that S39 organisations are not public bodies, and the terms and conditions of employment for staff in these organisations are ultimately between the employer and the employee. The HSE has already made significant payments on account to qualifying organisations to begin to address the amounts due to staff under the Section 39 Employee WRC agreement. In recent weeks the HSE...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 716 to 719, inclusive, together. As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have referred them to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 722 and 723 together. NIAC has submitted advice to my Department which advises that RSV vaccines, which have recently received EMA authorisation, for infants and persons over 65yrs, are safe and effective and should be considered for use in Ireland. In its advice, NIAC noted that further analysis of cost effectiveness and programmatic considerations is...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (16 Apr 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: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (16 Apr 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 Staff (16 Apr 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: Disease Management (16 Apr 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 (16 Apr 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 Data (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of certain State authorities including the Health Service Executive. The management of cases taken by persons who allege they developed Narcolepsy and/or Cataplexy as a result of receiving the H1N1 vaccine, Pandemrix, is delegated to SCA. It is the Agency’s preference to resolve claims...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Qualifications (16 Apr 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 731 and 732 together. As the Deputy will already be aware, CORU is Ireland’s multi-profession health and social care professional regulator. Its role is to protect the public by promoting high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training and competence through statutory registration of health and social care professionals. ...